Chief of the General Staff (Kazakhstan)

The Chief of the General Staff of the Kazakh Armed Forces (Kazakh: Қазақстан Қарулы Күштері Бас штабының бастығы, romanized: Qazaqstan Qaruly Küşterı Bas ştabynyñ bastyğy; Russian: Начальник Генерального штаба Вооруженных сил Казахстана) is the professional head of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He/She is the highest-ranking officer in the armed forces. The armed forces were established in the summer of 1992 and the position of the chief of the general staff was created in November that same year, two days after the general staff of the national army was established.^[2][3]

Chief of the General Staff of the Kazakh Armed Forces
Қазақстан Қарулы Күштері Бас штабының бастығы
Emblem of the Armed Forces
Flag of the Armed Forces
Incumbent Lieutenant General Sultan Kamaletdinov [ru] since 15 January 2024
Ministry of Defense
Member of	General Staff of Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Reports to	Minister of Defense
Residence	Astana
Appointer	President of Kazakhstan
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Kazakhstan
Precursor	Chief of Staff of the Central Asian Military District
Formation	November 1992
First holder	Colonel general Alybek Kasimov
Unofficial names	Chief of Staff
Deputy	Major General Ruslan Shpekbayev[1]
Website	Armed Forces of Kazakhstan

List of Chiefs

Chief of the General Staff

No.	Portrait	Chief of the General Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		Kasimov, AlybekColonel general Alybek Kasimov (born 1954)	November 1992	16 October 1995	2 years, 11 months	[4]
2		Jarbulov, AlikhanMajor general Alikhan Jarbulov [ru] (born 1955)	30 October 1996	14 October 1997	11 months	.
3		Ertaev, BakhytzhanLieutenant general Bakhytzhan Ertaev (born 1952)	14 October 1997	7 August 2000	2 years, 9 months	.
4		Sarapov, MalikLieutenant general Malik Sarapov [ru] (1958–2003)	12 October 2001	May 2003	1 year, 6 months	.

Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

No.	Portrait	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		Sarapov, MalikLieutenant general Malik Sarapov [ru] (1958–2003)	May 2003	June 2003	1 month	.
2		Darbekov, BulatLieutenant general Bulat Darbekov (born 1957)	July 2003	10 January 2007	3 years, 6 months	.
3		Altynbayev, MukhtarArmy general Mukhtar Altynbayev (born 1945)	10 January 2007	11 March 2010	3 years, 2 months	.
4		Zhasuzakov, SakenColonel general Saken Zhasuzakov (born 1957)	11 March 2010	23 January 2013	2 years, 10 months	[5]

Chiefs of the General Staff

No.	Portrait	Chief of the General Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		Zhasuzakov, SakenColonel general Saken Zhasuzakov (born 1957)	23 January 2013	13 September 2016	3 years, 234 days	[6]
2		Maikeyev, MuratLieutenant general Murat Maikeyev (born 1959)	13 September 2016	5 April 2019	2 years, 204 days	[7]
3		Bektanov, MuratMajor general Murat Bektanov (born 1965)	5 April 2019	31 August 2021	2 years, 148 days	[8]
4		Khusainov, MaratMajor general Marat Khusainov (born 1967)	6 September 2021	15 January 2024	2 years, 131 days	[9]
5		Kamaletdinov, SultanLieutenant general Sultan Kamaletdinov [ru] (born 1965)	15 January 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 214 days	.

See also

• Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Ministry of Defense (Kazakhstan)