Uzbekistan: Eler Ganiev is a new deputy Prime-Minister
Eler Ganiev, the Minister for foreign economic relations, investment and trade in Uzbekistan, is appointed as the deputy Prime-Minister of the republic. Therefore, according to web-site of Uzbek government, he took over 7th vacant spot in the list of deputies of Prime-Minister.
Meanwhile, Ganiev kept his position as the minister while as deputy Prime-Minister he will be responsible for economic relations.
He had the deputy Prime-Minister experience earlier (since 2002) and also headed the Agency for foreign economic relations of Uzbekistan. In 2005 he was appointed as Foreign Affairs Minister. Since July of 2006 Mr. Ganiev has been holding the position of the Minister for foreign economic relations, investment and trade in Uzbekistan.
Eler Ganiev is originally from the Syr Daria Oblast of Uzbekistan. In 1981 he graduated from oil and gas department of Tashkent polytechnic institute, majoring in engineering and geology. After military service he became senior adviser under the State Committee for foreign economic and trade relations in Uzbekistan. Later on he headed the department in the Ministry for foreign economic relations, the Institute of strategic and interregional research under the President. In 1994-2002 he worked as deputy Minister, first deputy Minister, Minister of foreign economic relations. Besides, Mr. Ganiev is the President of volleyball federation of Uzbekistan. He is married and has three children.
