Kamchybek Kydyrshaevich Tashiev ( ky, Камчыбек Кыдыршаевич (Кыдырша уулу) Ташиев, Kamchybek Kydyrshayevich (Kydyrsha uulu) Tashiev; born 27 September 1968) is a

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. ...

i politician who was head of the political party

Ata-Zhurt Ata-Zhurt ( ky, Ата-журт, , sometimes romanized as Ata-Jurt) is a political party in Kyrgyzstan. Its political base is in the south of the country, but the party is headquartered in the capital Bishkek. The party is led by Kamchybek Tash ...

until its merger with the Respublika party in 2014. He is currently Chairman of the State Committee for National Security.

Early life and education

He was born on 27 September 1968 in Barpy, a village in the

Kirghiz SSR The Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic (Kirghiz SSR; ky, Кыргыз Советтик Социалисттик Республикасы, Kyrgyz Sovettik Sotsialisttik Respublikasy, ky, Кыргыз ССР, Kyrgyz SSR, russian: Киргизск ...

(a republic of the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

). From 1987 to 1989 he served in the

Soviet Army uk, Радянська армія , image = File:Communist star with golden border and red rims.svg , alt = , caption = Emblem of the Soviet Army , start_date ...

. In 1992, Tashiev graduated from

Tomsk State University The National Research Tomsk State University, TSU (russian: Национа́льный иссле́довательский То́мский госуда́рственный университе́т) is a public research university located in Tom ...

with a degree in

chemical engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials int ...

. In 1999 he graduated from

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.

Political career

Following his party's success in the

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'' that "they broke in like bandits... I think they intended to shoot me. I believe they tried to eliminate me - the forces that want to cancel election results and impose a state of emergency. I know for sure, GSNB ecurity serviceswas behind these actions."

In government

In 2007, he was appointed Minister of Emergency Situations. In 2009, he resigned due to disagreements with Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov. From 2010 to 2013 he was a deputy of the Jogorku Kenesh. On 16 October 2020 he was appointed chairman of the State Committee for National Security.

Personal life

He is a citizen of Kyrgyzstan and father of five children. He holds the rank of

Lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

. He speaks Kyrgyz and Russian.

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