Dr. Umid Abidhadjaev is currently Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance and Director of the Institute for Macroeconomic and Regional Studies under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan. A position he has held since December 2024.
Previous positions include:
- Director of the Institute for Macroeconomic and Regional Studies under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan. (2021-2024)
- Deputy Director of the Centre for Economic Research and Reforms under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. (2019-2021)
- Head of the analytical group for infrastructure projects under the Ministry of Economy and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan. (2019)
- Research Associate of Keio University, Japan. (2018-2019)
- Project consultant focusing on infrastructure investments impact evaluation, Asian Development Bank Institute. (2017-2018)
- Adjunct-researcher at Keio University, Japan (2014-2017)
- Research Associate at the Asian Development Bank Institute. (2014-2016)
- Specialist of the first category, leading specialist of the Department of External and Public Relations of the State Property Management of the Republic of Uzbekistan. (2009-2011)
Umid Abidhadjaev graduated from Tashkent Islamic University with a major in World Economy and International Economic Relations, and holds a Ph.D. in Development Economics and International Development from Keio University, Japan.