Rayimberdi Seydakmatovich Duishenbiev (Kyrgyz: Райимберди Сейдакматович (Сейдакмат уулу) Дуйшенбиев, Rayimberdi Seydakmatovich (Seydakmat uulu) Duyshenbiyev) is a Kyrgyzstani General who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic from 11 May 2016 to 9 October 2020.[1][2][3][4] He is also the former commander of the Kyrgyzstan Frontier Force.[5][6]
Major General Rayimberdi Duishenbiev Chief of the General Staff | |
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| Native name | Райимберди Дуйшенбиев |
| Born | 11 December 1972 (age 51) Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyz SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Kyrgyzstan |
| Service | Armed Forces of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic |
Career
editIn the early 1990s, he studied at the Academy of the Border Service of the National Security Committee and graduated from the Moscow Border Institute of the FSB of the Russian Federation in 2007. In August 2011, he was appointed deputy Chairman of the State Border Guard Service. Beginning in November 2013 and all the way until February 2014, he served as the acting Chairman of the State Border Service. On 22 February 2014, he was officially appointed as the chairman of the State Border Service. On 11 May 2016, by the decree of President Almazbek Atambayev, he was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.[7][8] In November 2018, Duishenbiev was the center of controversy in when a scandal involving his younger brother, who is also a soldier, emerged sparking accusations of special treatment due his brother's status.[9]
In October 2020, he was dismissed as Chief of the General Staff by President Sooronbay Jeenbekov due to his response to the 2020 Kyrgyzstan protests. He was replaced by a predecessor of his, General Taalaibek Omuraliev.[10][11][12]
References
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- ^ "Дуйшенбиев Райимберди Сейдакматович". who.ca-news.org. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ "Kyrgyz President appoints new chief of the General Staff of Armed Forces | Vestnik Kavkaza ⚡". vestnikkavkaza.net. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ "Райимберди Дуйшенбиев назначен начальником Генерального штаба Вооруженных Сил Кыргызской Республики » Указы » Новости » Официальный сайт Президента Кыргызской Республики". m.president.kg. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ КТРК. "Райимберди Дуйшенбиев назначен начальником Генштаба ВС КР". Общественная Телерадиовещательная корпорация Кыргызской Республики (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ "Райимберди Дуйшенбиев назначен начальником Генерального штаба Вооруженных сил Кыргызстана - Новости Кыргызстана". Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- ^ "Дуйшенбиев Райимберди Сейдакматович". Вечерний Бишкек. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ "Начальник ГШ ВС КР | Генеральный штаб Вооруженных Сил Кыргызской Республики". www.genstaff.gov.kg (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-10-15.
- ^ "«Особые условия для родственника». В армейском скандале всплыло имя главы Генштаба ВC Дуйшенбиева".
- ^ "Президент Киргизии обсудил с начальником Генштаба ситуацию в стране". РИА Новости (in Russian). 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ "Президент Жээнбеков посетил Генштаб и встретился с начальником Генштаба Омуралиевым. Фото". Новости Кыргызстана. 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ "Главе Генштаба Киргизии велено взять под контроль ситуацию в Бишкеке". vesti.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-09.