On the occasion of the 85th anniversary of the birth of Islam Karimov, the founder of independence

Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov was born on January 30, 1938 in the city of Samarkand in the family of an ordinary servant. In his family, daily hard work was the only way to earn money for living.

His childhood coincided with the war and post-war years. He and all his relatives experienced hardships and poverty without knowing the true value of bread. Like thousands of our compatriots, they shared their home and bread with people who were evacuated to Uzbekistan during the Second World War.
shared all the hardships of life with him.



Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov, the founder of our independent state, died on September 2, 2016 at 20:55 in Tashkent due to a stroke.

Sincere love and deep respect for the first President was especially strongly manifested during the days of mourning. At that time, all our people followed our First President with tears to his last destination. About 60 years ago, a young talented boy who graduated from school with a gold medal was taken away from this city by fate, and now he returned to his native land to his final destination as the independent President of Uzbekistan. The death of Islam Abduganiyevich was a very heavy and irreparable loss for all residents of our republic.
Islam Abduganievich wanted to be buried in the land of his mother Samarkand. And his will was fulfilled. On September 3, 2016, the First President of Uzbekistan was buried in the ancient Hazrat Hizr Mosque of his small homeland - the city of Samarkand.

While working on his speech dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the independence of Uzbekistan, Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov wanted to end his speech with the following words. He did not have time to say these words. Now these words are a testament to our people:

"May the Creator help us in all our good deeds and help us!"

May our country be peaceful, our sky clear, and our people safe!

Let our independence be forever!".