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Kanar Sagynbayev dismissed as labor minister, Almaz Imangaziyev named acting head

From 24.kg · () Russian

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  • Kyrgyzstan dismissed Labor, Social Security and Migration Minister Kanar Sagynbayev and appointed former Deputy Foreign Minister Almaz Imangaziyev as acting head of the ministry.
  • Imangaziyev’s candidacy will be submitted to the Jogorku Kenesh for approval as minister.
  • Imangaziyev is a career diplomat who previously led the Foreign Ministry’s consular service department and worked on migration and citizens’ rights abroad.

Kanar Sagynbayev has been removed as Kyrgyzstan’s minister of labor, social security and migration, with career diplomat Almaz Imangaziyev taking over as acting head of the ministry.

Imangaziyev’s nomination will be submitted to the Jogorku Kenesh for approval before he can formally become minister. He previously served as deputy foreign minister, a post he took in November 2022.

Before becoming deputy minister, Imangaziyev headed the Foreign Ministry’s consular service department. Over the course of his diplomatic career, he worked on consular affairs, protecting Kyrgyz citizens abroad, migration and relations with compatriots. He is also a candidate of political sciences.

Sagynbayev had led the ministry since September 2025.

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