Chynybaĭ Tursunbekov

Chynybai Akunovich Tursunbekov (Kyrgyz: Чыныбай Акун уулу Турсунбеков, [t͡ʃənəˈbɑj ɑˈkun uːˈlu tursunˈbɛkəf]; 15 October 1960 – 6 July 2020) was a Kyrgyz politician.

Chynybai Tursunbekov
Member of the Kirghiz Supreme Council
In office
17 December 2010 – 6 July 2020
President of the Kirghiz Supreme Council
In office
27 April 2016 – 25 October 2017
Preceded byAsylbek Jêênbekov
Succeeded byDastan Jumabekov
Personal details
Born15 October 1960
Jalan-Bulak, Kirghiz SSR
Died6 July 2020(2020-07-06) (aged 59)
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
NationalityKyrgyz
Political partySDPK

Biography

Tursunbekov earned a degree in philology from the Kyrgyz National University in 1983, and a doctoral degree from the Kyrgyz Academy of Sciences in 1985.[1] Following his education, Tursunbekov became an editor with the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic's state publishing company. Following Kyrgyzstan's independence, he represented several of the new country's ministries abroad. With newfound economic freedom, he began pursuing an entrepreneurial career.[2]

Tursunbekov was first elected to the Kirghiz Supreme Council in 2010 under the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan. In 2016, Supreme Council President Asylbek Jêênbekov resigned his post amidst a conflict of interest with his brother, Sooronbay, who had become Prime Minister.[3] Tursunbekov succeeded Jêênbekov as President of the Supreme Council.[4] However, he left the position the following year, ceding it to Dastan Jumabekov in attempt to "preserve the stability of the country".[5] However, instability arose anyway surrounding outgoing President Almazbek Atambayev.[6]

On 6 July 2020, Tursunbekov was hospitalized for acute pneumonia in Bishkek. He was tested for COVID-19, which came back negative.[7] However, his death was announced the following day,[8] with a memorial ceremony attended by the country's political elite.[9] Despite the negative test result, Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov made a link between Tursunbekov's pneumonia and the coronavirus only a few hours after the announcement of his death.[10]

References
  1. "Турсунбеков Чыныбай Акунович — биография". Sputnik (in Russian). 21 April 2016.
  2. "Турсунбеков Чыныбай Акунович". Zhogorku Kengesh (in Russian).
  3. "Speaker of Kyrgyz Parliament Asylbek Jeenbekov resigns". Azerbaijan State News Agency. 13 April 2016.
  4. "Kyrgyzstan Gets New Prime Minister and Speaker". The Diplomat. 29 April 2016.
  5. "New Kyrgyz parliament speaker appointed". Vestnik Kavkaza. 25 October 2017.
  6. "Is There a Growing Atambayev-Jeenbekov Rift in Kyrgyzstan?". The Diplomat. 10 April 2018.
  7. "Another lawmaker Chynybai Tursunbekov hospitalized with pneumonia". AKIpress. 6 July 2020.
  8. "Ex-speaker of Parliament of Kyrgyzstan Chynybai Tursunbekov passes away". 24.kg. 7 July 2020.
  9. "Bishkek hosts farewell ceremony of ex-speaker of Parliament Tursunbekov". Kabar. 7 July 2020.
  10. "Prime Minister: Community-acquired pneumonia - consequence of coronavirus". 24.kg. 7 July 2020.
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