Islom Abduganievich Karimov 1938-yil 30-yanvarda Samarqand shahrida tug'ilgan. U Toshkent Davlat Universitetini bitirgan. (Translation: Islom Abduganievich Karimov was born on January 30, 1938 in Samarkand. He graduated from Tashkent State University.)