(1965-09-18) 18 September 1965 (age 58) Sokolovka, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Military service
Allegiance
Soviet Union Kazakhstan
Branch/service
Soviet Army Kazakh Ground Forces
Years of service
1982–present
Rank
Lieutenant General[1]
Murat Käribaiūly Bektanov (Kazakh: Мұрат Кәрібайұлы Бектанов, romanized: Mūrat Kärıbaiūly Bektanov) is a Kazakh military leader and was the Minister of Defence.[2] He previously served as the Chief of the General Staff and Commander-in-Chief of the Kazakh Ground Forces.[3][4]
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Murat Käribaiūly Bektanov (Kazakh: Мұрат Кәрібайұлы Бектанов, romanized: Mūrat Kärıbaiūly Bektanov) is a Kazakh military leader and was the Minister of...
minister that day, Älihan Smaiylov, and later fired the defence minister MuratBektanov on 18 January. On 16 March 2022, Tokayev delivered a State of the Nation...
Minister on 19 January 2022 by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, replacing MuratBektanov who was shortly arrested due to his handling failure in the unrest....
military academies. It has many notable alumni, including Lieutenant General Murat Maikeyev, Colonel General Saken Zhasuzakov and Major General Abibilla Kudayberdiev...
Major General MuratBektanov, Commander in Chief of the Kazakh Ground Forces, commanding a military parade on Independence Square, Nur-Sultan in a 2003...
Kazakh commander in the 18th century who fought against the Dzungars MuratBektanov (born 1965), Minister of Defence Talgat Bigeldinov (1922–2014), Il-2...
Yermekbayev's resignation was accepted, with him being succeeded by MuratBektanov. During one of his interviews Yermekbayev commented on his decision...
military festivals. Mohamed Kahin Ahmed Rovshan Akbarov Oleksiy Arestovych MuratBektanov Kyrylo Budanov Leonid Maltsev Ivan Panfilov Serhiy Popko Valerii Zaluzhnyi...
responsibility for the tragedy, and was succeeded by Lieutenant General MuratBektanov. The leaders of foreign countries and international organizations delivered...
Defence Қорғаныс министрі Nurlan Yermekbayev 7 August 2018 31 August 2021 MuratBektanov 31 August 2021 11 January 2022 Ministry of Internal Affairs Ішкі істер...
11 January 2022 29 March 2023 Minister of Defence Қорғаныс министрі MuratBektanov 11 January 2022 19 January 2022 Ruslan Jaqsylyqov 19 January 2022 Present...
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