Commander of the Kyrgyz Army | |
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Incumbent Colonel Almazbek Karasartov since 19 January 2019 | |
Ministry of Defense | |
Style | Comrade |
Status | Active |
Member of | General Staff of Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic |
Reports to | Chief of the General Staff |
Residence | Bishkek |
Appointer | President of Kyrgyzstan |
Term length | No fixed length |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Kyrgyzstan |
Precursor | Commanders-in-Chief of the Soviet Ground Forces |
Formation | 25 January 2017 |
First holder | General Valentin Luk'yanov |
The Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic is the professional head of the Kyrgyz Army. He is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Kyrgyz Army. The current Commander is Colonel Almazbek Karasartov.
No. | Portrait | Commander of the Army | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Valentin Luk'yanov | General10 December 1993 | ? | ? | [1] |
No. | Portrait | Commander of the Army | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Erlis Terdikbayev | Colonel25 January 2017 | 3 May 2018 | 1 year, 98 days | [2] | |
2 | Nurlan Kiresheyev | Colonel3 May 2018 | 19 January 2019 | 261 days | [3] | |
3 | Almazbek Karasartov | Colonel19 January 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 9 days | [4] |