Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is divided into the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Heritage and the Ministry of Sports Development.

The Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan considered and approved the candidacies of two members of the government. This was reported by the press service of the lower house of the Parliament of Uzbekistan.

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism and Sports Aziz Abdukhakimov has been approved for the post of Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Tourism and Cultural Heritage.

Adkham Ikramov was approved for the post of Minister of Sports Development. Prior to that, he worked as the head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan.