Kairbek Suleimenov

Kairbek Suleimenov
Қайырбек Сүлейменов
Minister of Internal Affairs
In office
January 2002  September 2003
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded byBolat Iskakov
Succeeded byZautbek Turisbekov
Minister of Internal Affairs
In office
October 1995  December 2000
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded byBulat Baekenov
Succeeded byBolat Iskakov
Personal details
Born (1949-05-12) 12 May 1949
Novosibirsk, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
Alma materUral State Law University
AwardsHero of Kazakhstan

Kairbek Suleimenov (Kazakh: Қайырбек Шошанұлы Сүлейменов, Qaiyrbek Şoşanūly Süleimenov; Russian: Каирбек Шошанович Сулейменов; born 12 May 1949) is a Kazakhstani politician and a public figure. He has held positions of the Minister of Internal Affairs, Secretary of the Security Council, Assistant to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Awarded the People's Hero of Kazakhstan award, the highest honor in Kazakhstan, in 2022.