He was born on September 7, 1945, in the city of Kattakurgan in the Samarkand Region of the Uzbek SSR, to the family of People's Artist of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shirin (Sorakhan) Melieva and actor Tursun Yuldashev.
[1][6] He had been associated with the theater since 1968 when he worked as a stage manager for six months while still a student, and then as a lighting technician.
[1][7][4] In 1983, he established the Republican Satire Theater named after A. Kakhkhar, and became its artistic director.
[3] From 1992, he was the chief director and producer for the international music festival "Sharq Taronalari" on several occasions.
[8][1][3][2] He played many roles as an actor and there are dramatic works that have been staged:[1][2][3][9][10] He also directed the comedy "Neputeviy muj" (1999—2000).