Murat Bektanov
Murat Bektanov Chief of the General Staff | |
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| Chief of the General Staff | |
| Assumed office April 5, 2019 | |
| President | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
| Preceded by | Murat Maikeyev |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Kazakh Ground Forces | |
| In office September 15, 2016 – April 5, 2019 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
| Preceded by | Murat Maikeyev |
| Succeeded by | Marat Khusainov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 September 1965 Sokolovka, Kyzylzhar District, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Kazakhstan |
| Branch/service |  Kazakh Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1982–present |
| Rank | Major General |
Murat Karibayuly Bektanov (Kazakh: Мұрат Кәрібайұлы Бектанов, Murat Káribaıuly Bektanov) is a Kazakh military leader and the current Chief of the General Staff. He previously served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Kazakh Ground Forces.[1][2]
Career Timeline
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He was born on September 18, 1965 in the village of Sokolovka of the North Kazakhstan Region of the Kazakh SSR.
- 1988 - Graduated from the Kiev Higher All-Arms Command School
- 1989–1990 - Commanded a motorized rifle platoon
- 1990–1993 - Served as head of an intelligence unit of an airborne assault battalion
- 1993–1997 - commander of a platoon, company of cadets of the Alma-Ata Higher All-Arms Command School
- 1997–1998 - An officer in a combat training department of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan
- 1998–2000 - Studied at the Military Academy of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- 2000–2001 - Senior Officer of the Operational Planning Department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces
- 2001–2005 - Head of the Operational Directorate and Training Department of the Republican Guard
- 2005–2007 - Studied at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
- 2007–2010 - Deputy Head of the Operational Planning Department of the Heads Committee of the Ministry of Defense
- 2010–2013 - Head of the Operational Planning Department of the Chiefs of Staff Committee of the Ministry of Defense
- 2013–2016 - Commander of the Regional Command "East"
- 2016–2019 - Commander-in-Chief of the Kazakh Ground Forces
- Since April 2019 - Chief of the General Staff[3]
Awards
- Order of Glory 2nd degree (2014)
See also
References
- ^ "Murat Bektanov appointed new commander of Kazakh ground forces".
- ^ "Назарбаев освободил от должностей двух руководителей регионального командования". Tengrinews.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-11-05.
- ^ https://tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_news/murat-bektanov-naznachen-pervyim-zamestitelem-ministra-366597/
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