Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces (Kazakhstan)

The Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces (Kazakh: Құрлық әскерлерінің бас қолбасшысы; Russian: Главнокомандующий сухопутными войсками) is the professional head of the Kazakh Ground Forces. He/she is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Ground Forces. The current Commander is Major General Talgat Koibakov.

Commander-in-Chief of the Kazakh Ground Forces
Incumbent
Major General Talgat Koibakov
since 5 November 2020
Ministry of Defense
StyleComrade
StatusActive
Member ofSecurity Council of Kazakhstan
Reports toChief of the General Staff
ResidenceNur-Sultan
Appointer President of Kazakhstan
Term lengthNo fixed length
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Kazakhstan
PrecursorCommanders-in-Chief of the Soviet Ground Forces
FormationFebruary 1994

The position of the Commander of the Ground Forces, as well as the state institution that is the Directorate of the Commander of the Ground Forces did not exist from July 2000 to June 2002 and from November 2004[1] to April 2009. In the indicated periods, the Ground Forces of Kazakhstan did not have their own centralized command and control body. On 14 June 2002, the office was created.[2] The ground forces, in addition to regional commands, were subordinate to the Committee of the Chiefs of Staff of the armed forces.[3]

List of Commanders
No. Portrait Chief of the General StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Shcherbakov, FedorFedor ShcherbakovFebruary 19946 July 20006 years, 5 months[4]
Position unfilled
(14 June 14, 2002 – 15 September 2003)
2
Dzhulamanov, NurlanNurlan Dzhulamanov15 September 200312 November 20041 year, 1 month–
4
Zhasuzakov, SakenMajor general
Saken Zhasuzakov
(born 1957)		1 April 200911 March 201011 months[5]
5
Maikeyev, MuratMajor general
Murat Maikeyev
(born 1959)		11 March 201028 September 20165 years, 6 months[6]
6
Bektanov, MuratMajor general
Murat Bektanov
(born 1965)		28 September 20164 May 20192 years, 7 months[7][8]
7
Khusainov, MaratMajor general
Marat Khusainov
(born 1967)		4 May 20195 November 20201 year, 6 months[9][10]
8
Kolbakov, TalgatMajor General
Talgat Koibakov		5 November 2020Incumbent3 months[11]

References
  1. "Постановление Правительства Республики Казахстан № 1189 от 12 ноября 2004 года «О мерах по реализации Указа Президента Республики Казахстан "О некоторых вопросах совершенствования структуры Вооруженных Сил Республики Казахстан"»". www.online.zakon.kz. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  2. "Постановление Правительства Республики Казахстан от 14 июня 2002 года N 649 «О создании государственного учреждения "Управление Командующего Сухопутными войсками Вооруженных Сил Республики Казахстан"»". www.online.zakon.kz. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  3. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/centralasia/kazak-regional.htm
  4. Щербаков Фёдор Иванович на сайте выпускников Ташкентского общевойскового командного училища
  5. "Saken Zhasuzakov appointed as Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan". primeminister.kz. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
  6. https://kapital.kz/naznacheniya/77269/murat-maykeyev-osvobozhden-ot-dolzhnosti-nachal-nika-genshtaba-vs.html
  7. "Murat Bektanov appointed new commander of Kazakh ground forces".
  8. "Назарбаев освободил от должностей двух руководителей регионального командования". Tengrinews.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  9. Назарбаев освободил от должностей двух руководителей регионального командования
  10. "Токаев назначил главнокомандующего сухопутными войсками". новости Казахстана (in Russian). 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  11. https://www.inform.kz/en/president-names-commander-in-chief-of-kazakh-land-forces_a3715180
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