National Security Committee (Kazakhstan)

National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Қазақстан Республикасы Ұлттық Қауіпсіздік Комитеті (Kazakh)
Комитет Национальной Безопасности Республики Казахстан (Russian)
The emblem of The National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Agency overview
Formed13 July 1992; 32 years ago (1992-07-13)
Preceding agency
Agency executive
  • Chairman, Yermek Sagimbayev
Websiteknb.kz
Footnotes
Also referred to by the abbreviations KNB[1][2] or NSC,[3] or unofficially as the Kazakh National Security Service[4]

The National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NSC, Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының Ұлттық қауіпсіздік комитеті, ҰҚК, romanizedQazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Ūlttyq qauıpsızdık komitetı, ŪQK; Russian: Комитет национальной безопасности Республики Казахстан, КНБ) is an intelligence agency in Kazakhstan founded on 13 July 1992.[3][5] It primarily manages the Border Service of Kazakhstan, which conducts oversight over the international borders of Kazakhstan. The NSC also oversees the Arystan ('Lions') commando unit.[6]

  1. ^ Knight 1997, p. 161
  2. ^ "Kazakh President's Nephew Gets Post in Security Service", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 12 January 2010, archived from the original on 4 March 2016, retrieved 27 January 2010
  3. ^ a b McDermott, Roger N. (3 August 2006), "Kazakhstan's Intelligence Service in Disarray", The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute Analyst, archived from the original on 29 February 2012, retrieved 2 February 2010
  4. ^ "KNB Gives Kazakh Uranium Company Head New Lawyer", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 20 January 2010, archived from the original on 11 August 2010, retrieved 2 February 2010
  5. ^ Adequately react to modern threats, Kazakhstan: National Security Committee, 13 July 2007, archived from the original on 17 February 2012, retrieved 1 August 2009
  6. ^ "Suspects in slaying of opposition leader reportedly from Kazakh security service", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 22 February 2006, archived from the original on 25 November 2010, retrieved 13 December 2010