Farkhod Ibragimov has been appointed Chairman of the Board of the International Digital Technology Centre, operating under the Enterprise Uzbekistan brand.
According to a disclosure published on the Single Portal of Corporate Information, the composition of the board was officially approved on September 2, 2026. Former head Amir Mardiyev was named Deputy Chairman of the Board, taking responsibility for the special legal regime. The newly formed board also includes Elyor Maksudov as Deputy Chairman for Participant Relations, Bakhodir Ayupov as Deputy Chairman for International Business Development, and Sardorjon Akhmedov as Deputy Chairman for Operational Management.
Prior to this appointment, Ibragimov served as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of IT Park Uzbekistan from February 2025, where he spearheaded strategic ecosystem development and the creation of Enterprise Uzbekistan. He previously led the tech park—originally established as the Mirzo Ulugbek Innovation Center—from November 2017.
Enterprise Uzbekistan officially secured its legal framework on August 20, 2026, when the President of Uzbekistan signed a constitutional law establishing the center. Preparations for the project began following a November 2025 decree to set up the center at IT Park in Tashkent. The presidential-approved concept outlines a unique special legal regime valid until 2100, incorporating principles of English law and a regulatory sandbox. Following an initial rejection by the Senate in June, a revised version of the legislation was passed on August 8, 2026.
The center forms one of two special jurisdictions in Uzbekistan, alongside the Tashkent International Financial Centre, which focuses on banking and finance. Both hubs are scheduled to officially launch in 2027 and are projected to attract between $20 billion and $25 billion in foreign investment.
Enterprise Uzbekistan will function under a dedicated council chaired directly by the President of Uzbekistan. High-ranking council members include Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Jamshid Kuchkarov, Minister of Digital Technologies Sherzod Shermatov, Minister of Justice Akbar Tashkulov, Central Bank Governor Timur Ishmetov, Director of the National Agency for Perspective Projects Dmitry Lee, and Bobur Khodjaev, Head of the Presidential Administration’s Department for Financial Technologies, Digitalization, and Artificial Intelligence.
