The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Қорғаныс министрлігі, ''Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Qorğanys ministrlıgı'') is a government agency of

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

which is the main executive body in implementing military policy. The Defense Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the head of the Ministry of Defense, whose duties are to exercise the administrative leadership of the

Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan The Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Қарулы Күштері, , russian: Вооружённые силы Республики Казахстан) is the unified armed forces of ...

. The ministry was established in May 1992. The first Minister of Defense was Army General

Sagadat Nurmagambetov Sagadat Kozhakhmetovich Nurmagambetov ( kz, Сағадат Қожахметұлы Нұрмағамбетов, ''Sağadat Qojahmetūly Nūrmağambetov'', ساعادات قوجاحمەتۇلى نۇرماعامبەتوۆ; russian: Сагадат К ...

who served from May 1992 to October 16, 1995.

Functions

The Ministry of Defense conducts the following tasks: * Implements the state defense policy, military-political and military-economic management of the

* To act as the headquarters of the armed forces * To carry out its activities in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan * To serve as a legal entity in the organizational and legal form of a state institution * Makes decisions drawn up by orders and directives of the Minister of Defense and

Kazakh Government The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Үкіметі, tr, ''Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Ükımetı'') oversees a presidential republic. The President of Kazakhstan, currently Kassym- ...

General Staff

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the main body for the management of the armed forces of the state in peacetime and wartime, coordinates the development of plans for the construction and development of the Armed Forces, other troops and military formations, their operational, combat and mobilization training, organizes and carries out strategic planning application and interaction of the Armed Forces, other troops and military formations, and also develops a plan for the operational equipment of the country's territory in defense.

Organizational structure

Organizational structure as of 2020: * General Directorate of Physical Training * General Directorate of Informatization and Telecommunications * General Directorate of Public Procurement * Central Archive of the Ministry of Defense * Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces * Management of the commanders of troops and combat arms * Central Command Post * Arms Reduction Control Center * Center for Metrological Support * Pension Center * Central Army Sports Club * Center for Military Space Programs * Center for Military Representatives * Administrative Department * Department of International Cooperation * Department of Combat Training * Department of Economics and Finance * Department of Personnel and Military Education * Department of Organizational and Mobilization work * Department of Information and Communication * Department of Planning and cooperation * Department of Educational and Ideological Work * Legal Department * Department of Military-Technical Policy * Department of Military Science and Innovation * Main Financial Inspectorate * Main Inspectorate * General Directorate of Safety Oversight * General Directorate of the Cantonment of Troops * General Directorate of Communications * General Directorate of Special Forces * General Directorate of Territorial Defense * Main Directorate of the Military Police * General Directorate for the Protection of State Secrets and Information Security *Main Military Medical Directorate *

Military Police Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state. In wartime operations, the military police may support the main fighting force with force protection, convoy security, screening, rear rec ...

* Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Defense Forces * Office of the Chief of Logistics and Arms * Office for work with sergeants * Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy * Aviation Training Center * Kazakhstan GIS Center * Kazspetsexport *

Honor Guard Company of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan The Honor Guard Company of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan ( Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Қорғаныс министрлігінің Құрметті күзетші, ''Qazaqstan Respýblıkasy Qorǵanys mınıstrli ...

Central Military Band of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan The Central Military Band of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan is a military music unit made for state ceremonies carried out by the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan. Background It was formed on November 8, 1995 in accordance with the Di ...

Cadet Corps A corps of cadets, also called cadet corps, was originally a kind of military school for boys. Initially such schools admitted only sons of the nobility or gentry, but in time many of the schools were opened also to members of other social classes ...

