Murat Jaleluly Maikeyev ( kk, Мұрат Жәлелұлы Майкеев, ''Mūrat Jälelūly Maikeev''; born 9 November 1959) is a Kazakh military figure who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan from 2016 to 2019.

Biography

He was born on 9 November 1959 in the Aktobe Region of Kazakhstan. He entered the Soviet Army at age 21 and attended 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 ...

in 1980. In 1994, he attended the

Frunze Military Academy The M. V. Frunze Military Academy (russian: Военная академия имени М. В. Фрунзе), or in full the Military Order of Lenin and the October Revolution, Red Banner, Order of Suvorov Academy in the name of M. V. Frunze (rus ...

in Russia. In September 2003, Maikeyev was appointed commander of the Airmobile Forces of the Armed Forces. In March 2010, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces. On 28 June 2014 Maikeyev graduated from the

Military Academy of Belarus Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus ( be, Ваенная акадэмія Рэспублікі Беларусь, ) is higher military educational institution in the national education system of the Republic of Belarus and the leading insti ...

. On 15 September 2016 he was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He was relieved of his duties on 5 April 2019.

Awards

* Order for Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR, 3 degrees * Order of Aybyn, 2nd degree (2001) * Order of Glory, 1st degree (2017)В Акорде Верховный Главнокомандующий вручил военнослужащим и сотрудникам специальных служб ордена "Даңқ" 1 и 2 степени
/ref> * Order of Glory, 2nd degree (2012) * Medal "Astana" *

Medal "10 years of Astana" The Medal "10 years of Astana" ( Kazakh: Астанаға 10 жыл, ''Astanaǵa 10 jyl'') is a state award of Kazakhstan. It was first introduced on May 6, 2008, in honor of 10 year anniversary of the city of Astana. List of Recipients * Nursu ...

* Medal "For Contribution to the Development of International Cooperation" * Medal "For participation in peacekeeping operations" * Medal "10 years of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan" * Medal "10 years of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan" * Medal "20 years of the Armed forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan" * Medal "For Impeccable Service" 2nd and 3rd degrees * Medal "70 years of the Armed forces of the USSR" * Medal "60 years of the liberation of the Republic of Belarus from Nazi invaders" * Medal "5 years of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan" * Medal "10 years of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan" *

Medal of Zhukov The Medal of Zhukov (russian: медаль Жукова) is a state award of the Russian Federation initially awarded to veterans of the Great Patriotic War but now awarded to serving members of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It is ...

* Army General Margelov Medal * Medal "For the military cooperation of the Mongolian People’s Army and the Soviet Army" * Medal "70 years of the creation of the Airborne Troops of the USSR"

References

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