Karim Kamalov

Karim Dzhamalovich Kamalov, also spelled Karim Djamalovich Kamalov, (1954[1] – August 22, 2020) was an Uzbek politician. He served as the Hokim, or Mayor, of Bukhara from 1997 until 2011 and again from August 2017 until February 2020.[1] On February 29, 2020, Kamalov was appointed as acting Khokim of Bukhara Region, a gubernatorial office he held until his death on August 22, 2020, from COVID-19.[1][2] The Khokim is the equivalent of a regional governor in Uzbekistan.

Karim Kamalov
Governor (Khokim) of Bukhara Region (acting)
In office
February 29, 2020 – August 22, 2020
Preceded byUktam Barnoev
Mayor of Bukhara
In office
August 2017 – February 29, 2020
Mayor of Bukhara
In office
1997–2011
Personal details
Born1954
DiedAugust 22, 2020 (age 66)
Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Kamalov also served as a deputy in the Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan from 1999 until 2004, representing the 49th district, which is based in the city of Bukhara.[3]

Kamalov was born in 1954.[1][2] He graduated from the Bukhara Engineering and Technological Institute.[1][2] Kamalov was the recipient of the national Mekhnat Shukhrati (awarded on August 29, 2019) and Dustlik awards.[2]

Governor Kamalov was diagnosed with COVID-19 on July 25, 2020. He died from COVID-19 at AKFA Medline Hospital in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on August 22, 2020, at the age of 66.[1][4]

Kamalov was the latest in a series of Uzbek government officials to be stricken with COVID-19. Yorkin Tursunov, the national Deputy Minister of Finance, also died from COVID-19 on July 28, 2020. Uktam Barnoev, the Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan and another former Khokim (Governor) of the Bukhara Region, also tested positive for coronavirus and died on 20 September.

References
  1. "Скончался и.о. хокима gБухарской области". Gazeta.uz. 2020-08-22. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  2. "Карим Камалов возглавил Бухарскую область". Gazeta.uz. 2020-02-29. Archived from the original on 2020-03-29. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  3. "КАМАЛОВ Карим Джамалович". Centrasia.org. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  4. "Бухоро вилояти ҳокими в.б. Карим Камалов оламдан ўтди". Uzbekistan National News Agency. 2020-08-22. Archived from the original on 2020-09-01. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
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