Saken Zhasuzakov
Saken Zhasuzakov | |
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Сәкен Жасұзақов | |
Zhasuzakov in 2018 | |
| Director of the National Defense University | |
| In office 7 August 2018 – 7 August 2019 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Succeeded by | Lut Alchekenov |
| 9th Minister of Defense | |
| In office 13 September 2016 – 7 August 2018 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Preceded by | Imangali Tasmagambetov |
| Succeeded by | Nurlan Ermekbaev |
| 4th Chairman of the Joint Staff Committee | |
| In office 11 March 2010 – 13 September 2016 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Preceded by | Mukhtar Altynbayev |
| Succeeded by | Murat Maikeyev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 October 1957 South Kazakhstan Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union Kazakhstan |
| Branch/service | Soviet Army Kazakh Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1978–2019 |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Battles/wars | Soviet–Afghan War |
Saken Adilkhanuly Zhasuzakov (Kazakh: Сәкен Әділханұлы Жасұзақов, Säken Ädılhanūly Jasūzaqov, [sækʲen ædɘlχɑno̙ɫə ʐɑso̙zɑqəf]; born 27 October 1957) is a Kazakh politician and Colonel General in the Kazakh Ground Forces. He was Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan from September 2016 until August 2018.