Ruslan Fatihūly Jaqsylyqov (, : born 4 March 1966) is a Kazakh
colonel general
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serving as the
Minister of Defence
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on 19 January 2022 until 8 June 2025.
Biography
Early life and education
Jaqsylyqov was born in the city of
Kaskelen in
Almaty Region. From 1983, he attended the
Alma-Ata Higher Combined Arms Command School where Jaqsylyqov was taught tactical commanding before graduating in 1987.
From the mid 1990's, Jaqsylyqov resided in Russia where he attended the
Frunze Military Academy
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and earned specialty in "Command-staff operational-tactical military intelligence" in 1996 and then the
where Jaqsylqov learned "Military security of the state" specialty in 2004.
Career
In September 2003, Jaqsylyqov was elected as member of the
Shymkent City Mäslihat where he worked for short time until February 2004, when he became the brigade commander of the internal troops under the
Ministry of Internal Affairs.
From 2006, Jaqsylyqov served as a deputy commander of internal troops before being promoted as first deputy commander and chief of the main staff in 2007.
On 4 September 2008, he was appointed as a full commander and served the post until 22 January 2013, when he became the commander-in-chief.
From 24 April 2014, Jaqsylyqov headed the
National Guard
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as a commander-in-chief.
On 29 September 2021, while commanding the National Guard, Jaqsylyqov became Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs.
Minister of Defence
Following the
2022 Kazakh unrest, he was appointed as the Defence Minister on 19 January 2022 by President
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev (born 17 May 1953) is a Kazakhstani politician and diplomat who has served as the second president of Kazakhstan since 2019. He previously served as Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Prime Minister from 1999 to 2002 ...
, replacing
Murat Bektanov
Murat Käribaiūly Bektanov () is a Kazakh military leader and was the Minister of Defence. He previously served as the Chief of the General Staff and Commander-in-Chief of the Kazakh Ground Forces.
Early life and career
Born in the village ...
who was shortly arrested due to his handling failure in the unrest. During visit to the garrison in
Almaty
Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains ...
on 11 February 2022, Jaqsylyqov awarded servicemen who were injured in the riots, noting that all military personnel will continue serving in the Armed Forces.
Controversies
In an August 2019 report published by ''Time.kz'', Jaqsylyqov while serving as lieutenant-general was accused of extorting money from the V.S. GOLD COMPANY LLP., a contract company which provided meals to the regional Kazakh National Guard personnel, resulting in funds being slashed that would have otherwise covered the costs for meals with the unit servicemen being left more malnourished while Jaqsylyqov among other high-ranking officers according to the report, were living a luxurious lifestyle by staying at five star hotels and ordering coffee, soft drinks and ice cream at VIP-terminals at the expense of the company's money.
References
External links
Personal reference(in Russian)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jaqsylyqov, Ruslan
Living people
1966 births
Kazakhstani generals
Government ministers of Kazakhstan
Ministers of defence of Kazakhstan
21st-century Kazakhstani politicians
People from Almaty Region