Commander of the Army (Kyrgyzstan)

Commander of the Kyrgyz Army
	Patch of Kyrgyz Armed Forces
	Standard of the Armed Forces
	Incumbent; Colonel Nurlan Kiresheyev; since 3 May 2018
	Ministry of Defense
	Comrade
Status	Active
Member of	General Staff of Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic
Reports to	Chief of the General Staff
Residence	Bishkek
Appointer	President of Kyrgyzstan
Term length	No fixed length
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Kyrgyzstan
Precursor	Commanders-in-Chief of the Soviet Ground Forces
Formation	25 January 2017
First holder	General Valentin Luk'yanov

The Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic is the professional head of the Kyrgyz Army. He is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Kyrgyz Army. The current Commander is Colonel Nurlan Kiresheyev.^[1]

List of Chiefs[]

Kyrgyzstani Ground Forces[]

№		Commander of the Army	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref
1		Luk'yanov, ValentinGeneral Valentin Luk'yanov	10 December 1993	?	?	^[2]

Kyrgyz Army[]

№		Commander of the Army	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref
1		Terdikbaev, ErlisColonel Erlis Terdikbayev	25 January 2017	3 May 2018	1 year, 98 days	^[3]
2		Kiresheyev, NurlanColonel Nurlan Kiresheyev	3 May 2018	Incumbent	6 years, 267 days	^[1]

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Mokrenko, Anastasia (3 May 2018). "Commander of land forces of Kyrgyzstan appointed". «24.kg» News Agency. https://24.kg/english/83383_Commander_of_land_forces_of_Kyrgyzstan_appointed/. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
↑ Hays, Jeffrey. "MILITARY IN KYRGYZSTAN: WEAPONS, TROOPS, POLICY | Facts and Details" (in en). http://factsanddetails.com/central-asia/Kyrgyzstan/sub8_5d/entry-4792.html#chapter-4.
↑ Mokrenko, Anastasia (25 January 2017). "Land Forces established in Kyrgyzstan". «24.kg» News Agency. https://24.kg/archive/en/vlast/183887-news24.html/. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

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[Kiresheyev-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Mokrenko, Anastasia (3 May 2018). "Commander of land forces of Kyrgyzstan appointed". «24.kg» News Agency. https://24.kg/english/83383_Commander_of_land_forces_of_Kyrgyzstan_appointed/. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

[2] Hays, Jeffrey. "MILITARY IN KYRGYZSTAN: WEAPONS, TROOPS, POLICY | Facts and Details" (in en). http://factsanddetails.com/central-asia/Kyrgyzstan/sub8_5d/entry-4792.html#chapter-4.

[3] Mokrenko, Anastasia (25 January 2017). "Land Forces established in Kyrgyzstan". «24.kg» News Agency. https://24.kg/archive/en/vlast/183887-news24.html/. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

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