Kanatbek Isaev Explained

Kanatbek Isaev
Office:Speaker of the Supreme Council
Term Start:13 October 2020
Term End:4 November 2020
Predecessor:Myktybek Abdyldayev
Successor:Talant Mamytov
Office1:Leader of the Kyrgyzstan Party
Termstart1:May 2015
Predecessor1:Position created
Birth Date:7 February 1975
Party:Kyrgyzstan (since 2015)
Respublika (before 2015)
Native Name Lang:ky

Kanatbek Kedeikanovich Isaev (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Канатбек Кедейканович (Кедейкан уулу) Исаев|translit=Kanatbek Kedeykanovich (Kedeykan uulu) Isayev; born 7 February 1975) is a Kyrgyz politician who served as the Speaker of the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan. Isaev assumed office on 13 October 2020 after the resignation of Myktybek Abdyldayev.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Isaev is also the founder and chairman of Kyrgyzstan, a centrist political party that was established in 2015 to support then-president Sooronbay Jeenbekov. In 2017, while acting as opposition leader in the Supreme Council, Isaev was arrested by the state security service for allegedly planning riots before the 2017 Kyrgyz presidential election.[6]

References

  1. Web site: Kyrgyz PM Declares 'All Power In My Hands' After President Resigns. 2020-10-15. RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. en.
  2. Web site: Kyrgyz Opposition Politician Jailed For Corruption. 2020-10-15. RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. en.
  3. Web site: New speaker of parliament elected in Kyrgyzstan - Xinhua English.news.cn. 2020-10-15. www.xinhuanet.com.
  4. News: Gordeyeva. Olga Dzyubenko, Mariya. 2020-10-15. Kyrgyz president quits; prime minister, newly sprung from jail, takes over. en. Reuters. 2020-10-15.
  5. Web site: DZHUMASHOVA. Aida. 2020-10-14. Kanatbek Isaev becomes new Speaker of Parliament of Kyrgyzstan. 2020-10-15. 24.kg. en-US.
  6. Web site: Kyrgyzstan Detains Opposition Lawmaker Amid Coup Allegations. 2020-10-15. RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. en.