President of Kyrgyzstan

President of the Kyrgyz Republic
Кыргыз Республикасынын Президенти (Kyrgyz) Президент Киргизской Республики (Russian)
Presidential standard
Incumbent Sadyr Japarov since 28 January 2021
Style	Mr. President (informally) Comrade Commander-in-Chief (military) His Excellency (international correspondence)
Status	Head of state Head of government
Member of	Cabinet Security Council
Residence	Ala Archa State Residence
Seat	White House, Bishkek
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Term length	5 years, renewable once[1]
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Kyrgyzstan
Precursor	Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet of the Kirghiz SSR
Inaugural holder	Askar Akayev
Formation	27 October 1990; 33 years ago (1990-10-27)
Salary	1 281 609 som/US$ 14,660 annually[citation needed]
Website	president.kg

Politics of Kyrgyzstan
CIS Member State
Constitution
Executive President Sadyr Japarov Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Akylbek Japarov
Legislative Supreme Council President Talant Mamytov
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2011 2017 2021 2026 Parliamentary: 2010 2015 2020 2021 Referendums: 2010 2016 2021 (Jan) 2021 (Apr) Political parties Politicians
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Ruslan Kazakbayev Diplomatic missions of / in Kyrgyzstan Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Related topics Human rights Administrative divisions (regions districts) Tulip Revolution (2005) Second revolution (2010) Third revolution (2020)
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The president of Kyrgyzstan, officially the president of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Республикасынын Президенти, romanized: Kyrgyz Respublikasynyn Prezidenti; Russian: Президент Киргизской Республики, romanized: Prezident Kirgizskoy Respubliki), is the head of state and head of government of the Kyrgyz Republic. The president directs the executive branch of the national government, is the commander-in-chief of the Kyrgyz military and also heads the National Security Council.

The president, according to the constitution, "is the symbol of the unity of people and state power, and is the guarantor of the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic, and of an individual and citizen."

The office of president was established in 1990 replacing the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet that existed, in different forms, from 1936 whilst the country was known as the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic.

The first popularly elected officeholder was Askar Akayev, who served from October 1990 until 24 March 2005. In July 2005, Kurmanbek Bakiyev was elected. He was re-elected in 2009, but large riots in April 2010 forced him to resign and flee the country. Roza Otunbayeva was selected in April 2010 to head the interim government. She was officially inaugurated on 3 July 2010, as president for a limited term, until elections could be organised. Her successor, Almazbek Atambayev, was elected in the 2011 Kyrgyzstani presidential election and subsequently succeeded Otunbayeva on 1 December that year.

On 16 October 2017, Sooronbay Jeenbekov, the former prime minister, was elected president of the country. He took office on 24 November 2017. On 15 October 2020, Jeenbekov resigned following unrest over the parliamentary elections on 4 October. Jeenbekov was succeeded by Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov, who became acting president before being confirmed as the 6th and current president on 16 October, and officially held the post on 28 January 2021.^[2][3]