Janarbek Akayev

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Janarbek Kubanychovich Akayev
Жанарбек Кубанычович Акаев
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Member of the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan
Assumed office
4 October 2015
Personal details
BornJanarbek Kubanychovich Akayev
(1986-12-13) December 13, 1986 (age 39)
Party Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (20152017)
Children1

Janarbek Kubanychovich Akayev (born 13 December 1986) is a Kyrgyz politician, and current member of the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan.

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Early life and education

Akayev was born on 13 December 1986 in the village of Kabylan-Kul in Osh Oblast in the Kirgiz SSR, now Kyrgyzstan. In 2009 he graduated from Osh State University with a degree in journalism. [1] [2]

Career

Radio Azattyk and press secretary, 2008–2015

Akayev joined the Kyrgyz chapter of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Azattyk in February 2008, and between 2012 and 2013 was a correspondent for RFE/RL in Prague. [2] For six months between February and August 2015, he was Almazbek Atambayev's press secretary. [1] [3]

Jogorku Kenesh deputy, 2015–present

Akayev was elected as deputy for the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan in the 2015 parliamentary election, [1] until he was expelled from the party in March 2017. [2]

Personal life

Akayev is married, and is the father to one child. [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Акаев Жанарбек Кубанычович". Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "АКАЕВ Жанарбек Кубанычевич". centrasia.ru. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  3. "Пресс-секретарем президента Киргизии стал Жанарбек Акаев". RIA Novosti . Bishkek. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2017.