General Staff of Armed Forces (Kyrgyzstan)

Erlis Terdikbayev, the current Chief of the General Staff.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Республикасынын Куралдуу Күчтөрүнүн Башкы штабынын, Kyrgyz Respublikasynyn Kuralduu Küxhtörünün Bashky shtabynyn) is the military staff of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic.

The Chief of the General Staff is appointed by the President of Kyrgyzstan, who is the supreme commander-in-chief of the armed forces.[1] The current Chief of the General Staff is Major General Erlis Terdikbayev.[2] From 2014-2021, the Chief of the General Staff was the paramount leader of the armed forces, just second to the commander in chief. It is currently composed of the commanders of the Kyrgyz Army, Kyrgyz Air Force, Kyrgyzstan Frontier Force, and the Kyrgyz National Guard. The headquarters of the General Staff is located on 26 Yakov Logvinenko Street, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.[3]

  1. ^ Pike, John. "Kyrgyzstan- Army". Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  2. ^ "Google Translate". translate.google.com. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  3. ^ "Kyrgyzstan - National Security".