Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has appointed deputy ministers for emergency situations.

Colonel Sanjar Zuparov has been appointed as the First Deputy Minister for Emergency Situations - Chief of Staff. Prior to his appointment, Sanjar Zuparov worked as the head of the main department in the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

Mukhtar Mukhitdinov has also been appointed as the Deputy Minister for Emergency Situations. Prior to that, he worked as Deputy Minister for Support of the Mahalla and the Older Generation.

Colonel Khurshid Alibayev has also been appointed as the Deputy Minister for Emergency Situations. Previously, he worked as the head of the Department for Emergency Situations of Tashkent region.