Ismat Xushev

Ismat Makhmudovich Khushev (Uzbek: Ismat Khushev; Russian: Исмат Хушев; born 20 June 1958) is an author, politician, journalist,[1] and a political analyst from Uzbekistan. He is a former member of the Uzbek Parliament and a cabinet member of former Uzbek President Islam A. Karimov.[1]

Personal life

Khushev was born on June 20, 1958 in Kashkadarya, Uzbekistan.

He's married and has four children. He was educated in Moscow State University and Tashkent State University at the Department of Journalism.

After being arrested 3 times due to allegedly being involved in a coup d'état after opposing Karimov, Khushev fled to Moscow, Russia, and then sought permanent residence in Canada.

Khushev is the founder and chief editor of the Uzbek & Russian newspaper Dunyo Uzbeklari,[1] electronically published from Toronto, Canada. [2] [3]

References
  1. "Ismat Xushev: "Islom-akaga hurmatim haqqi aytaman, mamlakat xavf ostida turibdi"". BBC News O'zbek (in Uzbek). 1 July 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  2. "BBCUzbek.com - Bosh Sahifa - Таниқли журналист Исмат Хушев билан суҳбат". Bbc.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. "Dunyouzbeklari.com- журналист Исмат Хушевнинг мустақил интернет-газетаси". Dunyouzbeklari.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
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