Uzbekistan

Senate

Political system
Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Oliy Majlis (Supreme Assembly)
Chamber name
Senat (Senate)
Structure & status of parliament
Upper chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1992 to 2006
from 2017
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
Eurasia Group

Speaker

Official title
Chairperson of the Senate
Speaker
Tanzila Narbaeva (Female)
Date of birth: 24 Jul 1956
Term
21 Jun 2019
Additional information

Elected on 21 June 2019, re-elected on 21 Jan. 2020 and on 19 Nov. 2024.

Speaker terms

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Secretary general

Official title
Chief of Staff of the Senate
Secretary General
Qudrat Baxodirovich Nurullayev (Male)
Term
03 Apr 2023
Notes

Appointed on 3 April 2023.

Members

Statutory number of members
65

Notes:

- 56 members are indirectly elected by local councils (kengashes): four senators from each of the 14 administrative units comprised of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, 12 regions and the city of Tashkent;
- 9 eminent citizens appointed by the President.

Principal mode of designation of members
Indirectly elected
Indirectly elected members
56
Appointed members
9
Current number of members
65
Men
49
Women
16
Percentage of women
24.6%
Statutory number of members per country
215
Population (in thousands)
35,652
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
142,608

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members
58.2
(2024-11)
Youngest member
Sa’dullayev Alisher Zafar (Male)
Youngest member (years)
30
Oldest member
Rafiqov Qudratilla Mirsagatovich (Male)
Oldest member (years)
77
Number of members, by age (2024-11)
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Male 0 1 0 3 5 10 9 14 0 0 42
Female 0 0 0 0 1 7 7 0 0 0 15
Totals per age interval 0 1 0 3 6 17 16 14 0 0 57
Total <= 45: 4 Total >= 46: 53
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
1.8% 1.8% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
1.8% 2% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
7.0% 7% 0.0%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No
Electoral quota for women
Yes

Notes: The number of women must be not less than 30% of the total number of candidates

Sources: Election Law: On elections to the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Youth quota
No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
List of members
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
Constitution

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No