Erlis Terdikbayev
Erlis Terdikbayev | |
|---|---|
Эрлис Тердикбаев | |
Terdikbayev in 2018 | |
| Chief of the General Staff | |
| Assumed office 29 March 2021 | |
| President | Sadyr Japarov |
| Preceded by | Taalaibek Omuraliev |
| Chairman of the State Committee for Defense Affairs | |
| In office 21 April 2018 – 3 February 2021 | |
| President | Sooronbay Jeenbekov |
| Preceded by | Mirbek Kasimkulov |
| Commander of the Kyrgyz Army | |
| In office 25 January 2017 – 21 April 2018 | |
| President | Almazbek Atambayev Sooronbay Jeenbekov |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Nurlan Kiresheyev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 May 1969 Chuy Region, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyrgyzstan) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Alma-Ata Higher All-Arms Command School (1986–1990) Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (2002–2003) Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia (2003–2004) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union Kyrgyzstan |
| Branch/service | Soviet Army Kyrgyz Army |
| Years of service | 1983 – present |
| Rank | Major general |
Erlis Jekshenovich Terdikbayev (Kyrgyz: Эрлис Джекшенович Тердикбаев; born 27 May 1969) is a Kyrgyzstani General and the current Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan.