Shermatov Sherzod Khotamovich
Minister for Development of Information Technologies and Communications of Uzbekistan
<div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">Sherzod Shermatov was born in Tashkent. 1977.</div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">Nationality - Uzbek.</div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">Higher education: 1998 graduated from the Tashkent State Technical University, 2000 Yale University (USA).</div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">2000-2001: Leading, chief economist of the Main Monetary and Economic Department of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan.</div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">2001-2002: Leading specialist industry sector and microeconomic development programs department, programs of territorial and sectoral development of the information-analytical department of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.</div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">2002-2004: The main expert on the development of systems of information and communication technologies in Complex of the Secretariat of Communications and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.</div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">2004-2005: The head of the joint program "Digital Development Initiative" of the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).</div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">2005-2005: Head of the "ICT Policy" joint project of the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and UNDP.</div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">2005-2008: Advisor on knowledge management and ICT solutions and ICT Manager, Head of effective management of the UNDP Office in Uzbekistan.</div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">2008-2010: Head of The development of ICT and information security Information-Analytical Department of Information Systems and Telecommunications of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.</div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">2010-2011: Senior inspector of sector training and education Organizational Control Service in the President's Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan.</div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">2011-2011: Leading accounting sector inspector in the President's Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan.</div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">2011-2012: Chief Inspector accounting sector in the President's Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan.</div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">2012 -2014: Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Communication, Information and Telecommunication Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan.</div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">2014-2016: Rector of Tashkent Inha University.</div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">2016-2017: First Deputy of Minister for Development of Information Technologies and Communications of the Republic of Uzbekistan.</div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">Since February, 2017: Acting minister for Development of Information Technologies and Communications of the Republic of Uzbekistan.</div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">Sh.Kh. Shermatov is married and has got 4 children.</div>