Kyrgyzstan Sees Personnel Changes Across Government Agencies

Kyrgyzstan experienced a series of personnel shifts in the week leading up to May 29. Meder Karabayev was appointed as the deputy head of the National Agency for Religious and Ethnic Affairs, replacing Kanatbek Midin uulu who was dismissed the previous week. Karabayev previously served as the director of the State Commission for Religious Affairs in 2021.

In local government, Almaz Shananov became a deputy of the Bishkek City Council, filling the seat vacated by Maksat Alymbekov, who moved to the Jogorku Kenesh parliament. The Central Election Commission officially transferred the vacant mandate to Shananov, a candidate from the "Yntymak" party, on May 28.

Naryn's municipal administration also saw a change, with Elmira Turganbaeva appointed as deputy mayor. She succeeds Samat Asanaliev, who has been reassigned. Turganbaeva holds a degree in taxation and treasury from the Academy of International Management, Law, Finance, and Business and previously worked in the apparatus of the presidential envoy in Naryn region.

Additionally, Zhyldyz Bakashova resigned as director of the National Historical Museum after a four-year tenure, presenting a report on her work. Nazgul Omurzakova, an expert researcher with the Foundation of Turkic Culture and Heritage, is reportedly being considered as her replacement.