Chief of the General Staff (Kazakhstan)

The Chief of the General Staff of the Kazakh Armed Forces (Kazakh: Қазақстан Қарулы Күштері Бас штабының бастығы, Qazaqstan Qarýly Kúshteri Bas shtabynyń bastyǵy; Russian: Начальник Генерального штаба Вооруженных сил Казахстана) is the professional head of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He/She is the highest-ranking officer in the armed forces. The position was established on November 1992, following the establishment of the armed forces in the summer of that year, two days after the general staff of the national army was established.[2][3]

Chief of the General Staff of the Kazakh Armed Forces
Қазақстан Қарулы Күштері Бас штабының бастығы
Qazaqstan Qarýly Kúshteri Bas shtabynyń bastyǵy
Emblem of the Armed Forces
Flag of the Armed Forces
Incumbent
Major General Murat Bektanov
since 5 April 2019
Ministry of Defense
StatusActive
Member ofGeneral Staff of Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Reports toMinister of Defense
ResidenceAstana
AppointerPresident of Kazakhstan
Term lengthNo fixed length
Constituting instrumentConstitution 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]
WebsiteArmed Forces of Kazakhstan

List of Chiefs

Chief of the General Staff

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

Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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

Chiefs of the General Staff

No. Chief of the General StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Zhasuzakov, SakenColonel general
Saken Zhasuzakov
(born 1957)		23 January 201313 September 20163 years, 234 days[6]
2
Maikeyev, MuratLieutenant general
Murat Maikeyev
(born 1959)		13 September 20165 April 20192 years, 204 days[7]
3
Bektanov, MuratMajor general
Murat Bektanov
(born 1965)		5 April 2019Incumbent1 year, 310 days[8]

See also

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.
  8. https://tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_news/murat-bektanov-naznachen-pervyim-zamestitelem-ministra-366597/
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