Almazbek Atambayev
| Almazbek Atambayev Алмазбек Атамбаев |
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| 4th President of Kyrgyzstan | |
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Assumed office 1 December 2011 |
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| Prime Minister |
Omurbek Babanov Aaly Karashev (Acting) Zhantoro Satybaldiyev Djoomart Otorbaev Temir Sariyev Sooronbay Jeenbekov |
| Preceded by | Roza Otunbayeva |
| Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan | |
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In office 14 November 2011 – 1 December 2011 |
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| President | Roza Otunbayeva |
| Preceded by | Omurbek Babanov (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Omurbek Babanov |
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In office 17 December 2010 – 23 September 2011 |
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| President | Roza Otunbayeva |
| Preceded by | Daniar Usenov |
| Succeeded by | Omurbek Babanov (Acting) |
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In office 29 March 2007 – 28 November 2007 |
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| President | Kurmanbek Bakiyev |
| Preceded by | Azim Isabekov |
| Succeeded by | Iskenderbek Aidaraliyev (Acting) |
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Almazbek Sharshenovich Atambayev 17 September 1956 Arashan, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyrgyzstan) |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Raisa Atambayeva |
| Alma mater | State University of Management |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Almazbek Sharshenovich Atambayev (Kyrgyz and Russian: Алмазбек Шаршенович Атамбаев; born 17 September 1956) has been the President of Kyrgyzstan since 1 December 2011. 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.
Almazbek Atambaev was born in 1956 in the Northern region of Chui. He received his degree in economics while studying at the Moscow Institute of Management.
Atambaev has four children from his marriage to his first wife Buazhar: two sons Seyit and Seytek, and two daughters Diana and Dinara. In 1988 he married his second wife, Raisa. They have two children: a boy Khadyrbek and a girl Aliya. Raisa is an ethnic Tatar, born in the Urals in Russia, who moved to Osh as a child, with her parents. She is a doctor.
Atambayev was an unsuccessful candidate in the October 2000 presidential election, receiving 6% of the vote.
Atambayev served as the Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism in the government from 20 December 2005 until he resigned on 21 April 2006.
In November 2006 he was one of the leaders of anti-government protests in Bishkek, under the umbrella of the movement 'For Reform!' (За Реформы). He was also involved in earlier protests in late April 2006.
On 26 December 2006 Atambayev rejected calls from other lawmakers for a dissolution of the Supreme Council, saying, "It is impossible for this Parliament to be dissolved at least until May [2007], and it has to adopt all the laws. Otherwise there will be a war in Kyrgyzstan, because even if Parliament adopts the [proposed] authoritarian constitution, I will tell you openly, we will not accept it. It would be a constitution adopted illegally. Then we would take every [possible protest action]. We are ready for that."
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