Murat Bektanov

Lieutenant General Murat Bektanov
Мұрат Бектанов
Bektanov in 2019
Minister of Defence
In office 31 August 2021 – 19 January 2022
President	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime Minister	Askar Mamin Älihan Smaiylov
Preceded by	Nurlan Yermekbayev
Succeeded by	Ruslan Jaqsylyqov
Chief of the General Staff
In office 5 April 2019 – 31 August 2021
President	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Preceded by	Murat Maikeyev
Succeeded by	Marat Khusainov
Commander-in-Chief of the Kazakh Ground Forces
In office 15 September 2016 – 5 April 2019
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Preceded by	Murat Maikeyev
Succeeded by	Marat Khusainov
Personal details
Born	(1965-09-18) 18 September 1965 (age 58) Sokolovka, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Military service
Allegiance	Soviet Union  Kazakhstan
Branch/service	Soviet Army  Kazakh Ground Forces
Years of service	1982–present
Rank	Lieutenant General[1]

Murat Käribaiūly Bektanov (Kazakh: Мұрат Кәрібайұлы Бектанов, romanized: Mūrat Kärıbaiūly Bektanov) is a Kazakh military leader and was the Minister of Defence.^[2] He previously served as the Chief of the General Staff and Commander-in-Chief of the Kazakh Ground Forces.^[3][4]