Sabir Umaruly Rakhimov (25 January 1902 – 26 March 1945) was a Red Army Major general and posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union.

During the Soviet period Rakhimov was considered national hero, as he was the first Red Army general officer from Uzbekistan.

He was released in October 1940, reinstated in the Red Army, and appointed deputy commander of the 9th Motor Rifle Regiment of the 9th Separate Tank Division, part of the Central Asian Military District at Bayramali.

[3] After the beginning of Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet union, on 22 June 1941, the division and its corps were sent to the front.

[5] During the operation from 25 September to 20 December, the 395th Rifle Division as part of the 18th Army was able to stop German troops from capturing Tuapse.

[1] On 8 April, Rakhimov was removed from command and placed at the disposal of the military council of the North Caucasian Front.

Placed at the disposal of the Main Personnel Directorate of the People's Commissariat of Defense from May, he was sent to Moscow to enter the accelerated course at the Vorshilov Higher Military Academy in June.

[5][3] After completing the course in late April 1944, Rakhimov was again placed at the disposal of the Main Personnel Directorate and in July was sent to the 1st Belorussian Front.

Upon arrival, he took over the post of deputy commander for drill parts of the 75th Guards Rifle Division of the 65th Army, with which he fought in the Lublin–Brest Offensive.

A metro station, district and street of Tashkent were named after him, as well as the academic lyceum at the National University of Uzbekistan.

In 2010, the metro station and district in Tashkent were renamed as part of President Islam Karimov's campaign to remove Soviet influence.

[7] On 2 May 2018, Karimov's successor, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced that the monument to Rakhimov would be returned to its original place.