Directorates

during the formation of the structure of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan in November 1992, along with other departments, departments and services,

Directorate of Engineering Troops

Colonel Marat Gareev, the former head of the engineering in the former Soviet 40th Army was appointed to be the first commander of military engineers in Kazakhstan, officers of which were staffed by those who had previously served in the Directorate of Engineering Troops of the Central Asian Military District. In 1993, there were 12 Soviet engineering units in Kazakhstan, and it became necessary to reorganize these units. In 1995, in

Kapshagay Konaev ( kk, Қонаев; russian: Конаев), previously known as Kapchagay ( kk, Қапчағай, links=no; russian: Капшагай, links=no or ), is a city with the Almaty Region of Kazakhstan. It is located on the Ili River, and has ...

, due to the reduction of 3 engineering units, an engineer regiment was formed and for its performance in 2003, it was the first in the history of the Armed Forces to be awarded the pennant of the Minister of Defense "For courage and military prowess". Similar regiments were formed in the Southern and Eastern Regional Commands. Due to the outflow of cadres from the country, the faculty of engineering troops was formed at the Almaty Higher Combined Arms Command School and since 1997, all military engineers have graduated from here.

Units

Military Police

The Military Police of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan ( kk, Әскери полициясы, russian: Военная полиция) is the

military police Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state. In wartime operations, the military police may support the main fighting force with force protection, convoy security, screening, rear rec ...

branch of the Defence Ministry. It consists of special military units that are organizationally part of the armed forces as well as other security agencies to ensure the enforcement of law and order.

Honour guard and band

The honour guard company and band are the main military units subordinate to the ministry and one of the senior ceremonial units in the country. The company is officially part of the 36th Air Assault Brigade of the

Kazakh Airmobile Forces The Kazakh Air Assault Forces (; ) or the Airmobile Forces (; ) are the paratrooper branch of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It falls under the subordination of the Kazakh Ground Forces and is part of the Reserve of the Supreme Co ...

and is composed of personnel from the Ground Forces, Navy, and Air Force. Colonel Alexander Belyakov (

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

: Александр Викторович Беляков) was the original director of the band in November 1995 after he was commissioned to lead the massed bands by General Nurmagambetov in the

Victory Day Parade ukr, Парад Перемоги be, Парад Перамогі , nickname = Victory Parades , observedby = Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, some former Soviet countries , duration = 1 day , frequency = annual , scheduling = same d ...

on Almaty's Republic Square that May. In 2012, the band was relocated from Almaty to the capital of

Astana Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, tho ...

Cadet Corps

The Cadet Corps of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan named after

Shoqan Walikhanov Shokan Shyngysuly Valikhanov ( kk, Шоқан Шыңғысұлы Уәлихан, russian: Чокан Чингисович Валиханов), given name Mukhammed Kanafiya ( kk, Мұхаммед Қанафия)Shoqan, his pen-name, later becam ...

(Russian: Кадетский корпус Министерства обороны Республики Казахстан имени Чокана Валиханова) or the Shchuchinskiy Cadet Corps is an institution of the ministry that was formed on 1 July 1996 as a secondary school that prepared Kazakh youth for service in the military and for leadership as junior army, navy, and air force commanders. A similar task is done today by the

Astana Zhas Ulan Republican School The Zhas Ulan Republican School named after Sagadat Nurmagambetov ( kk, Армия генералы Сағадат Қожахметұлы Нұрмағамбетов атындағы Жас ұлан республикалық мектебі, ''Armı ...

. A month after its formation, the corps had 96 enlisted cadets, most of whom came from the

Alma-Ata Higher All-Arms Command School Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936 as an autonomous republic as part of t ...

(now the Military Institute of the Kazakh Ground Forces). On its first graduation day on July 29, 1999, where 11 cadets graduated from the corps and enrolled in higher educational institutions, the corps received its own battle flag by the then head of the corps, Colonel Kuangaliev and defense minister

Mukhtar Altynbayev Mukhtar Qapashuly Altynbayev ( Kazakh: Мұхтар Қапашұлы Алтынбаев, ''Mūhtar Qapaşūly Altynbaev''; born December 10, 1945 in Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union) served as the Minister of Defense and General of the Army of ...

