Kanysh Abubakirov
Lieutenant General Kanysh Abubakirov | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Қаныш Әбубәкіров |
| Born | 12 February 1977 |
| Allegiance |  Kazakhstan |
Branch |  Kazakh Ground Forces Kazakh Airmobile Forces |
Service years | 1998–present |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Kanysh Asankhanuly Abubakirov (Kazakh: Қаныш Асанханұлы Әбубәкіров; Russian: Каныш Асанханович Абубакиров: born 12 February 1977) is a Kazakh general serving as the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan since 17 January 2026.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
He was born in the Ordabasy District of South Kazakhstan on 12 February 1977. He graduated from the Military Academy of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 1998. He later would graduated from the National Defense University, with honors and a gold medal in 2005 and 2015, having majored in Military and public administration. Upon commissioning, he became the commander of the reconnaissance group of an airborne assault battalion from April 1998 to June 1999. He then served as commander of a heavy machine gun company from then to May 2001. He then spent five years as the deputy commander of an airborne assault battalion and then three more years as deputy commander of military unit 61993. He then spent between February 2009 to August 2015 as commander of various units within the Kazakh Airmobile Forces, before becoming Deputy Commander of the Airmobile Forces and Head of the Combat Training Department of the Directorate of the Commander of the Airmobile Forces, serving until 2016.
In June 2016, he became Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander of the Airborne Assault Troops and then in late 2017, the Commander of Regional Command "West". On 5 May 2019, he was made Commander of the Kazakh Air Assault Forces.[5][6] He was promoted to First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces in June 2021. On January 4, 2024, he was made Deputy Minister of Defense for Logistics and Military Infrastructure.[7] He was made a Lieutenant general on May 6, 2024. On 17 January 2026, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appointed Abubakirov as First Deputy Minister of Defense and Chief of the General Staff, succeeding Sultan Kamaletdinov.[8]
Awards
- Order of Valor, 2nd class
- Order of Glory, 2nd class (22 October 2022)
- Medal "For Combat Valor"
References
- ↑ "Абубакиров Каныш Асанханович (персональная справка) | PRG. (Параграф)". prg.kz (in Russian). 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "President appoints new top military commander". Qazinform. 17 January 2026. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Распоряжением Главы государства Камалетдинов Султан Буркутбаевич освобожден от должности первого заместителя Министра обороны Республики Казахстан – начальника Генерального штаба Вооруженных Сил Республики Казахстан". Официальный сайт Президента Республики Казахстан (in Russian). 2026-01-17. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
- ↑ "GOV.KZ - Единая платформа интернет-ресурсов государственных органов (ЕПИР ГО)". gov.egov.kz (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2026-05-26.
- ↑ "АБУБАКИРОВ Каныш Асанханович | ЦентрАзия". centrasia.org. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ↑ "Начальник Генерального штаба ВС РК представил нового командующего Десантно-штурмовыми войсками". desantura.ru. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ↑ "GOV.KZ - Единая платформа интернет-ресурсов государственных органов (ЕПИР ГО)". gov.egov.kz (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "Назначен новый начальник Генерального штаба ВС РК". 4Vlastinfo (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-08-03.