Raisa Atambayeva

Raisa Minakhmedovna Atambayeva (Russian: Раиса Минахмедовна Атамбаева;[2] born 25 June 1958) is the wife of the former President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev and First Lady of Kyrgyzstan from 2011 to 2017. She is an ethnic Tatar and was born in the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. She is a doctor.[3]

Raisa Atambayeva
First Lady of Kyrgyzstan
In role
1 December 2011 – 24 November 2017
PresidentAlmazbek Atambayev
Preceded byPosition Vacant
Succeeded byAigul Tokoyeva
Personal details
Born (1958-06-25) 25 June 1958[1]
Tatar ASSR, RSFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityKyrgyz
Spouse(s)Almazbek Atambayev (m. 1988)
Children2
ResidenceState Dacha No. 17, Ala Archa State Residence
ProfessionDoctor

Early life and career

She was born on 25 June 1958 in the Urals of the Russian SFSR. During the Soviet era, she moved with her parents to Osh, Kyrgyz SSR. Here she graduated from the secondary school named after Lomonosov, where she learned English and Kyrgyz. Atambaeva is a candidate of medical sciences.[4]

Personal life
Raisa with her husband Almazbek Atambayev and Russian president Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin in 2017.

She is married to Almazbek Atambayev. She has 2 children with Atambayev, a boy Khadyrbek and a girl Aliya.[5]

References
  1. "AKIpress News Agency". m.akipress.com. Retrieved Aug 8, 2019.
  2. "Raisa Atambayeva - Biographical Summaries of Notable People - MyHeritage". www.myheritage.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  3. Исман, Алмас. "Первая леди Кыргызстана". Радио Азаттык (Кыргызская служба Радио Свободная Европа/Радио Свобода) (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  4. "Женщины, сделавшие из своих мужей президентов | Разное | Гундогар". gundogar-news.com. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  5. Amidi, Faranak (2017-07-30). "President's daughter sparks breastfeeding debate with photo". BBC News. Retrieved 2017-09-05.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.