General Staff of Armed Forces (Kyrgyzstan)

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Республикасынын Куралдуу Күчтөрүнүн Башкы штабынын, Kyrgyz Respublikasynyn Kuralduu Küçtörünün Başky ştabynyn) is the military staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan.

Taalaibek Omuraliev, the current Chief of the General Staff.

The Chief of the General Staff is appointed by the President of Kyrgyzstan, who is the supreme commander-in-chief of the armed forces.[1] The current Chief of the General Staff is Major General Taalaibek Omuraliev.[2] Since 2014, the Chief of the General Staff has been the paramount leader of the armed forces, just second to the commander in chief. It is currently composed of the commanders of the Kyrgyz Army, Kyrgyz Air Force, Kyrgyzstan Frontier Force, and the Kyrgyz National Guard. The headquarters of the General Staff is located on 26 Yakov Logvinenko Street, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.[3]

General information

The Chief of the General Staff is appointed directly by the President of Kyrgyzstan, who is also commander in chief of the country's military. He/she holds the rank of Major general (Генерал майор). The general staff is the chief organizing and executive body in the armed force responsible for maintaining its combat readiness. It is higher in precedence to the State Committee for Defense Affairs, which is the equivalent to Kyrgyzstan's defense ministry. In February 2014, the General Staff was expanded to have complete control and authority over the entire military, with the state defense committee playing a smaller, sometimes ceremonial role.[4]

Current leaders

List of Chiefs of the General Staff
No. Picture Chief of the General StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Kulov, FelixFelix Kulov
(born 1948)		10 December 199319951–2 years[5]
2
Topoev, EsenMajor General
Esen Topoev
(born 1952)		1995October 19993–4 years[6]
3
Tinaliev, KubanychbayMajor General
Kubanychbay Tinaliev
(born 1956)		200320040–1 years[7]
4
Bekboev, MelsMajor General
Mels Bekboev
(born 1952)		August 2004February 20061 year, 6 months[8]
5
Yugai, BorisMajor General
Boris Yugai
(1957–2010)		14 March 200724 June 20081 year, 3 months[9]
6
Kudayberdiev, AbibillaMajor General
Abibilla Kudayberdiev
(born 1962)		November 2009July 20108 months[10]
7
Omuraliev, TaalaibekMajor General
Taalaibek Omuraliev
(born 1965)		July 201026 December 20111 year, 5 months.
8
Subankulov, IlyazbekMajor General
Ilyazbek Subankulov
(born 1968)		18 January 20126 February 20142 years, 19 days[11][12]
9
Alymkozhoev, AsanbekMajor General
Asanbek Alymkozhoev
(born 1959)		6 February 20145 November 20151 year, 272 days[13]
10
Kaparov, JanybekMajor General
Janybek Kaparov
(born 1970)		5 November 201511 May 2016188 days[14]
11
Duishenbiev, RayimberdiMajor General
Rayimberdi Duishenbiev
(born 1972)		11 May 20169 October 20204 years, 151 days[15]
12
Omuraliev, TaalaibekMajor General
Taalaibek Omuraliev
(born 1965)		9 October 2020Incumbent113 days[16]

Awards of the General Staff

Military personnel of the Armed Forces can be awarded with General Staff awards, as well as military personnel of foreign states and citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic. Currently, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic has the following departmental awards:[17]

  • Medal "For military merits"
  • Medal "For loyalty to duty"

See also

References
  1. Pike, John. "Kyrgyzstan- Army". Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  2. "Google Translate". translate.google.com. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  3. http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-7696.html
  4. "В Кыргызстане создан Генеральный штаб вооруженных сил". www.vesti.kg. 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  5. Buyers, Lydia M. (2003). Central Asia in Focus: Political and Economic Issues. Nova Publishers. ISBN 9781590331538.
  6. "топоев эсен - биография, фотографии, новости". www.24news.ru. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  7. «Кыргызстан». Улуттук энциклопедия: 7-том / Башкы ред. Ү. А. Асанов. К 97. Б.: «Кыргыз энциклопедиясы» башкы редакциясы, 2015. - 832 б., илл. ISBN 978-9967-14-125-4
  8. Бекбоев Мэлс Сагыналиевич на портале Центральная Азия.Орг
  9. https://jscsto.odkb-csto.org/en/istoricheskaya-spravka/nachalniki-obedinennogo-shtaba/ugai.php?clear_cache=Y
  10. https://m.ru.sputnik.kg/spravka/20151012/1019208184.html?mobile_return=no
  11. https://centrasia.org/person2.php?st=1272393527
  12. https://www.vb.kg/doc/226995_sybankylov_iliazbek_toktogylovich.html
  13. "President Atambayev appoints Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  14. "AKIpress News Agency". m.akipress.com. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  15. "Chief of General Staff of Kyrgyzstan's Armed Forces replaced". akipress.com. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  16. https://www.urdupoint.com/en/world/kyrgyz-president-jeenbekov-appoints-new-chief-1052114.html
  17. "Награды Генерального штаба ВС КР". genstaff.gov.kg (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-12-13.
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