The Parliament of Tajikistan has dismissed Ms. Mijgona Bobojonzoda from her position as the Commissioner for Children’s Rights in the Republic. She has been replaced by Ms. Nigora Muqimi.
The president’s proposal to appoint Muqimi was approved during a session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) that took place on March 11, the chamber’s official website says.
The reasons for Bobojonzoda’s dismissal have not been disclosed. She had served as the children's ombudsman since 2021.
Nigora Muqimi, who takes over the role, had previously served as the head of the Anticorruption Department within the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption under the President of Tajikistan.
Muqimi graduated from the Faculty of Law of the National University of Tajikistan and began her career in the anticorruption agency in 2010, holding various positions within the agency.
The position of the Children’s Ombudsman was established in Tajikistan in 2016 with the mission of safeguarding children's rights and freedoms. The ombudsman is appointed for a five-year term and cannot serve more than two consecutive terms. The first person to hold this position was Ms. Rajabmo Habibullozoda, who served until 2021.
