President of Uzbekistan

President of Republic of Uzbekistan Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti
Coat of arms of Uzbekistan
Incumbent Shavkat Mirziyoyev since 8 September 2016
Residence	Oqsaroy, Tashkent
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	7 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Islam Karimov
Formation	24 March 1990 (President of the Uzbek SSR) 1 September 1991 (President of Uzbekistan)
Website	www.press-service.uz

The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti, Ўзбекистон Республикасининг Президенти) is the head of state and executive authority in Uzbekistan. The office of President was established in 1991, replacing the position of Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR, which had existed since 1925. The president is directly elected for a term of seven years, by citizens of Uzbekistan who have reached 18 years of age.

Islam Karimov was the only President of Uzbekistan for 25 years following the establishment of the office, and he won three consecutive elections which many consider to have been rigged. The third election was the most controversial since he had been elected twice, and the current constitution stipulated a maximum of two terms. The official explanation was that his first term in office, of five years, was under the previous constitution and did not count towards the new limit. He died in office on 2 September 2016. A joint session of both houses of the Supreme Assembly of Uzbekistan appointed Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev as interim president on 8 September 2016. It is anticipated that Mirziyoyev will for the most part continue with Karimov's strategy of relative neutrality, seeking stability in Central Asia via balanced cooperation with its neighbors and competing superpowers, including Russia, China and the United States.

The Constitution of Uzbekistan requires that a presidential candidate be at least 35 years old, be fluent in speaking the state language (Uzbek), and have resided for at least ten years in the territory of Uzbekistan.

On taking office, the president must take the following oath, stipulated by Article 92 of the constitution, at a sitting of the Supreme Assembly of Uzbekistan:

The constitution states that the president shall be elected by citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot.