The award was presented to Komilov, head of a private clinic in Samarkand and an otolaryngologist and researcher at Tashkent State Medical University, the Ministry of Health reported.
The incident occurred on October 11 aboard HY511, a flight operating between Tashkent and Seoul. Komilov, who was among the passengers, joined the flight crew in providing emergency medical assistance to a woman whose condition had suddenly worsened.
The woman was in a state of shock, with her body turning blue and becoming cold. Following the intervention, she gradually regained consciousness.
Komilov later described the incident as part of a doctor's everyday responsibilities rather than an act of heroism.
“For a doctor, this is not heroism. It is the difficult work we do every day,” he said.
