Ulugbek Yuldashev Explained

Ulugbek Yuldashev
Birth Place:	Osh, Kyrgyzstan
Known For:	Founder & CEO of Awok.com

Ulugbek Yuldashev is a entrepreneur best known as founder of Awok.com, one of the largest e-commerce retailers in the Arab World.^[1] He founded the online store in 2013,^[2] which commenced operations, by selling electronics and gadgets and closed down by May 2020 due to lack of funds.

Early life

Ulugbek Yuldashev was born in Osh, Kyrgyzstan.^[3]

Career

Yuldashev has had a flair for business since an early age and started his first company in 2003 when he was 18 years old. It was a retail and wholesale business in Kyrgyzstan. In 2006,^[4] Yuldashev moved to Dubai and found a wholesale company called Alifco LLC followed by entering the e-commerce industry in the region with brand name AWOK.com in 2013.^{[5] [6]}

Further reading

• Awok Launch in Middle East (Trade Arabia)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Awok, the Gulf Amazon: an Arab success story . KAWA.
2. News: Generation Start-up: Awok founder solving a retail problem for UAE's underserved mass market . 20 November 2017. The National (Abu Dhabi). 12 August 2017.
3. Web site: Awok History: How I created Awok.com . thenational.ae . 2015-05-15.
4. News: Gutcher . Lianne . Day in the life: E-commerce chief committed to the task. May 16, 2015 . The National . May 16, 2015.
5. News: Staples. Andrew . E-tailer Awok looks to expand in the GCC. 18 November 2017. Gulf News. 12 March 2017.
6. News: Awok.com launches in Saudi Arabia. 18 November 2017. Trade Arabia.