DUSHANBE, December 9, 2013, Asia-Plus – Recently appointed Minister of Culture Shamsiddin Orumbekov considers that reforms are inevitable in the cultural sector.
“I have an experience of working in this sector. I already had a working trip in the capacity of minister of culture; on December 6, I returned from Astana, Kazakhstan, where I attended a session of the Council on Culture at the Integration Committee of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC),” Orumbekov told Asia-Plus in an interview.
“On the sidelines of the session, I held bilateral meetings with ministers of culture of Kazakhstan, Russia, and Kyrgyzstan to discuss issues related to bilateral cultural cooperation and organizing joint cultural activities,” the minister noted.
“Reforms are inevitable in the cultural sector. Culture must develop in the manner, in which it is apprehended by the whole society,” Orumbekov added.
We will recall that Shamsiddin Orumbekov, formerly advisor to the president for personnel policy, was appointed minister of culture on November 21, 2013, replacing Mirzoshorukh Asrori.
Born on December 18, 1956, Shamsiddin Orumbekov received his early education in the Shugnan district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) before graduating in 1977 from Tajik National University (Faculty of Tajik Philology. In 1991, Orumbekov graduated from the Tashkent Institute of Political Science and Management.
In 1995-1997, Orumbekov served as head of the GBAO culture and information department. In 1997-2000, he was the head of the GBAO department for TV and radio-broadcasting. From 2000 to 2011, he served as head of GBAO governor’s office, editor-in-chief of the
Munis
newspaper, chairman of the Shugnan district, and deputy governor of GBAO. From November 2011 to November 21, 2013 Orumbekov served as advisor to the president for personnel policy.
