Tajikistan businesses develop fast, making a million or two in US dollars is not that difficult. There are problems of course like tax-evasion, necessity of protection (preferably political) and investments, but they are solvable.
In the meantime, many people in this category are wealthy enough to offer protection to others.
As a matter of fact, this category could include 500 businessmen and more because there are truly lots of powerful and wealthy businessmen in Uzbekistan. Not all of them, however, are public figures. Very many are careful to remain out of the spotlight.
This category also includes some former state officials who are not exactly compelled to make ends meet even though they are no longer in official positions of power. Either their families are wealthy nowadays (owing their fortunes, undoubtedly, to these people in the first place), or they themselves have stashed away enough against the rainy day.
Jamshed Abdulov (Olimi Karimzod general director)
Yahje Azimov (former prime minister)
Khasan Asadullozoda (the head of Orienbonk)
Abduakhad Ashurov (Doro general director)
Alamkhon Boyakov (ex-minister of health care)
Gulom Boyakov (ex-head of the Farkhor district administration)
Nekroi Zabirov (Union of Businessmen and Exporters chairman)
Jamshed Ziyeyev (of Tajprombank)
Jamshed Kavmiddinov (of Sokhibkorbank)
Gulmakhmad Kayumov (MLT general director)
Mirzo Mastangulov (Somon Air general director)
Makhmadamin Makhmadaminov (of Amonatbank)
Khol Mashrabov (ex-head of the Rudaki district administration)
Muriddin Mukhiddinov (ex-minister of communications)
Abdurakhmon Mukhtashov (the head of Somonien Corporation)
Rustam Nabiyev (the head of Z-Gaz)
Bakhriddin Najmuddinov (Indigo-Tajikistan general director)
Avaz Nazarov (Ansol Ltd general director)
Murali Niyazov (the head of TADES)
Khurshed Nosirov (of Bank Eskhata)
Andrei Nosovets (Tochikshifer general director)
Jurabek Nurmakhmadov (ex-minister of energy)
Maruf Orifov (the head of M&P)
Tochiddin Pirov (the had of Tochiksodirotbonk)
Sadriddin Rajabov (Agroinvestbonk director)
Ubaidullo Rajabov (ex-chairman of State TV and Radio Committee)
Niezmurod Saidmurodov (the head of Agroinvestbonk)
Zaid Saidov (ex-minister of industry)
Rakhmatullo Saiduloyev (Orienbonk shareholder)
Makhmadzoir Sokhibov (stock exchange chairman)
Kuvvat Sultonov (Tax Committee ex-chairman)
Kurbon Sultonov (the head of KO Kafolat)
Samariddin Fazliddinov (the head of Samar)
Bekhzod Faizullayev (Vavilon general director)
Ismatullo Khayeyev (KHIMA Corporation general director)
Amin Khkimov (Volna general director)
Shavkat Khalilov (Telecom Technology general director)
Nasim Shokirov (the head of Bonki Rushdi Tochikiston)
Abdujabor Shukurov (Republican Wholesale Depot director)
Abdukodir Ermatov (ex-head of the Tajik Aluminium Factory)
