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Rustam Emomali Awarded Order for ‘Selfless Service’ by Uzbek President

Emomali is chair of Tajikistan’s National Assembly, the appointed mayor of Dushanbe, and, oh yes, son of President Emomali Rahmon.

On November 4, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev awarded Rustam Emomali the Order for Selfless Service (Fidokorona Xizmatlari Uchun) “for his significant contributions to strengthening the strategic partnership and alliance between the two countries, as well as his fruitful work in expanding interparliamentary dialogue.”

Emomali was on an official visit to Tashkent and also stopped off in Bukhara. He’s chair of Tajikistan’s National Assembly, the appointed mayor of Dushanbe, and, oh yes, son of President Emomali Rahmon – a detail Uzbek and Tajik press coverage of the visit failed to mention. 

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