Almazbek Sharshen uulu Atambayev is a Kyrgyz politician who served as the President of Kyrgyzstan from 1 December 2011 to 24 November 2017. He was Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from 17 December 2010 to 1 December 2011, and from 29 March 2007 to 28 November 2007. He served as Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK) from 30 July 1999 to 23 September 2011.
Atambayev in 2017
Atambayev with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in 2015
Atambayev with Nursultan Nazarbayev in the 2015 SCO Summit in Ufa
Atambayev with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in 2017.
The president of Kyrgyzstan, officially the president of the Kyrgyz Republic, is the head of state and head of government of the Kyrgyz Republic. The president directs the executive branch of the national government, is the commander-in-chief of the Kyrgyz military and also heads the National Security Council.
President of Kyrgyzstan
Sooronbay Jeenbekov receiving Ilham Aliyev at the State Residence No.2, or known as the Cholpon-Ata State Residence.
Image: Askar Akayev 2007 12 05
Image: Ishenbai Kadyrbekov