Individuals and events related to Uzbekistan in 2025.
Incumbents Post Photo Name President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov
Events January 24 January – The Oliy Majlis passes a law banning e-cigarettes nationwide.
March 13 March – Uzbekistan signs a $5 million mineral deal with France to develop its geological sector. 31 March – Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan sign an agreement fixing their common border's tripoint.
April 3–4 April – The first European Union–Central Asia summit is held in Samarkand.
June 5 June – Uzbekistan qualifies for its first FIFA World Cup after drawing 0-0 with the United Arab Emirates at the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in Abu Dhabi. 24 June – Saida Mirziyoyeva, daughter of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, is appointed chief of staff of the presidential administration following the post’s reestablishment by presidential decree.
July 1 July – Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan sign an agreement to establish the Green Corridor Union, a joint venture to promote regional green energy cooperation. 17 July – Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and Afghanistan sign a tripartite framework agreement in Kabul to conduct a feasibility study for the Trans-Afghan railway project.
September 2 September – Uzbekistan sends a diplomatic note to Russia in protest over a video of an Uzbek taxi driver being subjected to verbal abuse while working outside Moscow. 24 September – Former Afghan MP Abbas Ibrahim Zada is arrested in Tashkent following multiple business-related complaints.
Holidays
1 January – New Year's Day 14 January – Day of Defenders of the Native land 8 March – International Women's Day 21 March – Nowruz 30 March – Eid al-Fitr 9 May – Day of Memory and Honour 6 June – Eid al-Adha 1 September – Independence Day 1 October – Teachers' Day 8 December – Constitution Day
Deaths 12 October – Rustam Akhmedov, 81, first minister of defense of Uzbekistan (1991–1997) 30 October – Yoqub Ahmedov, 87, Uzbek actor (The Mischievous Boy, Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves, The Battle of the Three Kings).
Art and entertainment List of Uzbekistani submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
See also
Outline of Uzbekistan List of Uzbekistan-related topics History of Uzbekistan
References
External links Online calendar