Kairat Sadykov

Kairat Sadykov has been appointed as the Deputy Minister of Defense and Commander of the Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan by President Tokayev. Prior to this role, he served as the First Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Air Defense Forces. His extensive military career includes various leadership positions, such as Deputy Commander in charge of ideological and educational work and Commander of the Air Defense Forces from 2019 to 2022.