National Guard of Kazakhstan

National Guard of Kazakhstan
Қазақстан Республикасының Ұлттық ұланы
Национальная гвардия Казахстана
Emblem of the national guard
Active 21 April 2014 (2014-04-21)
Country  Kazakhstan
Allegiance Supreme Commander in Chief of the Kazakh Armed Forces
Branch Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Type Military Police
Role Law enforcement
Riot control
Size 32,400
Part of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan
Headquarters Astana
Colors     
Anniversaries April 21
May 7
Website National Guard of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Commanders
Supreme Commander in Chief Nursultan Nazarbayev
Commander in Chief Lieutenant General Ruslan Zhaksylykov
Chief of Staff Major-General Beibit Ashkarov

The National Guard of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының Ұлттық ұланы) is a government service branch of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The National Guard performs the military and civilian functions of the Internal Troops of Kazakhstan, which it succeeded. The National Guard often cooperates in unison with many local Kazakh police departments. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan is the main government agency responsible for the management of the National Guard.

History

On April 21, 2014, by a Presidential Decree, the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan were transformed into the National Guard of Kazakhstan.[1]

Organization

The band of the National Guard.

The Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard (currently Lieutenant General Ruslan Zhaksylykov) is appointed and dismissed by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Regional Commands

The National Guard is divided into the folliwing 4 regional commands:

  • Regional Command "Ortaly" - Based in Karaganda, it is led by Major General E. Botakanov.
  • Regional Command "Otjustik" - Based in Almaty, it is led by Major General Kairat Aktanov.
  • Regional Command "Batys" - Based in Oral, it is led by Major General Alibek Seraliev.
  • Regional Command "Shygys" - Based in Oskemen, it is currently led by Major General Talapker Amriev.

Military Insitiute

The branch of the National Guard focused on education is the Military Institute of the National Guard.[2]

Media

  • "Kalan" (Shield) Newspaper
  • "Birkit" (Berkut) Magazine

Other affiliated units

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Внутренние войска МВД РК преобразованы в Национальную гвардию". inform.kz. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  2. ↑ "История института". www.vivv.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-01-02.
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