Uzbekistan dismissed its State Assets Management Agency chief after a state land plot valued at 250 billion soums was sold for 120 billion
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Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev dismissed Akmalxon Ortikov, head of the State Assets Management Agency (UzSAMA), on January 26, 2026, following allegations of irregularities in a land sale by agency officials: a state-owned plot valued at 250 billion soums ($20.6 million) was placed in a closed auction and sold for 120 billion soums ($9.9 million) (bne IntelliNews, Kursiv). Mirziyoyev also ordered the State Security Service to investigate UzSAMA and Uzbekneftegaz over suspected thefts. The sources describe allegations; no court findings are reported.
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agency officials placed a state-owned land plot, valued at 250bn som ($20.6mn), in a closed auction, then sold it for only 120bn soms ($9.9mn)
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The head of the State Assets Management Agency (UzSAMA), Akmalxon Ortikov, was dismissed on January 26.
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