In 1967, he graduated from the aviation technical school, majoring in mechanical engineering.
He worked as a plumber in the 34th workshop of the Tashkent Aviation Production Union named after Chkalov.
In 1989, at the plenum of the Supreme Court of the Soviet Union, he was the first to speak out against the investigative team of Gdlyan and Ivanov, calling their actions "genocide of the Uzbek people".
[2] From February 19 to November 20, 1993, he was the ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the United States.
He asked for political asylum in the USA and accused Karimov's regime of "fascism".