| Zhanat Suleimenov | |
| Birth Name: | Zhanat Kuanyshevich Suleimenov |
| Birth Date: | 1962 7, df=y |
| Birth Place: | , Karaganda Oblast, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Death Place: | Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan[1] |
| Nationality: | Kazakh |
| Office: | Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs |
| Term Start: | December 2017 |
| Term End: | April 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Amantai Aubakirov |
| Successor: | Marat Kozhaev |
Zhanat Kuanyshevich Suleimenov (Kazakh: Жанат Қуанышұлы Сүлейменов|Janat Quanyşūly Süleimenov; 22 July 1962 – 10 January 2022) was a Kazakh military leader and politician. He served as Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs from 2017 to 2019.[2] He committed suicide on 10 January 2022, at the age of 59, after a criminal case was opened against him during the 2022 Kazakh protests.[3] [4] [5] He and many Kazakh politicians have been accused of treason during the unrest, including the former head of Kazakhstan's national security committee, Karim Masimov.[6]