Shuhrat Sirojiddinov is Doctor of Philology, professor. He has been the Rector of Alisher Navo’i Tashkent State University of Uzbek Language and Literature since 2016.
Early life and career
Shuhrat Sirojiddinov was born on 23 July 1961, in Samarkand Region, Uzbekistan, and from an early age, he demonstrated a profound interest in literature. This passion for oriental studies fueled his determination to unravel the complexities of ancient manuscripts. In pursuit of his academic aspirations, he enrolled at the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the National University of Uzbekistan in 1978 and graduated from this institution in 1984. From 1987 to 1993, he served as an associate professor at Samarkand State University, after which he held the positions of senior researcher and chief scientific secretary at the Samarkand branch of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan from 1993 to 1998. Afterwards, from 1998 to 2003, he was appointed as a vice-president of the 'Imam Bukhari' international Foundation. At the University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Shuhrat Sirojiddinov served as the department's chairman between 2003 and 2005. After then, he was appointed as the vice-rector of the Uzbekistan State University of World Languages from 2005 until 2012. He became the Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages' rector in 2012, a position he maintained until 2014. From 2014 until 2016, he continued to work as a rector at National University of Uzbekistan. Shuhrat Sirojiddinov was appointed as the rector of Alisher Navo’i Tashkent State University of Uzbek Language and Literature, and the position he has been holding since 2016 to the present day.
Awards and academic titles
Shuhrat Sirojiddinov has an extensive portfolio of over 300 scholarly and educational works, which includes 15 textbooks and manuals, 13 monographs, and 230 scientific and popular scientific articles. In recognition of his valuable contributions to the field of science, he was honored with the prestigious Chingiz Aitmatov International Prize. Furthermore, professor Shuhrat Sirojiddinov received the distinguished First-level Uzbekistan State Prize on Litertature in 2013. Notably, in 2021, he was awarded the honorary title of "Honoured Youth Mentor of the Republic of Uzbekistan" established by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Professor Sirojiddinov is an Honorary Doctor of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences; Honorary Professor of Dobrolyubov Nizhny Novgorod State Linguistic University (Russia); Co-chairman of the International Association of Central Asian Studies (Korea); Scientific advisor of the Institute of Eurasian Turkic Studies (Korea); Member of New York Academy of Sciences (US), Member of California Academy of Sciences (US), Chairman of the Scientific Council for Doctoral Degrees in Philological Sciences (Tashkent, Uzbekistan); Member of the Scientific Council for Doctoral Degrees of Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies, Uzbekistan State World Languages University, and the National University of Uzbekistan; Deputy Chairman of the Governmental Commission for Terminology of the Republic of Uzbekistan; Member of the Writers' Union of Uzbekistan; Member of the Central Election Commission of Uzbekistan.
Endeavors in scholarly publications
Shuhrat Sirojiddinov is a Member of the editorial board of several journals and scientific publications such as ′Turkologiya′ (Azarbaijan), ′Müqayiseli edebiyyatşünasliq′ (Azarbaijan), ′The Journal of Eurasian Turkic Studies′ (Korea), Karabuk Turkoloji Degresi′ (Turkey)′, ′World Literature′ (Uzbekistan), ′Star of East′ (Uzbekistan), ′Imam Bukhari Studies′ (Uzbekistan), ′The Isuues of Philology′ (Uzbekistan), ′Environmental Earth Journal′ (Uzbekistan), ′The Youth′ (Uzbekistan), ′ At the same time he is a chief editor of the international scientific journals "Xorijiy Filologiya" (Foreign Philology), "O’zMU Xabarnomasi" (National University Herald), "Oltin Bitiklar" (Golden Scripts), "Uzbekistan: Language and culture" and etc.
Efforts to develop Turkology
A number of monographs by Shuhrat Sirojiddinov are devoted to the life and work of Alisher Navai. He was research advisor to 5 doctor of science and 11 doctor of philosophy in philology. Shuhrat Sirojiddinov's fundamental monograph ′Alisher Navai: comparative-typological, textological analysis of sources′ reveals Alisher Navai's contribution to the culture of the Turcik peoples.