Mukhtar Altynbayev
Mukhtar Altynbayev | |
|---|---|
Мұхтар Алтынбаев | |
| Chief of the General Staff | |
| In office 10 January 2007 – 11 March 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Bulat Darbekov |
| Succeeded by | Saken Zhasuzakov |
| Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan | |
| In office 8 December 2001 – 10 January 2007 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Preceded by | Sat Tokpakbayev |
| Succeeded by | Daniyal Akhmetov |
| In office 30 October 1996 – 9 August 1999 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Preceded by | Alybek Kasimov |
| Succeeded by | Sat Tokpakbayev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 December 1945 Karaganda, Kazakh SSR |
| Nationality | Kazakh |
| Political party | Nur Otan |
| Alma mater | Zhukov Air and Space Defence Academy |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Kazakh Armed Forces (1991-) Soviet Armed Forces 1969-1991 |
| Rank | General of the Army |
| Commands | Kazakh Air Defense Forces |
Mukhtar Qapashuly Altynbayev (Kazakh: Мұхтар Қапашұлы Алтынбаев, Mūhtar Qapaşūly Altynbaev; born December 10, 1945, in Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union) is a Kazakh military officer and politician who holds the rank of General of the Army. He served as the Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan twice, most recently from December 2001 to 10 January 2007. Prime Minister Karim Massimov replaced him with former Prime Minister Daniyal Akhmetov in a political shakeup.