. The corps is currently based in the city of

Shchuchinsk Shchuchinsk ( kz, Щучинск, ''Şuchinsk''; russian: Щучинск, ) is a city in northern-central Kazakhstan, located 75 kilometres south-east of Kokshetau on Lake Shchuchye. It is the seat of Burabay District (form. Shchuchinsk District ...

in the

Akmola Region Akmola Region ( kz, Ақмола облысы, translit=Aqmola oblysy; russian: Акмолинская область, Akmolinskaya oblast) is a centrally located region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Kokshetau. The national capital, Astana, is en ...

Organizations

''Sarbazy'' Gazette

The Central Press Service of the Ministry of Defense operates the ''Sarbazy'' (Warrior) Gazette. It was created with the ''Qysl әsker'' military newspaper of the Kazakh Military Commissariat. It appeared once a week in the

Latin script The Latin script, also known as Roman script, is an alphabetic writing system based on the letters of the classical Latin alphabet, derived from a form of the Greek alphabet which was in use in the ancient Greek city of Cumae, in southern I ...

of the Kazakh language. On 1 November 1969, a newspaper called ''The Battle Banner'' began to appear in

Alma-Ata Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936 as an autonomous republic as part of t ...

. Since each district at that time had its own printed organ, the

Central Asian Military District The Red Banner Central Asian Military District was a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces, which existed in 1926–1945 and 1969–1989, with its headquarters at Tashkent (1926–1945) and Almaty (1969–1989). By USSR Order No.304 of 4 ...

had direct control over the newspaper. In May 1989, the publication was discontinued due to the abolition of the district, and the editorial office was disbanded. Between 1989 and 1992, the Armed Forces explored the idea of recreating a newspaper. The first issue was released on 16 December 1992 in both the Kazakh and Russian languages.

Center for Military Medicine

The Center for Military Medicine consists of 76 employees, experts, and doctors. The history of the center of military medicine, which has no analogues in Central Asia, began on 1 November 1969, when the forensic laboratory of the Central Asian Military District was established. After Kazakhstan gained independence, it was renamed the Central Medical Laboratory of the Ministry of Defense. In 2010, the institution received its current name. Since 2011, it included an internship of the medical staff of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan. The medical center provides education in the field of military medicine and is responsible for organizational and educational work in the field of advanced training and course training. The teaching staff is involved in training peacekeepers for

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...

missions. It is attached to the Main Military Medical Directorate of the Ministry of Defence.

Central Army Sports Club

The Central Army Sports Club (russian: ЦСКА, CSKA) is a Kazakh

sports club A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports. Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...

based in Almaty. The history of military sports in Kazakhstan dates back to 1970, when a sports battalion was formed in the Central Asian Military District, forming in 1974 the 42nd Sports Company and subsequently, the 12th Sports Club of the Army in 1978. On the Directive of the Central Staff of the USSR, on 5 January 1990, the 12th Army Sports club transformed into a Branch of the

Order of Lenin The Order of Lenin (russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina, ), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was established by the Central Executive Committee on April 6, 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration ...

Central Sports Club. After independence as achieved, on 11 February 1992, it was reorganized into the Central Army Sports Club of the State Defense Committee. In March 1994, it was renamed to the Sports Committee of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 9 athletes from the club were included in the national team at the

2017 Winter Universiade Winter Universiade 2017, the XXVIII Winter Universiade, was a multi-sport winter event which took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 29 January to 8 February 2017. On 29 November 2011, FISU announced that Winter Universiade 2017 would be hosted ...

in Almaty, competing in

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, cross-country skiing and

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. In July 2019, club member Sergey Tsyrulnikov, a four-time Guinness record holder, broke a record by using only one hand to nail frying pans and into wooden planks in just under 2 minutes.

