Chief of the General Staff (Kazakhstan)

Chief of the General Staff of the Kazakh Armed Forces
Қазақстан Қарулы Күштері Бас штабының бастығы
Emblem of the Armed Forces
Flag of the Armed Forces
Incumbent
Major general Marat Khusainov
since 6 September 2021
Ministry of Defense
Member ofGeneral Staff of Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Reports toMinister of Defense
ResidenceAstana
AppointerPresident of Kazakhstan
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Kazakhstan
PrecursorChief of Staff of the Central Asian Military District
FormationNovember 1992
First holderColonel general Alybek Kasimov
Unofficial namesChief of Staff
DeputyMajor General Ruslan Shpekbayev[1]
WebsiteArmed Forces of Kazakhstan

The Chief of the General Staff of the Kazakh Armed Forces (Kazakh: Қазақстан Қарулы Күштері Бас штабының бастығы, romanizedQazaqstan Qaruly Küşterı Bas ştabynyñ bastyğy; Russian: Начальник Генерального штаба Вооруженных сил Казахстана) is the professional head of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He/She is the highest-ranking officer in the armed forces. The position was established in November 1992, following the establishment of the armed forces in the summer of that year, two days after the general staff of the national army was established.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Заместители НГШ". mod.gov.kz (in Russian). Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  2. ^ Pike, John. "Kazakhstan - Ministry of Defense". www.globalsecurity.org.
  3. ^ "The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 7 January, 2005 No.29". Adilet. Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.