Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Former Minister of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan, Pulat Bobojonov, has been appointed Deputy Presidential Advisor on Personnel Policy. The corresponding decree was signed by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on 3 March.

Earlier the same day, Lieutenant General Bobojonov was relieved of his duties as Minister of Internal Affairs, a position he had held for nearly eight years.

Aziz Tashpulotov has been appointed as the new Minister of Internal Affairs, according to a presidential decree.