Uzbekistan has adopted the Constitutional Law “On the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Uzbekistan,” which for the first time comprehensively defines the status, powers, and structure of one of the country’s key state institutions.
The document signed by the president does more than describe the functions of the Presidential Administration. It turns the Administration into a constitutionally established center of coordination, oversight, and personnel influence within the system of public administration. The law also grants unprecedented guarantees of inviolability and immunity to certain Administration officials.
Under Uzbekistan’s Constitution, the president “forms the Presidential Administration” to ensure the exercise of presidential powers. The new constitutional law is the first to regulate in detail the powers, organization, and guarantees of Administration staff at the level of constitutional legislation.
According to the president’s official website, the Administration was established in 2018 and provides information-analytical, organizational, and supervisory support for the head of state.
Orders of the Administration chief become binding nationwide
One of the most significant provisions of the law is the formal recognition of the Administration chief’s authority to issue orders that must be carried out by state bodies and officials.
Amendments to the Law “On Normative Legal Acts” introduce a new category of documents — “orders of the Head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Uzbekistan.”
The new Article 121 states:
“O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Prezidenti Administratsiyasi Rahbari … barcha davlat organlari, korxonalar, muassasalar, tashkilotlar, mansabdor shaxslar tomonidan bajarilishi majburiy bo‘lgan farmoyishlar qabul qiladi”
In English, this means that the Head of the Administration adopts orders that are mandatory for all state bodies, enterprises, institutions, organizations, and officials throughout the country.
Previously, such nationwide authority was exercised primarily by the president and the Cabinet of Ministers. The Constitution explicitly states that the president issues decrees, resolutions, and orders that are binding across the republic.
Oversight of government and regions
The law significantly expands the Administration’s role in overseeing the implementation of presidential decisions.
Under the document, the Administration is empowered to coordinate interagency cooperation within the Cabinet of Ministers, monitor the execution of presidential instructions, and participate in evaluating government performance.
A separate provision gives the Head of the Administration or authorized officials the right to attend meetings of the Cabinet of Ministers, its presidium, commissions, councils, and collegial bodies of state institutions, presenting proposals and comments.
The Administration’s authority over regional governance is also broadened. The law assigns it responsibility for coordinating, monitoring, and supervising the activities of regional and Tashkent city administrations in implementing state policy and presidential decisions.
In addition, the Administration gains authority to conduct systematic analysis of regional socio-economic conditions and submit recommendations to the president.
Strategic projects under Administration oversight
A separate article addresses strategic and priority projects.
The law states that the Administration:
“muvofiqlashtiradi, monitoring va nazorat qiladi”
which in English means “coordinates, monitors, and supervises”
the implementation of investment, infrastructure, industrial, energy, transport, and social projects designated by the president as strategic or priority projects.
The list of such projects, their key performance indicators, implementation stages, and deadlines are to be approved by the Head of the Administration.
Head of the Administration becomes Deputy Chair of the Security Council
Another important innovation appears in Article 14.
It states:
“O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Prezidenti huzuridagi Xavfsizlik kengashi Raisining o‘rinbosari hisoblanadi”.
Under this provision, the Head of the Presidential Administration serves as Deputy Chair of the Security Council under the President of Uzbekistan.
The law also assigns the Administration responsibility for coordinating the Security Council’s activities, preparing its meetings, and overseeing the implementation of its decisions.
The position of Head of the Administration is currently held by Saida Mirziyoyeva. The new law therefore grants the holder of that office not only expanded powers within the state administration system but also the formal status of Deputy Chair of the country’s Security Council.
Role in judicial reform
Another notable innovation concerns the judiciary.
The law provides that the Administration:
“sud-huquq sohasidagi islohotlarni muvofiqlashtiradi”
which in English means that it coordinates judicial and legal reforms.
The Administration is also empowered to develop proposals on reforming the court system and improving the conditions for courts and judicial self-governing bodies.
Anti-corruption units come under Administration oversight
Particular attention is drawn to the law’s provisions on compliance and anti-corruption control.
The document stipulates that the activities of internal anti-corruption control units within state bodies will be coordinated by the Administration’s Compliance Service.
Moreover, deputy heads and advisers responsible for compliance and anti-corruption oversight in national-level state institutions will be appointed and dismissed by the Head of the Administration.
The law expressly states that such officials:
“Administratsiyaning vakili maqomiga ega bo‘ladi”
which in English means that they acquire the status of representatives of the Administration.
Lifetime diplomatic passports
Among the provisions likely to attract the greatest public attention are those concerning guarantees for Administration staff.
According to Article 24, Administration officials and their family members — spouses, children, and parents — are issued biometric diplomatic passports for life.
The law states:
“umrbod … biometrik diplomatik pasportlar beriladi”.
For managerial personnel, such passports remain valid only during their period of service in the Administration.
In addition, staff and their families are granted special guarantees relating to security, healthcare, and social protection.
The law also defines who qualifies as an Administration official. This category includes the Head of the Administration and advisers engaged under contract, the presidential aide, deputy heads of the Administration, the head of the Administration chief’s secretariat, presidential advisers and their deputies, presidential representatives, and heads and deputy heads of the Administration’s structural divisions.
The list of managerial and service positions is determined by a separate regulation governing the Administration.
Immunity and inviolability
The most unusual provisions are contained in Article 25.
The law explicitly states:
“Administratsiyaning mansabdor shaxslari va boshqaruv xodimlari daxlsizlikka hamda immunitetga ega bo‘ladi”.
In English, this means that Administration officials and managerial employees enjoy inviolability and immunity.
The protection extends to:
- residences;
- offices;
- vehicles;
- correspondence;
- electronic data;
- documents;
- communication devices.
The protection of inviolability also extends to the private lives of Administration officials and managerial employees, as well as to the lives of their family members — spouses, children, and parents.
Even more striking is the provision stating that with regard to Administration officials:
“jinoyat ishi qo‘zg‘atishga … yo‘l qo‘yilmaydi”
which in English means that the initiation of criminal proceedings, operational-search activities, investigative actions, and administrative detention is not permitted.
A special procedure is established for managerial employees. Criminal cases against them may be initiated only by the Prosecutor General and are to be heard by the Supreme Court.
Immunity after leaving office
The law does not limit these guarantees to the period of employment.
It explicitly states:
“umrbod”
for Administration officials, and
“besh yil davomida”
for managerial employees after leaving office.
In other words, Administration officials retain immunity for life, while managerial personnel retain it for five years after leaving their positions.
A separate provision stipulates that even if future legislation reduces or abolishes such guarantees, those changes will not apply to individuals who have already acquired this status.
Political significance of the law
The law was adopted at a time when the Presidential Administration is headed by Saida Mirziyoyeva, the eldest daughter of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
Formally, the document concerns the institution of the Administration rather than any specific officeholder. However, its provisions significantly strengthen the role of the Head of the Administration within the state governance system.
In practice, the law assigns the Administration functions that extend far beyond those traditionally associated with a presidential support apparatus. These include participation in personnel policy, oversight of government and regional authorities, coordination of strategic projects, influence over judicial reform, and supervision of the anti-corruption compliance system.
At the same time, the document grants extensive legal guarantees and immunities to Administration staff and their relatives, many of which have no direct equivalent for most other categories of public servants.
Under Article 34, the Constitutional Law entered into force on the day of its official publication. The Cabinet of Ministers has been instructed to bring subordinate legislation into line with the new law, while the Ministry of Justice is tasked with explaining its content to the public.
The full text of the Constitutional Law in Uzbek was published on the official website of the President of Uzbekistan on August 14, 2026.
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