The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan ( ky, Кыргыз Республикасынын Өзгөчө кырдаалдар министрлиги, russian: Министерство по чрезвычайным ситуациям Кыргызстана) is a special ministry in

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. ...

dedicated to the response of

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s such as

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or serious accidents. The current emergencies minister is Boobek Ajikeev.

History

On July 1, 1991 the

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of the

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

established the State Commission for Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic based on the resolution of the establishment of a state all-union system for preventing emergency situations and emergency response by the

Council of Ministers of the USSR The Council of Ministers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( rus, Совет министров СССР, r=Sovet Ministrov SSSR, p=sɐˈvʲet mʲɪˈnʲistrəf ɛsɛsɛˈsɛr; sometimes abbreviated to ''Sovmin'' or referred to as the '' ...

. On January 6, 1992 the State Commission for Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic was reorganized into the modern Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan. Between 1999 and 2005, during the process of

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in the

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, the State Fire Service was transferred to the command of the Emergency Situations Ministry. On October 6, 2008 the ministry was called upon to take action after the

2008 Kyrgyzstan earthquake The 2008 Kyrgyzstan earthquake struck on October 5 at 21:52 local time (15:52 UTC) with a moment magnitude of 6.6, killing 75 people, including 41 children, and injuring 150 people, including 93 children. The center of the earthquake was near the t ...

Management

* Executive leadership **

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– Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic **

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– Head of the Civil Defense ** Governors – Heads of Oblast Civil Protection ** Mayors – Heads of Civil Protection Systems (CPS) * Ministry leadership ** Minister of Emergency Situations – Deputy Chairman of the Civil Protection Interdepartmental Commission ** State Secretary ** Deputy Minister ** Deputy Minister ** Deputy Minister ** Adviser to the Minister of Emergency Situations

Structure

The ministry has the following structure: * Regional departments **

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City Department **

Osh Osh (Kyrgyz: Ош, romanised Osh; uz, O‘sh/Ўш) is the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, located in the Fergana Valley in the south of the country and often referred to as the "capital of the south". It is the oldest city in the country (e ...

City Department ** Department for

Osh Region Osh Region ( ky, Ош облусу, translit=Osh oblusu; russian: Ошская область, Oshskaya oblast) is a region (''oblast'') of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Osh, which is not part of the region. It is bounded by (clockwise) Jalal-Abad Re ...

** Department for

Jalal-Abad Region Jalal-Abad Region ( ky, Жалал-Абад облусу, Jalal-Abad oblusu; russian: Джалал-Абадская область, Dzhalal-Abadskaya oblast) is a region ('' oblast'') of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is the city of the same name, Jal ...

** Department for

Batken Region Batken Region ( ky, Баткен облусу, Batken oblusu; russian: Баткенская область, Batkenskaya oblast) is a region ('' oblus'') of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Batken. It is bounded on the east by Osh Region, on the south, ...

** Department for Chüy Region ** Department for

Naryn Region Naryn Region ( ky, Нарын облусу, Naryn oblusu; russian: Нарынская область, Narynskaya oblast) is the largest region ('' oblus'') of Kyrgyzstan. It is located in the east of the country and borders with Chüy Region in ...

* Department for Monitoring and Forecasting * Department for the Elimination of Consequences * Regional Department of the Elimination of Consequences * Selvodzashita (state enterprise) * Spaspromservice (state enterprise) * Aviation Enterprise * Emergency Response Centers (Northern and Southern) * Mechanized Center for Emergency Response * Diving Service * Center for Rescuers Training * Firefighting Service * Agency for Tailings * Hydrometerlogical Agency * Population Training Center * Center for Preparation and Retaining of Civil Defense Specialists

Cooperation

Since 2011, the Ministry of Emergency Situations has been cooperating with the

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(ICDO). In April 2015, Minister Boronov was elected as a Vice-President of the ICDO. In August 2018, the ministry received 22 new vehicles from the

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, allowing the rescue services to render assistance at a high level on time.

List of ministers

Kamchybek Tashiev Kamchybek Kydyrshaevich Tashiev ( ky, Камчыбек Кыдыршаевич (Кыдырша уулу) Ташиев, Kamchybek Kydyrshayevich (Kydyrsha uulu) Tashiev; born 27 September 1968) is a Kyrgyzstani politician who was head of the politica ...

(2007–15 December 2009) *

Bakyt Torobayev Bakyt Ergeshevich Torobayev ( ky, Бакыт Эргешевич Төрөбаев, russian: Бакыт Эргешевич Торобаев, born 5 April 1973) is a Kyrgyz politician who has been the leader of the Onuguu-Progress party since 2013. ...

(15 December 2009 – 2010) *

Kubatbek Boronov Kubatbek Ayilchiyevich Boronov ( ky, Кубатбек Айылчиевич Боронов, ''Qubatbek Ayılçiyeviç Boronov''; born 15 December 1964) is a Kyrgyz politician who served as the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from 17 June 2020 to 6 Oc ...

(24 December 2011 – 20 April 2018) * Nurbolot Mirzahmedov (20 April 2018 – 23 January 2020) * Zamirbek Askarov (6 February-15 October 2020) * Boobek Ajikeev (since 14 October 2020)

References