Otabek Akbarov

Otabek Akbarov is a distinguished Uzbek diplomat with more than three decades of experience in international relations and foreign service. A graduate of the Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies, he began his diplomatic career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan in 1993 and has since held senior postings across Europe and the Middle East. He also completed professional programs at the Clingendael Institute in the Netherlands and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, and served as a Senior Diplomatic Fellow at the University of Cambridge.

Throughout his career, Mr. Akbarov served as Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the United Kingdom, Norway, and Ireland, and later as Ambassador to Italy and Greece. From 2021 to 2023, he was also Uzbekistan’s Permanent Representative to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, and the World Food Programme in Rome. Recognized for his expertise in European affairs, multilateral diplomacy, and international cooperation, he has played an important role in strengthening Uzbekistan’s political, economic, cultural, and humanitarian ties with partner countries and international organizations.