Rimajon Xudoyberganova

Rimajon Matnazarovna Xudoyberganova (April 22, 1942 – November 16, 2022) was a Soviet and Uzbek politician, and public servant. She served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party Committee of Xorazm Region (1988–1991), Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR (1987–1991), and Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1989–1991).

Rimajon Matnazarovna Xudoyberganova was born on April 22, 1942, in Xorazm Region, Uzbek SSR. She graduated from the Maxim Gorky 1st Secondary School in Urgench in 1960. From 1960 to 1966, she studied at the Tashkent Institute of Textile Industry and worked as a textile worker at the "Qizil Tong" textile factory in Tashkent during her studies. After graduating from the institute in 1966, she was sent to work at the Urgench textile factory, where she rose from engineer to factory director by 1972. From 1976 to 1983, she served as the head of the Xorazm Region Textile Association, which was established on the basis of the Urgench and Khiva textile factories.

In 1976, Xudoyberganova was awarded the Order of Honour for her distinguished service and achievements in the development of the textile industry. In 1978, she was elected as a delegate to the First Congress of Soviet Teachers.

In the 1980s, Xudoyberganova began working in the party ranks and was appointed director of the industry, transport, and communications department of the Xorazm Region Party Committee in July 1983, after completing the Academy of Social Sciences at the Central Committee of the CPSU. In August 1984, she was appointed as the secretary of the ideological department of the regional party committee. In October 1985, at a session of the regional council of deputies, Xudoyberganova was elected chairman of the Xorazm Regional Executive Committee. In 1987, she was elected as a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR.

In September 1988, Xudoyberganova was appointed as the First Secretary of the Communist Party Committee of Xorazm Region, becoming the only female regional leader in the USSR at the time. She served in this position until 1991.

In 1989, Xudoyberganova was elected as a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union and became a member of the Supreme Council of the USSR (until the self-dissolution of the Supreme Soviet in 1991). In 1990, she was elected as the Chairman of the Xorazm Regional Council of Deputies and served in this position until January 1992, when the office was abolished due to changes in the state structure and the attainment of independence by Uzbekistan.

From 1992, she began her career in industrial management. From 1992 to 1998, she served as the head of the "Pillachilik" enterprise of the region, and from May 1998 to June 2007, she was the deputy director of the "Xorazmpilla" joint-stock company. In 2007, Xudoyberganova retired. During her retirement, she was active in the public council under the auspices of the Xorazm Region Administration.

Rimajon Xudoyberganova passed away on November 16, 2022, at the age of 80.