National News Agency of Uzbekistan (UzA)
Source Passport
UZ-M-00001-5
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- Legal name
- Национальное информационное агентство Узбекистана (Ўзбекистон Миллий ахборот агентлиги, ЎзА)
- Country
- Uzbekistan
- Type
- News agency
- Founded
- 1992
- Editor-in-chief
- Abdusaid Kuchimov (Director General)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- Not yet
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
5 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number on record, not yet checked
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not applicable
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- State-owned
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Who is it?
Origin
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- Brand names Pending check
- UzA
- ЎзА
- OʻzA
- Company registration number Pending check
- (State information agency; created by Presidential Decree No. УП-327 of 5 February 1992; activity regulated by the Presidential Resolution of 2 December 2019)
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
4 sources
- Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. УП-327 of 5 February 1992 'О преобразовании Узбекского информационного агентства (УзТАГ) в Национальное информационное агентство Узбекистана (УзА)', lex.uz, read 2026-10-20 (UzTAG transformed into the National Information Agency of Uzbekistan (UzA), which is its legal successor)
- Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 02.12.2019 'О мерах по дальнейшему совершенствованию деятельности Национального информационного агентства Узбекистана', president.uz, read 2026-10-20 (UzA the official information agency for socio-political information; Director General and deputies appointed and dismissed by the Cabinet of Ministers in agreement with the President; Director General's status equated to a minister; Director General then Kuchimov A.; financing from the state budget, UzA's extrabudgetary funds and other lawful sources)
- UzA (uza.uz), 'Oʻzbekiston Milliy axborot agentligi – OʻzA 33 yoshda', 5 February 2025, read 2026-10-20 (reorganised on 5 February 1992 as Ўзбекистон Миллий ахборот агентлиги (ЎзА); publishes in Uzbek, Russian, English, French, German, Spanish, Arabic, Kazakh and Chinese)
- BTA Bulgarian News Agency, 'Bulgarian News Agency, Uzbekistan National News Agency Sign Cooperation Agreement', 2 June 2026, read 2026-10-20 (agreement signed by Abdusaid Kuchimov, Director General of UzA; UzA's history dates to 1918, national agency since 1992)
Who stands behind it?
Control
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- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type Republic of Uzbekistan (state agency; Director General appointed by the Cabinet of Ministers in agreement with the President) Direct State or public body - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Parent group Pending check
- Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan (appoints the Director General in agreement with the President)
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders Pending check
Funder Type Note State budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan Government or public body financing source under the Presidential Resolution of 02.12.2019, alongside UzA's extrabudgetary funds; amounts in research_notes
Where does it appear?
Channels
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- Official websites Pending check
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Sister outlets in the same group
- Not disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 November 2026 | First published |
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