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Uzbekistan
Uzbek president's daughter leads campaign to spread influence in the West

The daughter of the Uzbek president Saïda Mirziyoyeva. © Aali Haider/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

A key player behind the scenes in Uzbekistan's circles of power, the president's eldest daughter Saida Mirziyoyeva is working to burnish her country's image in the West, with the help of French cultural connections and US lobbyists. [...]

Published on 14.10.2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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