Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces (Kazakhstan)
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The Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces (Kazakh: Құрлық әскерлерінің бас қолбасшысы, romanized: Qūrlyq äskerlerınıñ bas qolbasşysy; Russian: Главнокомандующий сухопутными войсками) is the professional head of the Kazakh Ground Forces. They are responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Ground Forces.
| Commander-in-Chief of the Kazakh Ground Forces | |
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Incumbent since 26 November 2024Major General Mereke Kuchekbaev | |
| Ministry of Defense | |
| Style | Comrade |
| Status | Active |
| Member of | Security Council of Kazakhstan |
| Reports to | Chief of the General Staff |
| Residence | Astana, Kazakhstan |
| Appointer |  President of Kazakhstan |
| Term length | No fixed length |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Kazakhstan |
| Precursor | Commanders-in-Chief of the Soviet Ground Forces |
| Formation | February 1994 |
History of the office
The position of the Commander of the Ground Forces, as well as the state institution that is the Directorate of the Commander of the Ground Forces did not exist from July 2000 to June 2002 and from November 2004[1] to April 2009. In the indicated periods, the Ground Forces of Kazakhstan did not have their own centralized command and control body. On 14 June 2002, the office was created.[2] The ground forces, in addition to regional commands, were subordinate to the Committee of the Chiefs of Staff of the armed forces.[3]
List of Commanders
| No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fedor Shcherbakov (1947–2022) | February 1994 | 6 July 2000 | 6 years, 5 months | [4] | |||
| Position unfilled (14 June 14, 2002 – 15 September 2003) | ||||||||
| 2 | Lieutenant general Nurlan Jolamanov (born 1956) | 15 September 2003 | 12 November 2004 | 1 year, 1 month | [5] | |||
| 4 | Major general Saken Zhasuzakov (born 1957) | 1 April 2009 | 11 March 2010 | 11 months | [6] | |||
| 5 | Major general Murat Maikeyev (born 1959) | 11 March 2010 | 28 September 2016 | 5 years, 6 months | [7] | |||
| 6 | Major general Murat Bektanov (born 1965) | 28 September 2016 | 4 May 2019 | 2 years, 7 months | [8][9] | |||
| 7 | Major general Marat Khusainov (born 1967) | 4 May 2019 | 5 November 2020 | 1 year, 6 months | [10][11] | |||
| 8 | Major General Talgat Koibakov | 5 November 2020 | 25 September 2023 | 2 years, 10 months | [12] | |||
| 9 | Lieutenant General Asan Zhusupov | 25 September 2023 | 26 November 2024 | 1 year, 2 months | [13] | |||
| 10 | Major General Mereke Kuchekbaev | 26 November 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 7 months | [14] | |||
