Hikmatulla Tursunov

Colonel General Hikmatulla Kuchkarovich Tursunov (Hikmatilla Qoʻchqorovich Tursunov, Хикматулла Кучкарович Турсунов) is an Uzbek military officer who is the former Minister of Defence of Uzbekistan from 1997 to 2000.

Career Timeline

 * Joined the Soviet Army (1973)
 * Graduated from the Tashkent Higher All-Arms Command School (1977)
 * Graduated from the Malinovsky Military Armored Forces Academy (1989)
 * First Deputy Head of the Border Guard Service of the National Security Service of Uzbekistan (1995–1996)
 * Head of the Border Guard Directorate of the National Security Service of Uzbekistan (1996–1997)
 * Deputy Defence Minister (1997)
 * Minister of Defense of Uzbekistan (1997–2000)