Chief of the General Staff (Kazakhstan)

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Chief of the General Staff of the Kazakh Armed Forces
Қазақстан Қарулы Күштері Бас штабының бастығы
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Emblem of the Armed Forces
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Flag of the Armed Forces
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Incumbent
Lieutenant General Sultan Kamaletdinov  [ ru ]
since 15 January 2024
Ministry of Defense
Member ofGeneral Staff of Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Reports to Minister of Defense
Residence Astana
Appointer President of Kazakhstan
Constituting instrument Constitution of Kazakhstan
PrecursorChief of Staff of the Central Asian Military District
FormationNovember 1992
First holderColonel general Alybek Kasimov
Unofficial namesChief of Staff
DeputyMajor General Ruslan Shpekbayev [1]
Website Armed Forces of Kazakhstan

The Chief of the General Staff of the Kazakh Armed Forces [a] is the professional head and the highest-ranking officer of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The armed forces were established in the summer of 1992 and the position of the chief of the general staff was created in November that same year, two days after the general staff of the national army was established. [2] [3]

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List of Chiefs

Chief of the General Staff

No.PortraitChief of the General StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
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Kasimov, Alybek Colonel general
Alybek Kasimov
(born 1954)		November 199216 October 19952 years, 11 months [4]
2
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Jarbulov, Alikhan Major general
Alikhan Jarbulov  [ ru ]
(born 1955)		30 October 199614 October 199711 months.
3
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Ertaev, Bakhytzhan Lieutenant general
Bakhytzhan Ertaev
(born 1952)		14 October 19977 August 20002 years, 9 months.
4
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Sarapov, MalikLieutenant general
Malik Sarapov  [ ru ]
(1958–2003)		12 October 2001May 20031 year, 6 months.

Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

No.PortraitChairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
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Sarapov, MalikLieutenant general
Malik Sarapov  [ ru ]
(1958–2003)		May 2003June 20031 month.
2
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Darbekov, BulatLieutenant general
Bulat Darbekov
(born 1957)		July 200310 January 20073 years, 6 months.
3
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Altynbayev, Mukhtar Army general
Mukhtar Altynbayev
(born 1945)		10 January 200711 March 20103 years, 2 months.
4
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Zhasuzakov, SakenColonel general
Saken Zhasuzakov
(born 1957)		11 March 201023 January 20132 years, 10 months [5]

Chiefs of the General Staff

No.PortraitChief of the General StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
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Zhasuzakov, SakenColonel general
Saken Zhasuzakov
(born 1957)		23 January 201313 September 20163 years, 234 days [6]
2
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Maikeyev, MuratLieutenant general
Murat Maikeyev
(born 1959)		13 September 20165 April 20192 years, 204 days [7]
3
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Bektanov, MuratMajor general
Murat Bektanov
(born 1965)		5 April 201931 August 20212 years, 148 days [8]
4
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Khusainov, MaratMajor general
Marat Khusainov
(born 1967)		6 September 202115 January 20242 years, 131 days [9]
5
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Kamaletdinov, SultanLieutenant general
Sultan Kamaletdinov  [ ru ]
(born 1965)		15 January 2024Incumbent1 year, 306 days.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑
    • Kazakh: Қазақстан Қарулы Күштері Бас штабының бастығы, romanized: Qazaqstan Qaruly Küşterı Bas ştabynyñ bastyğy
    • Russian: Начальник Генерального штаба Вооружённых сил Казахстана, romanized: Načaljnik Generaljnogo štaba Vooružjonnyh sil Kazahstana

References

  1. ↑ "Заместители НГШ". mod.gov.kz (in Russian). Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Pike, John. "Kazakhstan - Ministry of Defense". www.globalsecurity.org.
  3. ↑ "The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 7 January, 2005 No.29". Adilet. Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Касымов Алибек Хамидович - Центр военно-политических исследований". eurasian-defence.ru.
  5. ↑ Кудайбергенов, Арман. ""Афганец", разведчик, генерал: биография нового министра обороны - 365info.kz". 365info.kz.
  6. ↑ "Kazakhstan appoints new Chief of Armed Forces' General Staff and Interior Troops Commander in Chief". 23 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Murat Bektanov appointed new commander of Kazakh ground forces - Vestnik Kavkaza". vestnikkavkaza.net. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  8. ↑ "Мурат Бектанов назначен первым заместителем министра обороны". 5 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "Марат Хусаинов назначен первым заместителем министра обороны". tengrinews.kz (in Russian). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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