Murat Jaleluly Maikeyev (, ''Mūrat Jälelūly Maikeev''; born 9 November 1959) is a Kazakh military figure who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan from 2016 to 2019.

Early life and career

He was born on 9 November 1959 in the Aktobe Region of Kazakhstan. In 1966, he went to the first grade of secondary school No. 1 in the town of Gvardeysk, Zhambyl region, and graduated in 1976. He entered the Soviet Army at age 21 and attended the Alma-Ata Higher All-Arms Command School in 1980. Between 1980 and 1990, he served as an officer in the

Transbaikal Military District The Transbaikal Military District () was a military district of first the Soviet Armed Forces and then the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formed on 17 May 1935 and included the Buryat Republic, Chita Oblast, and Yakutia. Chita was ...

and the

Group of Soviet Forces in Germany The Western Group of Forces (WGF), previously known as the Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany (GSOFG) and the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (GSFG), were the troops of the Soviet Army in East Germany. The Group of Soviet Occupation ...

Kazakh Army

In 1994, he attended the

Frunze Military Academy The M. V. Frunze Military Academy (), or in full the Military Order of Lenin and the October Revolution, Red Banner, Order of Suvorov Academy in the name of M. V. Frunze (), was a military academy of the Soviet and later the Russian Armed Forces ...

in Russia. In September 2003, Maikeyev was appointed commander of the Airmobile Forces of the Armed Forces.

High command

In March 2010, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces. On 28 June 2014, Maikeyev graduated from the

Military Academy of Belarus Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus (, ) is higher military educational institution in the national education system of the Republic of Belarus and the leading institution in the education system of training, retraining and advanced traini ...

. On 15 September 2016, he was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He was relieved of his duties on 5 April 2019. In October 2022, he was appointed head of the Specialized Lyceum for Gifted Children "Arystan"

Awards

* Order for Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR, 3 degrees * Order of Valor (Kazakhstan), 2nd degree (2001) *

Order of Glory The Order of Glory () was a military decoration of the Soviet Union established by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on November 8, 1943. It was awarded to soldiers and non-commissioned officers of the Red Army as well as to aviation ...

, 1st degree (2017)В Акорде Верховный Главнокомандующий вручил военнослужащим и сотрудникам специальных служб ордена "Даңқ" 1 и 2 степени
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, 2nd degree (2012) * Astana Medal *

Medal "10 years of Astana" The Medal "10 years of Astana" ( Kazakh: Астанаға 10 жыл, ''Astanaǵa 10 jyl'') is a state award of Kazakhstan. It was first introduced on May 6, 2008, in honor of 10 year anniversary of the city of Astana. List of Recipients * Nursu ...

* Medal "For Contribution to the Development of International Cooperation" * Medal "For participation in peacekeeping operations" * Medal "10 years of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan" * Medal "10 years of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan" * Medal "20 years of the Armed forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan" * Medal "For Impeccable Service" 2nd and 3rd degrees * Medal "70 years of the Armed forces of the USSR" * Medal "60 years of the liberation of the Republic of Belarus from Nazi invaders" * Medal "5 years of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan" * Medal "10 years of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan" *

Medal of Zhukov The Medal of Zhukov () is a state award of the Russian Federation initially awarded to veterans of the Great Patriotic War but now awarded to serving members of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It is named in honour of Marshal of the ...

Army General Margelov Medal The Army General Margelov Medal () is an award of the Ministry of Defence (Russia), Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation established by Order No. 182 of the Minister of Defense (Russia), Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation of 6 ...

* Medal "For the military cooperation of the

Mongolian People’s Army Mongolian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Mongolia, a country in Asia * Mongolian people, or Mongols * Bogd Khanate of Mongolia, the government of Mongolia, 1911–1919 and 1921–1924 * Mongolian language * Mongolian alphabet * ...

and the Soviet Army" * Medal "70 years of the creation of the Airborne Troops of the USSR"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maikeyev, Murat 1959 births Living people People from Aktobe Kazakhstani generals Chiefs of the General Staff (Kazakhstan) Frunze Military Academy alumni