Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- According to the order of the Minister of Employment and Labor Relations, Mukhammadzokir Mamatkhanov was appointed the new head of the Agency for External Labor Migration.

Prior to his appointment, Mukhammadzokir Mamatkhanov worked as the head of the main employment department of Namangan region. In this post, he replaced Bakhtiyor Tursunov, who headed the Agency since 2018.

In August last year, the Tashkent City Criminal Court passed a verdict against the director and other senior officials of the Agency for External Labor Migration.