First Lady (Kyrgyz: биринчи айым, romanized: birinçi ayım) or First Gentleman of Kyrgyzstan is the title attributed to the spouse of the president of Kyrgyzstan.[1][2] The current first lady is Aigul Japarova, the wife of President Sadyr Japarov. To date, there has been no official first gentleman of Kyrgyzstan. The country's first female president, Roza Otunbayeva, was divorced during her presidency.
First Lady of Kyrgyzstan | |
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since 28 January 2021 | |
Inaugural holder | Mayram Akayeva |
Formation | October 27, 1990 |
First ladies of Kyrgyzstan
editNo. | Name | Term begins | Term ends | President of Kyrgyzstan | Notes | Photo |
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1 | Mayram Akayeva | October 27, 1990 | March 24, 2005 | Askar Akayev | ||
2 | Tatyana Bakiyeva | March 25, 2005 | April 15, 2010 | Kurmanbek Bakiyev | ||
- | position vacant | April 7, 2010 | December 1, 2011 | Roza Otunbayeva | Otunbayeva divorced Bolot Otunbaev in 1997. The position of First Gentleman remained vacant during her tenure. | |
4 | Raisa Atambayeva | December 1, 2011 | November 24, 2017 | Almazbek Atambayev | ||
5 | Aigul Jeenbekova | November 24, 2017 | October 15, 2020 | Sooronbay Jeenbekov | ||
6 | Aigul Japarova | January 28, 2021 | Incumbent | Sadyr Japarov |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Qui sera la future première dame du Kirghizstan?". AKIpress news agency. Novastan.org. 2017-09-29. Archived from the original on 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2018-07-05.