| Agency Name: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan |
| Nativename: | O‘zbеkistоn Respublikasi Tаshqi ishlar vazirligi |
| Seal: | Emblem of Uzbekistan.svg |
| Formed: | February 25, 1994 |
| Preceding1: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union |
| Preceding2: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Uzbek SSR |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of Uzbekistan |
| Headquarters: | 9, Uzbekistan Street, Tashkent, 100029 |
| Chief1 Name: | Baxtiyor Saidov |
| Chief1 Position: | Acting Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Child1 Agency: | University of World Economy and Diplomacy |
| Website: | mfa.uz/en/ |
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan (uz|O‘zbеkistоn Respublikasi Tаshqi ishlar vazirligi) is a Cabinet-level governmental agency in Uzbekistan in charge of conducting and designing the foreign policy of Uzbekistan.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan was officially established on February 25, 1994 according to the decree of the President of Uzbekistan No. 769 and Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan.[1]
The ministry functions as an administrative body of state government and is a part of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan, responsible for conducting the foreign policy of Uzbekistan based on the Constitution of Uzbekistan and international laws.[1]
The activities of the ministry are supervised directly by the President of Uzbekistan.[1]
The ministry is headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, currently Baxtiyor Saidov. His First Deputy is Abdulaziz Kamilov who was the first foreign minister since the establishment of the ministry. Other deputies are Rustam Tukhtabaev, Abdurahim Khodjaev, Anvar Solihbaev, Bahtiyar Islamov.[2]
The ministry is divided into several departments:
represents tenure as Acting Minister
| Portrait | Name | Tenure | President | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Term | ||||
| 1 | Shahlo Mahmudova | 16 September 1991 | 6 November 1992 | Islam Karimov | ||
| 2 | Ubaydulla Abdurazzoqov | 7 November 1992 | 2 February 1993 | |||
| 3 | Sodiq Safoyev | 3 February 1993 | 25 February 1994 | |||
| 4 | Abdulaziz Kamilov | 25 February 1994 | 14 March 2003[3] | |||
| (3) | Sodiq Safoyev | 14 March 2003 | 4 February 2005 | |||
| 5 | Elyor Ganiyev | 4 February 2005 | 12 July 2006 | |||
| 6 | Vladimir Norov | 12 July 2006 | 28 December 2010 | |||
| (5) | Elyor Ganiyev | 28 December 2010 | 13 January 2012 | |||
| (4) | Abdulaziz Kamilov | 13 January 2012 | September 2012 | |||
| September 2012 | 27 April 2022 | Shavkat Mirziyoyev | ||||
| (6) | Vladimir Norov | 27 April 2022 | 30 December 2022 | |||
| Bakhtiyor Saidov | 30 December 2022 | 23 April 2023 | ||||
| 7 | 23 April 2023 | Incumbent | ||||