Tatyana Karimova

Tatyana Karimova
Tatyana Karimova
Татьяна Каримова
	Karimova in February 2010
First Lady of Uzbekistan
	In role; 1 September 1991 – 2 September 2016
President	Islam Karimov
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Ziroatkhon Hoshimova
Personal details
Born	26 August 1948 (age 75); Khabarovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Spouse	Islam Karimov (m. 1967; died 2016)
Children	Gulnara and Lola
Profession	Economist

Tatyana Akbarovna Karimova (Russian: Татьяна Акбаровна Каримова) is an Uzbek economist who held the position of First Lady of Uzbekistan from 1991 until the death of her husband in September 2016.

The widow of former President Islam Karimov, she was a highly influential figure throughout her husband's rule. Karimova, together with Rustam Inoyatov, the head of the National Security Service, was expected to play a key role in choosing Karimov's successor.^[1]

^ MacFarquhar, Neil (29 August 2016). "With Uzbekistan's Ruler Gravely Ill, Questions Arise on Succession". New York Times. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

[nytimes-1] MacFarquhar, Neil (29 August 2016). "With Uzbekistan's Ruler Gravely Ill, Questions Arise on Succession". New York Times. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

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