| Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan | |
| Legislature: | 5th Oliy Majlis |
| Coa Pic: | Logo of the Oliy Majlis.png |
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| Foundation: | 22 January 1995 |
| Preceded By: | Unicameral Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan |
| House Type: | Bicameral |
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| Leader1 Type: | Chairman of the Senate |
| Leader1: | Tanzila Narbayeva |
| Election1: | 21 June 2019 |
| Leader2 Type: | Chairman of the Legislative Chamber |
| Leader2: | Nurdinjan Ismailov |
| Party2: | PDPU |
| Election2: | 12 January 2015 |
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| House1: | Senate |
| House2: | Legislative Chamber |
| Structure1: | Senate of the Oliy Majlis (Supreme Assembly) of the Republic of Uzbekistan.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 250px |
| Structure2: | Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis (Parliament) of the Republic of Uzbekistan (after elections 2019-2020).png |
| Structure2 Res: | 250px |
| Political Groups1: | Independent (100) |
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| Voting System1: | 84 chosen by deputies of regional assembly and 16 appointed by the President of Uzbekistan |
| Voting System2: | Two-round system |
| Last Election1: | 16–17 January 2020 |
| Last Election2: | 22 December 2019 and 5 January 2020 |
| Next Election1: | January 2025 |
| Next Election2: | December 2024 or January 2025 |
| Session Room: | Parliament of Uzbekistan.JPG |
| Session Res: | 200px |
| Meeting Place: | Senate Building in Tashkent |
| Session Room2: | Tashkent, Paque Navoi 3.jpg |
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| Meeting Place2: | Supreme Assembly and Legislative Chamber Building in Tashkent |
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The Oliy Majlis (in Uzbek pronounced as /ɔˈliː mæd͡ʒˈlis/, Uzbek: Олий Мажлис/Uzbek: عالی مجلس) is the parliament of Uzbekistan. It succeeded the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 1995, and was unicameral until a reform implemented in January 2005 created a second chamber.
The legislative chamber has 150 deputies elected from territorial constituencies. The Senate has 100 members, 84 elected from the regions, from the Autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan and from the capital, Tashkent, and an additional 16 nominated by the President of Uzbekistan.
Both houses have five-year terms.[1]
Majlis is the Arabic word for a sitting room,[2] however it can also refer to a legislature as well, and is used in the name of legislative councils or assemblies in some states of the Islamic world.[3] [4] [5]
See main article: Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic. The Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR (Uzbek: Ўзбекистон ССР Олий Совети, Russian: Верховный Совет Узбекской ССР) operated in the country during the Soviet era as its main legislature. Since its establishment in July 1938, when it succeeded the All-Uzbek Congress of Soviets, it has held 12 convocations:[6]
On 31 August 1991, during an extraordinary 6th session of the Supreme Soviet, the independence and sovereignty of Uzbekistan was proclaimed. In 1992, the Soviet was renamed to reflect the country's new independence status.[7] After the last convocation, the Supreme Soviet was dissolved and converted into the Supreme Assembly in February 1995.
See also: List of chairmen of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic. From February 1995 to January 2005, the Chairman of the unicameral Supreme Assembly of Uzbekistan was Erkin Khalilov, who had been Acting Chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 1993 to 1995. Since 2005 the Senate and Legislative Chamber have each had their own presiding officer.