Senate_of_Uzbekistan Knowpia

Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan

*Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisi Senati* (Uzbek)
Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan ; Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisi Senati (Uzbek)
5th Oliy Majlis
Type
Type	Upper house of the Oliy Majlis
Term limits	None
History
Founded	2005
Leadership
Chairman	Tanzila Norbaeva ; since 21 June 2019
Structure
Seats	100 (84 directly elected and 16 appointed by the president)
Length of term	5 years
Meeting place
	Senate Building in Tashkent
Website
	senat.uz

The Senate (Uzbek: Senat) is the upper house of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Composition edit

The senate is composed of 100 members:

84 elected senators
16 senators appointed by the president.

Election edit

Senators are indirectly elected by an electoral college comprising members of local councils, with the country's 14 regions consisting of 12 provinces plus the capital of Tashkent and the semi-autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan each electing senators to fill 6 seats. Senators serve five year terms.^[1]

Chairmen of the Senate of Uzbekistan edit

Name	Period	Notes
Murat Sharifkhodjayev	27 January 2005 – 24 February 2006	^[2]
Ilgizar Sabirov	24 February 2006 – 22 January 2015	^[2]
Nigmatilla Yuldashev	22 January 2015 – 21 June 2019	^[1]
Tanzila Norbaeva	21 June 2019 – present