A woman becomes rector of a university first time in history of Uzbekistan

In accordance with the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers, Gulchehra Rikhsiyeva is appointed rector of the Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies, the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education reported.

Gulchehra Rikhsiyeva replaced Abdurahim Mannonov, who has worked in this post for many years. She became the first female rector in the history of Uzbekistan.

Gulchehra Rikhsiyeva, born in 1971, graduated from Tashkent State University in 1993. Candidate of Philology, Associate Professor.

It should be noted that she became a senator on February 28, 2019 at the eighteenth plenary session of the Senate of Oliy Majlis. Prior to her current appointment she has been working as the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Science, Education and Health.