Ikhtiyor Abdullayev

Lieutenant general Ikhtiyor Abdullayev is the head of the National Security Service of Uzbekistan, appointed by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to replace Rustam Inoyatov in January 2018. He was fired from this post in February 2019 amid allegations that he tapped President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's phone. Abdullayev had previously served as the prosecutor-general of Uzbekistan, since 2015. He previously served as a Presidential advisor, before replacing Rashid Qodirov as prosecutor general.