Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan

By the relevant decree of the President, Istamov Makhmud Shukhratovich has been appointed as the First Deputy Minister of Justice.

Makhmud Istamov was born in 1979 in the city of Bukhara, Bukhara region. He holds a higher education degree, is a lawyer, and a 1st-class advisor of justice. In 2000, he graduated from Tashkent State University of Law.

He began his career in 2000 as a senior advisor in the Department for State Registration of Normative Legal Acts at the Ministry of Justice. Later, he served as the chief advisor, head of a department, and deputy head of the same department. From 2004 to 2005, he was the head of the Legal Information Center under the Ministry of Justice, and in 2005–2006, he served as the head of a department at the Center for Monitoring the Implementation of Normative Legal Acts under the Ministry of Justice.

➖ 2006–2011 – Inspector on issues of the activity of justice and judicial bodies in the State Advisor Service for Coordination of Law Enforcement and Supervisory Authorities under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
➖ 2011–2014 – Leading inspector of the division on justice and judicial authorities’ affairs within the Service for Coordination of Law Enforcement and Supervisory Authorities under the Administration of the President;
➖ 2014–2017 – Head of the Division for Cooperation with Political Parties within the Service for Cooperation with the Oliy Majlis, Political and Public Organizations under the Administration of the President;
➖ 2017 – Head of the Legislative Division in the Judicial and Legal Affairs Service of the Political and Legal Affairs Service under the Administration of the President.

➖ 2017–2019 – Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan, First Deputy Minister of Justice;
➖ 2019–2021 – Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
➖ 2021–2024 – Prosecutor of Bukhara Region;
➖ 2024–2025 – Head of the Office of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Prior to his appointment (from 2025), he served as Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan.