Aitkurman Omarbekov Appointed Chief of General Staff of Kazakhstan's Armed Forces

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, has appointed Aitkurman Omarbekov as first deputy Defense Minister and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Aitkurman Omarbekov was born in 1977 in the Abai Region. He graduated from the Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, as well as from the Eurasian Humanitarian Institute with a degree in law.

He began his professional career in 1997 with the Kazakhstan's Republican Guard, where he served until 2014. From 2014 to 2022, Aitkurman Omarbekov held a number of officer and leadership positions in the State Security Service of the Republic.

In February 2022, he was appointed deputy Chief of the State Security Service and Commander of its Special Forces. He held this position until his current appointment as Chief of General Staff.