The Kazakh Foreign Intelligence Service ( kz, Қазақстан Республикасының «Сырбар» сыртқы барлау қызметі ''Qazaqstan Respýblıkasynyń "Syrbar" syrtqy barlaý qyzmeti'' or just Syrbar) is

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 ...

's primary external

intelligence agency An intelligence agency is a government agency responsible for the collection, Intelligence analysis, analysis, and exploitation of information in support of law enforcement, national security, military, public safety, and foreign policy objective ...

. The Syrbar is the successor of the Barlau Department in the

National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan The National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NSC) is an intelligence agency in Kazakhstan. It was founded on 13 July 1992. It primarily manages the Border Service of Kazakhstan, which conducts oversight over the international bo ...

since February 2009.

History

* October 15, 1993 - President

Nursultan Nazarbayev Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev ( kk, Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев, Nūrsūltan Äbişūlı Nazarbaev, ; born 6 July 1940) is a Kazakh politician and military officer who served as the first President of Kazakhstan, in off ...

signed a decree "On the creation of intelligence units in the National Security Committee and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan". * November 5, 1997 - the Brlau Department was created as an independent foreign intelligence agency under the KNB. * February 17, 2009 - the Foreign Intelligence Service "Syrbar" directly subordinate to the President was re-established . * June 17, 2019 - the Foreign Intelligence Service "Syrbar" is put under the National Security Committee and renamed to the Foreign Intelligence Service of the National Security Committee.

Directors

* Amanzhol Zhankuliyev (April 14, 2011 - ?) *Issatai Sartayev (September 27, 2018 - February 12, 2019) * Gabit Bayanov (since February 12, 2019)

Symbols

Flag

The flag is a blue flat fabric. The ratio of the width and length of the flag is 1:2. In the center of the flag is a yellow expressive eagle with outstretched wings, while on the right forearm of the eagle is an amulet spear made of white flame of a horse. On the left side of the eagle is a national silver shield with a round blue border, the middle part of which is diagonally combined with two ribbons made of gold national ornaments. In the center of the shield is an amulet made of white horse flame.

Emblem

The emblem of Syrbar is a round shield with a blue border. In the center of the shield is a light blue expressive globe with parallels and meridians in yellow, at the bottom of which there is a blue motto ribbon with a yellow inscription "Syrbar". In the center of the globe is the emblem of a golden eagle with outstretched wings, similar to the one found on the flag. At the top of the shield is the inscription "Republic of Kazakhstan", while at the bottom says "Foreign Intelligence Service", both in the

Kazakh language The Kazakh or simply Qazaq (Latin: or , Cyrillic: or , Arabic Script: or , , ) is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch spoken in Central Asia by Kazakhs. It is closely related to Nogai, Kyrgyz and Karakalpak. It is the official lan ...

Departmental awards

* Medals:Указ Президента Республики Казахстан от 30 сентября 2011 года № 155
/ref> ** Veteran of the Syrbar Service Medal ** Medal "For Excellent Service" ** Medal "For Contribution to External Intelligence" * Badges: ** Badge "For Excellent Service" File:MedalSlujba1klass.jpg, Medal "For Excellent Service", 1st class File:MedalSlujba2klass.jpg, Medal "For Excellent Service", 2nd class File:For faultless service 3.jpg, Medal "For Excellent Service", 3rd class File:KZ Med Sirbar.jpg, Medal "For Contribution to External Intelligence"

Cooperation with foreign intelligence services

An agreement on intelligence cooperation between USA and Kazakhstan was signed in 2010. This secret treaty covers cooperation of the

CIA The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian intelligence agency, foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gat ...

with the Kazakh Intelligence Service.

Notes

External links

* {{Authority control 2009 establishments in Kazakhstan Government of Kazakhstan Government agencies established in 2009