Taalaibek Omuraliev
Taalaibek Omuraliev Өмүралиев, Taalaybek Barıqtabasoviç is a Kyrgyzstani General and the Former Minister of Defense of Kyrgyzstan.Career
Between September 1986 and October 2005, he commanded various units in the Soviet Army and the Kyrgyz Army, including Scorpion 25th Special Forces Brigade. From then on, he served as deputy head of the Bishkek Higher Military School of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic, which he would remain as until March 2006. In November 2009, he was appointed the Commander of the Southern Group of Forces of the Kyrgyz Army. From July 2010 to December 2011, he was the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic. On December 26, 2011, Omuraliev was appointed Minister of Defense by president Almazbek Atambayev. He would keep that job until April 4, 2014 being succeeded by Abibilla Kudayberdiev.Education
