Ministry of Defense (Kyrgyzstan)


The State Committee for Defense Affairs, also informally known as the Ministry of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic is the main executive body responsible for the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan, having the authority to is responsible for the readiness of the military command and control bodies in its ranks. In accordance with legislation connected to the armed forces. The current Minister of Defense is Colonel Erlis Terdikbayev.
The Ministry was formed from the headquarters of the 17th Army Corps, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991-92. Originally, it was named the State Defense Committee, by order of President Askar Akayev on January 13, 1992. In 1993, the State Defense Committee was renamed to the Ministry of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic. In November 2015, the Ministry of Defense was renamed the State Committee for Defense Affairs.

Regular Duties

The committee is at present, responsible for organizing the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan, which is done through the following actions:
In February 2014, the powers of the General Staff was expanded to give the Chief of General Staff the authority to have complete control over the armed forces. The Ministry of Defense's functions, on the other hand, were largely reduced, leaving its comprehensive support of the military as its mandate. In a 2015 military reform, the two departments became completely independent, with the chairman of the State Committee on Defense Affairs effectively being subordinated to the Chief of General Staff.

Leadership structure