H.E. Mr. Sodik Safayev
A member of the Baku Dialogues Editorial Advisory Council. He is the First Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, a position he has held since 2016, and a former Chairman of its Foreign Policy Committee. He has been a member of the Senate since its establishment in 2005. He twice served as Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan (2003‑2005, 1993) and twice as Ambassador of Uzbekistan (to the United States, 1996‑2001; to Germany, 1993‑1996). From 2002 till 2003, he was Special Representative of the President of Uzbekistan to Afghanistan and in 1996 he served as State Adviser to the President of Uzbekistan. In 1995, he became the rector of the University of World Economy and Diplomacy in Tashkent. As a rector of the university, he made many contributions to the development of ties of the university with institutions abroad and the attraction of external funding. For his work, Sodiq Safoyev was awarded by order of Mekhnat Shukhrati in 2004 and memorial order of “Uzbekiston Mustakilligiga 15 yil” in 2006.
