Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev

20th Prime Minister of KyrgyzstanIn office
20 April 2018 – 15 June 2020PresidentSooronbay JeenbekovPreceded bySapar IsakovSucceeded byKubatbek BoronovIn office
22 August 2017 – 26 August 2017
ActingPresidentAlmazbek AtambayevPreceded bySooronbay JeenbekovSucceeded bySapar IsakovFirst Deputy Prime Minister of KyrgyzstanIn office
13 April 2016 – 22 August 2017Prime MinisterSooronbay JeenbekovPreceded byTairbek SarpashevSucceeded byTolkunbek Abdygulov Personal detailsBorn (1968-01-20) 20 January 1968 (age 56)
Kochkor, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyrgyzstan)Political partyIndependent

Mukhammetkalyy Duyshekeyevich Abylgaziyev (Kyrgyz: Мухамметкалый Дүйшекеевич (Дүйшеке уулу) Абылгазиев, romanized: Muhammetkaly Düyshekeyevich (Düysheke uulu) Abylgaziyev, [muχɑmːetqɑˈlɯj dyjʃeˈkejevɪtʃ ɑbɯɫɢɑˈzijɪf]; 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 August 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]

Early life and education

Abylgaziyev 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

Abylgaziyev 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, Abylgaziyev 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 Abylgaziyev 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

References

Political offices
Preceded by Sooronbay Jeenbekov	Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Acting 2017	Succeeded by Sapar Isakov
Preceded by Sapar Isakov	Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan 2018–2020	Succeeded by Kubatbek Boronov