Mirabror Usmanov

Mirabror Zufarovich Usmanov (Uzbek Latin: Mirabror Zufarovich Usmonov, Uzbek Cyrillic: Мираброр Зуфарович Усмoнов; 4 July 1947 – 15 March 2019) Uzbek statesman, political and sports figure, president of the National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan, the Football Federation of Uzbekistan, the Football Federation of Central Asia, and Uzbek Senator (2005–2010). Biography Early life He was born on July 4, 1947, in Tashkent. In 1978 he graduated from the Samarkand Cooperative Institute, majoring in economics. Career From 1961 to 1967 Usmanov was a sixth grade chef at the Bakhor restaurant in Tashkent. In 1970 he was the head of production at the Guliston restaurant in Tashkent. From 1970 to 1986 Usmanov worked as director of the Dustlik and Zarafshan restaurants, director of the Tashkent restaurants trust. From 1986 to 1990 he was head of the Main Department of Public Catering of the Executive Committee of Tashkent.