Murat Bektanov

Murat Käribaiūly Bektanov (Kazakh: Мұрат Кәрібайұлы Бектанов, romanized: Mūrat Kärıbaūly Bektanov) is a Kazakh military leader and the current Minister of Defence. He previously served as the Chief of the General Staff and Commander-in-Chief of the Kazakh Ground Forces.[2][3]

Murat Bektanov
Lieutenant Général
Minister of Defence
Assumed office
31 August 2021
PresidentKassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime MinisterAskar Mamin
Preceded byNurlan Yermekbayev
Chief of the General Staff
In office
5 April 2019 – 31 August 2021
PresidentKassym-Jomart Tokayev
Preceded byMurat Maikeyev
Succeeded byMarat Khusainov
Commander-in-Chief of the Kazakh Ground Forces
In office
15 September 2016 – 5 April 2019
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Preceded byMurat Maikeyev
Succeeded byMarat Khusainov
Personal details
Born (1965-09-18) 18 September 1965
Sokolovka, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Kazakhstan
Branch/service Kazakh Ground Forces
Years of service1982–present
RankLieutenant General[1]

Biography
Bektanov in a 2003 Lincoln Town Car during a military parade on Independence Square, May 2017.

Born in the village of Sokolovka in North Kazakhstan Region, Bektanov graduated from the Kiev Higher Combined Arms Command School in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. From 1989–1990, he commanded a motorized rifle platoon of the Soviet Army. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, he served as head of an intelligence unit of an airborne assault battalion. From 1993–1997, he was the commander of a platoon at the Alma-Ata Higher All-Arms Command School. From 1997–1998, he was an officer in a combat training department of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan. Up until he studied at the Military Academy of the Armed Forces. From 2001–2005, he served as Head of the Operational Directorate and Training Department of the Republican Guard before studying at the Military Academy of the General Staff. From 2013–2016, he was Commander of the Regional Command "East", and from 2016–2019, he was Commander-in-Chief of the Kazakh Ground Forces. Since April 2019, he has been Chief of the General Staff.[4]

During his work as the Chief of the General Staff, the Arys tragedy took place. Bektanov was considered as accountable to the incident by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and was given a formal strict reprimand in response.[5] On 31 August 2021, Bektanov became the Minister of Defence, succeeding Nurlan Ermekbaev following another tragic explosion in Jambyl Region.[6]

Awards
  • Order of Glory, 2nd degree (2014)

See also

References
  1. "О присвоении высших воинских и специальных званий, классных чинов и квалификационных классов — Официальный сайт Президента Республики Казахстан". Akorda.kz.
  2. "Murat Bektanov appointed new commander of Kazakh ground forces". vestnikkavkaza.net.
  3. "Назарбаев освободил от должностей двух руководителей регионального командования". Tengrinews.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  4. tengrinews.kz (2019-04-05). "Мурат Бектанов назначен первым заместителем министра обороны". Главные новости Казахстана - Tengrinews.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  5. informburo.kz (2019-08-07). "Токаев уволил экс-министра обороны Жасузакова из Вооружённых сил из-за ЧП в Арыси". Г informburo.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  6. informburo.kz (2021-08-31). "Министром обороны Казахстана стал Мурат Бектанов". rus.azattyq.org (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-08-31.


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