Botir Parpiev, who served as chairman of the Uzbekistan's Tax Committee since 2004, has been dismissed from his post.
He has been appointed deputy chairman of the National Council for Coordinating the Activities of Self-Government Bodies of Citizens and will be in charge of the affairs of the elderly and veterans.
Botir Parpiev, 71, had worked as chairman of the Customs Committee from 2002 to 2004, and earlier as deputy minister of internal affairs (1998-2002) and minister for emergency situations.
