The Senate is the upper house

Upper house

An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...

 of the Supreme Assembly or National Assembly

Supreme Assembly of Uzbekistan

The Supreme Assembly or National Assembly is the parliament of Uzbekistan.It succeeded the Supreme Soviet in 1995, was unicameral until 2005, but now has two chambers:*The Legislative Chamber*The Senate...

 (Oliy Majlis) of Uzbekistan.

Composition

The senate is composed of 100 members:

• 84 elected senators;
• 16 senators appointed by the president.

Election

Senators are indirectly elected by an electoral college comprising members of local councils, with the country's 14 regions consisting of 12 provinces plus the capital of Tashkent

Tashkent

Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...

 and the semi-autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan each electing senators to fill 6 seats. Senators serve 5 year terms.

Chairmen of the Senate of Uzbekistan

Name	Period
Murat Sharifkhodjayev	January 27, 2005–February 24, 2006
Ilgizar Sabirov	February 24, 2006–Incumbent