Abibilla Kudayberdiev

Abibilla Kudayberdiev
Абибилла Кудайбердиев
Kudayberdiev in 2015
6th Minister of Defense
In office
July 2010 – 26 December 2011
PresidentRoza Otunbayeva
Preceded byBakytbek Kalyev
Succeeded byTaalaibek Omuraliev
In office
April 4, 2014 – October 12, 2015
PresidentAlmazbek Atambayev
Preceded byTaalaibek Omuraliev
Succeeded byMirbek Kasimkulov
6th Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic
In office
November 2009 – July 2010
PresidentKurmanbek Bakiyev
Preceded byBoris Yugai
Succeeded byTaalaibek Omuraliev
Personal details
Born (1962-06-01) June 1, 1962 (age 62)
Osh Oblast, Kyrgyz SSR, Soviet Union
Children3
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Kyrgyzstan
Branch/serviceKyrgyz Army
Years of service1983 - present
RankMajor General

Abibilla Kudayberdiev (Kyrgyz and Russian: Абибилла Кудайбердиев born June 1, 1962[citation needed]) is the former Minister of Defense of Kyrgyzstan.[1]

Biography

Kudaberdiev rendering a hand salute at Amar Jawan Jyoti in New Delhi, 9 September 2011.

He was born on June 1, 1962, in the Nookat District, in the city of Osh. In 1983, he graduated from the Alma-Ata Higher All-Arms Command School in the Kazakh SSR.[2] In 2003, he graduated from the Combined Arms Academy of the Russian Federation.[3] From 2008 to 2009, he served as the head of the Bishkek Higher Military School.[citation needed] In November 2009, he was appointed the Chief of the General Staff of Armed Forces, serving in this capacity for 7 months. In July 2010 he served Minister of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic.[4] On April 4, 2014, by the Decree of the President of the Kyrgyzstan, Kudayberdiev was re-appointed Minister of Defense of Kyrgyzstan.[5][6] He was relieved of his post as Minister of Defense on October 12, 2015, by President Atambayev.[7][8]

Education

Awards

See also

Ministry of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic

References