The new head of the MMA Association of Uzbekistan has been announced

Otabek Umarov has resigned as the head of the MMA Association of Uzbekistan.

Now the association is headed by the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Major General Bakhodir Kurbanov. Bakhodir Kurbanov has been acting Minister of Defense of the Republic of Uzbekistan since February 11, 2019.

Prior to that, he commanded the troops of the Tashkent military district, which includes the city of Tashkent, the capital and the Syrdarya region. Prior to that, he worked as the head of the Main Department of Internal Affairs in Tashkent.