Dastan Jumabekov (

Kyrgyz Kyrgyz, Kirghiz or Kyrgyzstani may refer to: * Someone or something related to Kyrgyzstan *Kyrgyz people *Kyrgyz national games *Kyrgyz language *Kyrgyz culture *Kyrgyz cuisine *Yenisei Kirghiz *The Fuyü Gïrgïs language in Northeastern China ...

: Дастан Жумабеков; born 2 November 1976) is a

politician who has served as

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of the Supreme Council of

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

, the country’s

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, since his appointment on October 25, 2017. He was elected Speaker with a vote of 80-30 MPs, succeeding the outgoing

Chynybaĭ Tursunbekov Chynybai Akunovich Tursunbekov ( ky, Чыныбай Акун уулу Турсунбеков, ; 15 October 19606 July 2020) was a Kyrgyz politician. Biography Tursunbekov earned a degree in philology from the Kyrgyz National University in 1983, ...

, who had stepped down to “preserve stability in the country”. He was born 2 November 1976, in 2001 he graduated from the

Kyrgyz National University The Kyrgyz National University, named after Jusup Balasagyn ( ky, Жусуп Баласагын атындагы Кыргыз Улуттук Университети; russian: Киргизский национальный университет ...

with a degree in law.

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Chairmen of the Supreme Council (Kyrgyzstan) 1976 births Living people Kyrgyz National University alumni {{Kyrgyzstan-politician-stub