Ministry of Defense (Kyrgyzstan)

The State Committee for Defense Affairs (Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Республикасынын Коргоо иштери боюнча мамлекеттик комитети, КР КИБМК, Russian: Государственного комитета по делам обороны Кыргызской Республики, ГКДO КР), also informally known as the Ministry of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Республикасынын Коргоо министрлиги, Russian: Министерство обороны Кыргызской Республики) is the main executive body responsible for the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan, having the authority to is responsible for the readiness of the military command and control bodies in its ranks. In accordance with legislation connected to the armed forces.[1] The current Minister of Defense is Colonel Erlis Terdikbayev.

Ministry of Defence
Кыргыз Республикасынын Коргоо министрлиги
Министерство обороны Кыргызской Республики
Emblem of the Ministry of Defense

A monument near the Ministry of Defence for Kyrgyz soldiers who fought in the Batken Conflict with the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.
Agency overview
Formed13 January 1992 (1992-01-13)
Jurisdiction Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan
HeadquartersKiev-Logvinenko Street, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Employees11,000
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Parent departmentGovernment of Kyrgyzstan
Child agency
Websitehttps://mil.gov.kg

The Ministry was formed from the headquarters of the 17th Army Corps, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991-92. Originally, it was named the State Defense Committee, by order of President Askar Akayev on January 13, 1992. In 1993, the State Defense Committee was renamed to the Ministry of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic. In November 2015, the Ministry of Defense was renamed the State Committee for Defense Affairs.[2][3]

Regular Duties

The committee is at present, responsible for organizing the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan, which is done through the following actions:

  • Reporting to the President and Government of Kyrgyzstan on the status of the armed forces
  • Carrying out public military policy implemented by the government
  • Management, oversight, and execution of military activities
  • Administration of all institutions related to the military through the Chief of the General Staff
  • Equipping the different service branches of the armed forces with the latest in military technology

In February 2014, the powers of the General Staff was expanded to give the Chief of General Staff the authority to have complete control over the armed forces. The Ministry of Defense's functions, on the other hand, were largely reduced, leaving its comprehensive support of the military as its mandate. In a 2015 military reform, the two departments became completely independent, with the chairman of the State Committee on Defense Affairs effectively being subordinated to the Chief of General Staff.[4]

Leadership structure
The Deputy Minister of Defense greets Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at the defense ministry on June 5, 2007.
  • Chairman of the State Committee for Defense Affairs – Erlis Terdikbayev
  • Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Defense Affairs – Akylbek Ibraev
  • Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Defense Affairs – Nurseit Kedeev
  • Chief of the General Staff – Taalaibek Omuraliev[5]

List of leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Born-Died)		 Term
Took office Left office Duration
Minister of Defense
1
Major General
Dzhanybek Umetaliev
[6]		13 January 199217 December 19931 year, 338 days
2
Major General
Myrzakan Subanov
(born 1944)		17 December 199329 August 19995 years, 255 days
3
Major General
Esen Topoev
(born 1952)		29 August 199924 March 20055 years, 207 days
–
Lieutenant General
Ismail Isakov
(born 1950)
Acting		24 March 2005September 20055 months
4
Lieutenant General
Ismail Isakov
(born 1950)		September 200526 May 20082 years, 8 months
5
Major General
Bakytbek Kalyev
[7]		26 May 20087 April 20101 year, 316 days
–
Lieutenant General
Ismail Isakov
(born 1950)
Acting		7 April 201020 July 2010104 days
6
Major General
Abibilla Kudayberdiev
(born 1962)		20 July 201026 December 20111 year, 159 days
7
Major General
Taalaibek Omuraliev
(born 1965)		26 December 20114 April 20142 years, 99 days
(6)
Major General
Abibilla Kudayberdiev
(born 1962)		4 April 201412 October 20151 year, 191 days
Chairmen of the State Committee for Defense Affairs
(Председатель Комитета по делам обороны Киргизской Республики)
8
Colonel
Mirbek Kasimkulov
[8]		14 March 201721 April 20181 year, 38 days
9
Colonel
Erlis Terdikbayev
(born 1969)
[9]		21 April 2018Incumbent2 years, 284 days

See also

References
  1. "The Ministry of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry of Defense) is the central executive body directly responsible for the Armed Forces and other military formations of the Kyrgyz Republic (hereinafter referred to as the Armed Forces), is responsible for the combat readiness and readiness of the military command and control bodies of the Ministry of Defense to Fulfillment of tasks on armed protection of the Kyrgyz Republic. In accordance with the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Ministry of Defense is designed to ensure reliable protection of state sovereignty, territorial integrity, constitutional order, society and citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic and fulfillment of obligations in accordance with international treaties that have entered into force in accordance with the law,". Archived from the original on 2014-07-24.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Указ Президента Кыргызстана "Об образовании Государственного комитета Республики Кыргызстан по делам обороны"". www.minjust.gov.kg. 2000-10-08. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  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 2019-04-18.
  5. "Начальник Генерального штаба Вооруженных Сил КР - Министерство обороны Кыргызской Республики". 2014-07-24. Archived from the original on 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2017-07-26.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. Toktomushev, Kemel (2016-10-04). Kyrgyzstan - Regime Security and Foreign Policy. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781315533483.
  7. https://m.akipress.com/
  8. https://kyrtag.kg/society/mirbek-kasymkulov-naznachen-predsedatelem-gosudarstvennoy-pogranichnoy-sluzhby-kr
  9. https://ru.sputnik.kg/spravka/20180421/1038782774/terdikbaev-ehrlis-dzhekshenovich-biografiya.html
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