Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Düysheke uulu and the family name is Abylgaziev.

Mukhammetkalyi Düysheke uulu Abylgaziev^[a] (born 20 January 1968) is a Kyrgyz politician. He was the First Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from April 2016 to August 2017, Acting Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from 22 to 26 August 2017, and Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from April 2018^[1] until his resignation in June 2020, during a criminal investigation into his government's sale of radio frequencies.^[2]

Muhammetkalyi Abylgaziev
Мухамметкалый Абылгазиев
Abylgaziyev in 2019
20th Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
In office 20 April 2018 – 15 June 2020
President	Sooronbay Jeenbekov
Preceded by	Sapar Isakov
Succeeded by	Kubatbek Boronov
In office 22 August 2017 – 26 August 2017 Acting
President	Almazbek Atambayev
Preceded by	Sooronbay Jeenbekov
Succeeded by	Sapar Isakov
First Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
In office 13 April 2016 – 22 August 2017
Prime Minister	Sooronbay Jeenbekov
Preceded by	Tairbek Sarpashev
Succeeded by	Tolkunbek Abdygulov
Personal details
Born	(1968-01-20) 20 January 1968 (age 57) Kochkor, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyrgyzstan)
Political party	Independent

Early life and education

Abylgaziev was born on 20 January 1968 in the Kochkor District of the Naryn Oblast in the Kyrgyz SSR. In 1994 he graduated from the Agricultural Institute named after Constantin Scriabine with a specialization in Agronomy. In 1997 he graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Business at the International University of Kyrgyzstan.

Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan

Abylgaziev with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan in September 2018

Abylgaziev was the acting Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from 22 August to 26 August 2017. He was appointed following Sooronbay Jeenbekov's resignation to contest the October 2017 presidential election. Abulgaziyev previously served as Deputy Prime Minister.^[3][4] On 20 April 2018 he was reappointed Prime Minister by President Sooronbay Jeenbekov, after Prime Minister Sapar Isakov's government was sacked.^[1] On 25 April the new government was sworn in.^[5]

During his term, Abylgaziev met frequently with other heads of government, including with Kazakh Prime Minister Bakhytzhan Sagintayev, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.^{[citation needed]}

On 15 June 2020, Abylgaziev resigned from his post as Prime Minister in connection with criminal allegations against the government on the extension and renewal of radio frequency resources, though Abylgaziev denied any wrongdoing.^[2]

Cabinet

As at 25 April 2018:^[6]

• Deputy Prime Ministers^{[failed verification]}
  • Kubatbek Boronov
  • Jenish Razakov
  • Altynai Omurbekov
  • Zamirbek Askarov
• Minister of Agriculture, Food Industry and Melioration – Nurbek Murashev
• Minister of Culture, Information and Tourism – Sultanbek Jumagulov
• Minister of the Economy – Oleg Pankratov
• Minister of Education and Science – Gulmira Kudayberdieva
• Minister of Emergency Situations – Nurbolot Mirzakhmedov
• Minister of Finance – Adylbek Kasymaliev
• Minister of Foreign Affairs – Erlan Abdyldayev
• Minister of Health Care – Kosmosbek Cholponbaev
• Minister of Internal Affairs – Kashkar Dzhunushaliev
• Minister of Justice – Ainur Abdyldaeva
• Minister of Labor and Social Development – Taalaikul Isakunova
• Minister of Transport and Roads – Zhamshitbek Kalilov
• Chairman of the State Committee for National Security – Idris Kadyrkulov
• Chairman of the State Committee for Defense Affairs – Erlis Terdikbayev
• Chairman of the State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use – Ulanbek Ryskulov
• Chairman of the State Committee of Information Technologies and Communications – Bakyt Sharshembiev

Notes

1. Kyrgyz: Мухамметкалый Дүйшеке уулу Абылгазиев, pronounced [mʊχamétqɑɫɯ́ɪ tʉɪɕekʰé‿uːɫʊ́ ɑβɯ́ɫʁazʲíjɪf]