Senate of Uzbekistan

Senate of Uzbekistan
5th Supreme Assembly of Uzbekistan

Type
Type	Upper house of the Supreme Assembly of Uzbekistan
Term limits	None
Leadership
Chairman	Ilgizar Sabirov Since February 24, 2006
Structure
Seats	100 (84 directly elected and 16 appointed by the president)
Length of term	5 years
Website
senat.gov.uz

Uzbekistan

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The Senate is the upper house of the Supreme Assembly (Oliy Majlis) of Uzbekistan.

Composition

The senate is composed of 100 members:

84 elected senators
16 senators appointed by the president.

Election

Senators are indirectly elected by an electoral college comprising members of local councils, with the country's 14 regions consisting of 12 provinces plus the capital of Tashkent and the semi-autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan each electing senators to fill 6 seats. Senators serve 5 year terms.

Chairmen of the Senate of Uzbekistan

Name	Period
Murat Sharifkhodjayev	January 27, 2005–February 24, 2006
Ilgizar Sabirov	February 24, 2006–present

External links

Official website

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