juris.hq
ComplianceUpdated 30.08.2026

Is a nominee director legal in Uzbekistan?

Short answer

Yes. The law requires a director on record — not that the director own shares.

RequiredEvery LLC has a director on record — current business is run by the executive body the shareholders elect (LLC Law, Arts. 30, 42 — lex.uz ↗)
Anyone fitThe director need not be a shareholder — the law expressly allows electing the director from outside the shareholders (LLC Law, Art. 42 — lex.uz ↗)
OpenThe arrangement is registered, not hidden — the registry, the tax office and the bank all see who directs and who owns
What the law provides

Uzbek law requires every LLC to have a director on record and does not require that person to hold shares — the director article expressly allows electing someone from outside the shareholders, and even handing management to an organisation under contract. A director provided under a services arrangement is therefore an ordinary application of the rule, not an exception to it — and it works in the open: the registry shows the director, the ownership records show the shareholders, and the bank identifies the director in person knowing the role is provided. (LLC Law, Art. 42 — lex.uz ↗)

A director on record, openly registered

Management on your written instruction — ownership, profit and control stay yours.

See directorship

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