According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan, Lieutenant-Colonel Donier Kadirov was appointed as the head of the Main Directorate for Combating Terrorism and Extremism of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan.

Also Lieutenant-Colonel Zokirjon Akhadov was appointed as the First Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate for Combating Terrorism and Extremism.

The President of Uzbekistan by his decree created the main Directorate for combating terrorism and extremism of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in April 2017.