Murat Bektanov

Murat Karibayuly Bektanov (Kazakh: Мұрат Кәрібайұлы Бектанов, Murat Káribaıuly Bektanov) is a Kazakh military leader and the current Chief of the General Staff. He previously served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Kazakh Ground Forces.[1][2]

Murat Bektanov Chief of the General Staff
Chief of the General Staff
Incumbent
Assumed office April 5, 2019
President	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Preceded by	Murat Maikeyev
Commander-in-Chief of the Kazakh Ground Forces
In office September 15, 2016 – April 5, 2019
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Preceded by	Murat Maikeyev
Succeeded by	Marat Khusainov
Personal details
Born	(1965-09-18) 18 September 1965 Sokolovka, Kyzylzhar District, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Military service
Allegiance	Soviet Union  Kazakhstan
Branch/service	Kazakh Ground Forces
Years of service	1982–present
Rank	Major General

Career Timeline

Bektanov in a 2003 Lincoln Town Car during a military parade on Independence Square, May 2017.

He was born on September 18, 1965 in the village of Sokolovka of the North Kazakhstan Region of the Kazakh SSR.

• 1988 - Graduated from the Kiev Higher Combined Arms Command School
• 1989–1990 - Commanded a motorized rifle platoon
• 1990–1993 - Served as head of an intelligence unit of an airborne assault battalion
• 1993–1997 - commander of a platoon, company of cadets of the Alma-Ata Higher All-Arms Command School
• 1997–1998 - An officer in a combat training department of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan
• 1998–2000 - Studied at the Military Academy of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• 2000–2001 - Senior Officer of the Operational Planning Department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces
• 2001–2005 - Head of the Operational Directorate and Training Department of the Republican Guard
• 2005–2007 - Studied at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
• 2007–2010 - Deputy Head of the Operational Planning Department of the Heads Committee of the Ministry of Defense
• 2010–2013 - Head of the Operational Planning Department of the Chiefs of Staff Committee of the Ministry of Defense
• 2013–2016 - Commander of the Regional Command "East"
• 2016–2019 - Commander-in-Chief of the Kazakh Ground Forces
• Since April 2019 - Chief of the General Staff[3]

Awards

• Order of Glory 2nd degree (2014)

See also

• Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan

References

1. "Murat Bektanov appointed new commander of Kazakh ground forces".
2. "Назарбаев освободил от должностей двух руководителей регионального командования". Tengrinews.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-11-05.
3. https://tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_news/murat-bektanov-naznachen-pervyim-zamestitelem-ministra-366597/