| Chief of the General Staff of theKazakh Armed Forces | |
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| Қазақстан Қарулы Күштері Бас штабының бастығы | |
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| 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 theCentral Asian Military District |
| Formation | November 1992 |
| First holder | Colonel generalAlybek Kasimov |
| Unofficial names | Chief of Staff |
| Deputy | Major General Ruslan Shpekbayev[1] |
| Website | Armed Forces of Kazakhstan |
TheChief of the General Staff of the Kazakh Armed Forces[a] is the professional head and the highest-ranking officer of theArmed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 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]
| 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 | . |
| 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] |
| No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .jpg) | Zhasuzakov, SakenColonel general Saken Zhasuzakov (born 1957) | 23 January 2013 | 13 September 2016 | 3 years, 234 days | [6] |
| 2 | .jpg) | Maikeyev, MuratLieutenant general Murat Maikeyev (born 1959) | 13 September 2016 | 5 April 2019 | 2 years, 204 days | [7] |
| 3 | .jpg) | 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, 316 days | . |
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