Chingiz Aidarbekov

Chingiz Azamatovich Aidarbekov (Kyrgyz: Чинги́з Азама́тович Айдарбе́ков) is a Kyrgyz diplomat who is a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan serving in the position from October 2018 to October 2020.[1]

Chingiz Aidarbekov
Чинги́з Айдарбе́ков
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
October 17, 2018 – October 15, 2020
PresidentSooronbay Jeenbekov
Prime MinisterMukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev
Preceded byErlan Abdyldayev
Succeeded byRuslan Kazakbayev
Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to Japan
In office
2016–2018
PresidentAlmazbek Atambayev
Sooronbay Jeenbekov
Preceded byRısbek Moldogaziev
Personal details
Born (1977-10-27) 27 October 1977
Frunze (now Bishkek), Kyrgyz SSR, Soviet Union
Alma materInternational University of Kyrgyzstan

Biography

Aidarbekov was born on October 27, 1977 in the city of Frunze (now Bishkek), the capital of the Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic. He began his professional career as the Attaché of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic. He also served until 2005 as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd secretary of the CIS Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His diplomatic career was launched when he was transferred from Bishkek to the Kyrgyz Embassy in Tashkent, working as Chargé d'Affaires for 3 years. He returned to Bishkek in 2008 to briefly serve as Head of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Later that year, he would leave the country again to become the Counselor at the Embassy of Kyrgyzstan in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. In January 2011, Aidarbekov was invited to head the protocol department of the President of Kyrgyzstan and 4 months later, was made the deputy head of external relations and protocol. President Almazbek Atambayev appointed Aidarbekov as Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to Japan in April 2016. On October 17, 2018, he was promoted to the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs by President Sooronbay Jeenbekov, replacing Erlan Abdyldayev.[2]

Private life
Aidarbekov with Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl, December 2018.

In his family, he has one sister, as well as his father Azamat and his mother Zifargul. He is also the grandson of Kyrgyz-Soviet politician and statesman Imanali Aidarbekov.[3][4] Besides Kyrgyz and Russian, he is also fluent in English.

Education

See also

References
  1. "Новости - Официальный сайт Президента Кыргызской Республики". www.president.kg.
  2. MASALIEVA, Jazgul (16 October 2018). "Prime Minister nominates Chingiz Aidarbekov for post of Foreign Affairs Minister". 24.kg.
  3. http://www.foto.kg/galereya/3385-deti-i-vnuki-imanaly-aydarbekova.html
  4. ПОДОЛЬСКАЯ, Дарья (16 October 2018). "Внук Иманалы Айдарбекова. Что еще известно о кандидате на пост главы МИД". 24.kg.
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