BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 21. President of
Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has appointed Kuanyshbek Ushtayev
as Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of
Kazakhstan.
This was reflected in a statement published by the press service
of the Kazakh president.
“By the order of the Head of State, Ushtayev Kuanyshbek
Uskenbayevich was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces
of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan,” the order
said.
By another order of Tokayev, Mereke Kuchekbayev was relieved of
his post as Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces of the Armed
Forces of Kazakhstan.
Kuanyshbek Ushtayev was born on October 5, 1976, in Zhambyl
region, Kazakhstan. He graduated from the Almaty Higher Military
School in 1997, the National Defense University in 2009, and the
Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the
Russian Federation in 2018.
Ushtayev served in various positions in the Armed Forces of
Kazakhstan, including as commander of motorized rifle and airborne
assault battalions and commander of several military units. From
2015, he served as Deputy Commander of the Southern Regional
Command for Combat Training and Head of its Combat Training
Department. In 2018, he was appointed Chief of Staff and First
Deputy Commander of the Eastern Regional Command.
Ushtayev served as Commander of the Eastern Regional Command
from 2022 to November 14, 2023, and as Commander of the Southern
Regional Command from November 14, 2023, to November 26, 2024.