Kazspetsexport

Kazspetsexport is a state company funded and controlled by the Ministry of Defence of Kazakhstan. In January 2012, Airbus Military signed a firm contract with Kazspetsexport to supply two EADS CASA C-295 military transport aircraft plus the related service support package for spare parts and ground support equipment.Defense Industry Daily
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List of Defence Ministers of Kazakhstan

(May 1992 – 16 October 1995) * Alybek Kasimov (16 October 1995 – 30 October 1996) *

(30 October 1996 – 9 August 1999) * ''vacant from 9 August to 13 October 1999'' * Sat Tokpakbayev (13 October 1999 – 8 December 2001) *

(8 December 2001 – 10 January 2007) *

Daniyal Akhmetov Daniyal Kenjetaiuly Akhmetov ( kk, Даниал Кенжетайұлы Ахметов, ''Daniyal Kenjetaiūly Ahmetov''; born 15 June 1954) is a Kazakh politician who was the 6th Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 13 June 2003 to 9 January 2007.

(10 January 2007 – 24 June 200 * Adilbek Zhaksybekov (24 June 2009 – 3 April 2014) *

Serik Akhmetov Serik Nyghmetuly Akhmetov ( kk, Серік Нығметұлы Ахметов, translit=Serık Nyğmetūly Ahmetov, ; born 25 June 1958) was a Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 2012 to 2014. He served as the Minister of Defense from April to Octobe ...

(3 April – 22 October 2014) *

Imangali Tasmagambetov Imangali Nurgaliuly Tasmagambetov ( kk, Иманғали Нұрғалиұлы Тасмағамбетов, ''İmаnğаli Nūrğаliūly Таsmаğаmbеtоv''; born 9 December 1956) is a Kazakh politician and diplomat, who is the current Secretary ...

(22 October 2014 – 13 September 2016) *

Saken Zhasuzakov Saken Adilkhanuly Zhasuzakov ( kk, Сәкен Әділханұлы Жасұзақов, ''Säken Ädılhanūly Jasūzaqov'', ; born 27 October 1957) was a Kazakh politician and Colonel General in the Kazakh Ground Forces. He was Minister of Defen ...

(13 September 2016 – 7 August 2018) * Nurlan Ermekbaev (7 August 2018 – 31 August 2021) *

Murat Bektanov Murat Käribaiūly Bektanov ( kk, Мұрат Кәрібайұлы Бектанов, translit=Mūrat Kärıbaiūly Bektanov) is a Kazakh military leader and was the Minister of Defence. He previously served as the Chief of the General Staff and Co ...

(31 August 2021 – 19 January 2022) *

Ruslan Jaqsylyqov Ruslan Fatihūly Jaqsylyqov (: born 4 March 1966) is a Kazakh Colonel general serving as the Minister of Defence since 19 January 2022. Biography Early life and education Jaqsylyqov was born in the city of Kaskelen in Almaty Region. From 1 ...

(since 19 January 2022)

Awards

File:KZ Veteran army.jpg, Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces" File:MedalSlujba1klass.jpg, Мedal "For Faultless Service" 1st class File:MedalSlujba2klass.jpg, Мedal "For Faultless Service" 2nd class File:For faultless service 3.jpg, Мedal "For Faultless Service" 3rd class File:KZ medal peacekeeping operations.jpeg, Medal "For participation in peacekeeping operations" File:Fighting commonwealth.jpg, Medal "For contribution to the development of international cooperation" File:KZ Medal Defender of the Fatherland 1 kl.jpg, Medal "Defender of the Fatherland" 1st class File:KZ Medal Defender of the Fatherland 2 kl.jpg, Medal "Defender of the Fatherland" 2nd class File:KZ MD For Distinguished Service.jpg, Medal "For Distinguished Service" File:KZ best warrior athlete.jpg, best warrior athlete File:Medal10VSRK.jpg, Jubilee Medal "10 years of the Kazakh Armed Forces" File:Medal 20 let VS.jpg, Jubilee Medal "20 years of the Kazakh Armed Forces"

Links

Official Website

Sources

{{Kazakh Armed Forces Military of Kazakhstan

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