BISHKEK, September 25. /Dunyo IA/. The newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uzbekistan Saidikram Niyazkhojayev has arrived in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, reports Dunyo IA correspondent.

Before his appointment to Bishkek, he served as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uzbekistan to Kazakhstan from 2018. In August 2024, he was awarded the Order of "Dostyk" II degree by the President of Kazakhstan for his significant contributions to strengthening bilateral relations.

He is 59 years old and graduated from the Tashkent Polytechnic Institute (now Tashkent State Technical University). Prior to being appointed as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan in 2015, he held several key positions in the Presidential Office and government structures, including Deputy State Advisor and Deputy Minister of Economy.

Saidikram Niyazkhojayev succeeded Khurshid Mirzakhidov, who headed the diplomatic mission in Bishkek from 2020 to 2024.