Sayyora Rashidova (was born on August 2, 1943) was the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Ombudsman) from 1995 to 2016.
Sayora Sharafovna Rashidova was born on August 2, 1943, in Jizzakh, Republic of Uzbekistan, into the family of the prominent statesman and writer Sharof Rashidov.
After defending her candidate's dissertation in 1971, she began working at the Institute of Chemistry as a junior research associate.
[1][2] She actively participates in the public life of the Republic as the president of the Association of Women Scientists "Olima".
[5][6] At the session of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan of the first convocation in December 1995, Rashidova was elected as the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman).