Saylau Serikov Explained

Saylau Serikov
Сайлау Сериков
Deputy Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
Term Start:1985
Term End:November 20, 1991
Birth Date:24 December 1940
Birth Place:Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan SSR
Death Place:Karakend, Khojavend, Azerbaijan
Rank:Colonel

Saylau Serikov was the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. He was killed in the 1991 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown.[1]

Life

Saylau Serikov was born on December 24, 1940, in Karasay village of Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan SSR.

He started working in the police in 1964. He started working as a policeman in the Frunze district of Almaty and was promoted to the position of commander of the police division. In 1970, he was promoted to Deputy Chief of the Leninsky District Police Department in Almaty, and in 1974 to the post of Chief.

In 1985, Saylau Serikov was appointed Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Kazakh SSR. At that time, he was a police lieutenant colonel.[2]

Death

Serikov was killed in 1991 when the helicopter he was travelling in was shot down near Karakend, Azerbaijan. He and many other government officials also on board were on their way to discuss the conflict with local Armenian representatives. All 22 people on board were killed.[3]

He was buried in Almaty. One of the streets in Almaty is named after him.[4]

Awards

In 1977, he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sabri-Tabrizi. / Edited by Anoushiravan Ehteshami. — University of Exeter Press[en], UK, 1994. — P. 150. — ISBN 0859894304., G. Reza . Azerbaijan and Armenian Conflict and Coexistence (англ.) // From the Gulf to Central Asia: Players in the New Great Game . University of Exeter Press . Lecture Notes in Mathematics. 1358. 2nd expanded . UK . 1994 . 150 . 10.1007/b62130 . 0859894304 .
  2. Даурен ЗАРКЫМХАНОВ - Хранитель частицы истории страны
  3. News: В Азербайджане сбит вертолет с VIP на борту . РОМАН Ъ-ГЛЕБОВ . Kommersant . 25 November 1991 . 22 April 2021 . https://archive.today/20130706083341/http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/1595 . 6 July 2013.
  4. Web site: Память погибших 25 лет назад в Нагорном Карабахе почтили в Алматы . https://archive.today/20210422162301/https://mail.kz/ru/news/kz-news/pamyat-pogibshih-let-nazad-v-nagornom-karabahe-pochtili-v-almaty%23. 22 April 2021 . 23 November 2016 . mail.kz . 22 April 2021 .
  5. Web site: Сериков Сайлау Досумович . https://archive.today/20210422161909/http://nkao.ru/memorial/card/195. 22 April 2021 . nkao.ru . 22 April 2021 .