Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev


Mukhammetkalyy Duyshekeyevich Abylgaziyev is a Kyrgyz politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from 20 April 2018 to 15 June 2020.

Early life and education

Abylgaziyev was born on 20 January 1968 in the Kochkor District of the Naryn Oblast in the Kyrgyz SSR. In 1994 he graduated from the Agricultural Institute named after Constantin Scriabine with a specialization in Agronomy. In 1997 he graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Business at the International University of Kyrgyzstan.

Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan

He was the acting Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from 22 August to 26 August 2017. He was appointed following Sooronbay Jeenbekov's resignation to contest the October 2017 presidential election. Abulgaziyev previously served as Deputy Prime Minister. On April 20, 2018, he was reappointed Prime Minister by President Sooronbay Jeenbekov, after Prime Minister Sapar Isakov’s Government was sacked. On April 25, the new government was sworn in.
Since his appointment, Abylgaziyev has met frequently his counterparts who are heads of government, including with Kazakh Prime Minister Bakhytzhan Sagintayev, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
On 15 June 2020, Abylgaziev resigned from his post as Prime Minister in connection with allegations against the government in a criminal case on the extension and renewal of radio frequency resources.

Cabinet

Since 20 April 2018: