Zafar Khashimov was born on June 29, 1968, in the city of
Tashkent, into a family of intellectuals. After Hashimov finished school in 1992, he studied probability theory and mathematical statistics at
Tashkent University. From 1992 to 1994, he studied at the
University of Sussex (Brighton, England). From 1992 to 1995, he worked as the general director of "UzEX"
limited liability company. From 1995 to 1997, he worked as a director of business development at Balton Trading (Asia). In December 1996, he founded the Anglesey Food brand. In 1997, the entrepreneur opened the first store under the Anglesey Food brand and laid the foundation for the development of the supermarket chain in
Uzbekistan. In 2005, the network was rebranded. Since then, supermarkets have started to develop under the "
korzinka.uz" brand. In 2010, the company divided Smart home stores, and in 2016, Korzinka.uz Discount wholesale supermarkets into separate departments, and began to diversify the forms of service. In 2018, he founded the multi-brand Turkish shoe store "FLO" for the first time in
Uzbekistan. In 2019, Five opened a food court in
Tashkent, considered to be the first food court opened not as an addition to a shopping and entertainment center, but as a separate gastronomic project. In November 2019, it became known that the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will directly invest up to 40 million
US dollars in the share capital of Anglesey Food LLC, the operator of the supermarket chain "
korzinka.uz". Investments will be directed to support the network expansion program from the current 50 supermarkets to 140 supermarkets by 2025, as well as to improve operational efficiency and corporate governance standards in line with international standards. In February 2020, an agreement was signed with the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. In May 2020, Khashimov became the founder and member of the Board of Trustees of
TEAM University, the first entrepreneurial university in
Uzbekistan. == Filmography ==