Sooronbay Jeenbekov
Sooronbay Jeenbekov | |
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Сооронбай Жээнбеков | |
Official portrait, 2016 | |
| 5th President of Kyrgyzstan | |
| In office 24 November 2017 – 15 October 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Sapar Isakov Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev Kubatbek Boronov Sadyr Japarov |
| Preceded by | Almazbek Atambayev |
| Succeeded by | Sadyr Japarov (acting) |
| 18th Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan | |
| In office 13 April 2016 – 22 August 2017 | |
| President | Almazbek Atambayev |
| Deputy | Cholpon Sultanbekova |
| Preceded by | Temir Sariyev |
| Succeeded by | Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev (acting) |
| Governor of Osh | |
| In office 16 August 2012 – 11 December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Aytmat Kadyrbayev |
| Succeeded by | Taalaybek Sarybashev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sooronbay Sharipovich Jeenbekov 16 November 1958 Biy-Myrza, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union |
| Party | Independent Birimdik (affiliated) |
| Other political affiliations | Social Democratic |
| Spouse | Aigul Tokoyeva |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Asylbek Jeenbekov Zhusupzhan Jeenbekov |
| Alma mater | Kyrgyz National Agrarian University |
Sooronbay Sharip uulu Jeenbekov (born 16 November 1958) is a Kyrgyz politician who served as the fifth president of Kyrgyzstan from 2017 until his resignation in 2020, following a week of protests. Prior to that he served as the 18th prime minister of Kyrgyzstan from April 2016 to August 2017.
As president, Jeenbekov dealt with issues specifically in foreign policy and corruption in which several juridical reforms were implemented to improve public trust. In spite of that, Kyrgyzstan under Jeenbekov faced a growth of organised crime and government corruption and lack of economic development which was negatively affected upon the COVID-19 pandemic and was accused of downplaying the alleged cases of electoral fraud in the 2020 parliamentary election that resulted in the 2020 Kyrgyz Revolution and his resignation amidst political unrest over the disputed election results. He was succeeded by Sadyr Japarov who would go on to serve as an acting president and prime minister for short period of time before being officially elected in the 2021 presidential elections.
Jeenbekov was widely expected to continue the policies of his predecessor, Almazbek Atambayev; however, the two fell out just months after he took office, resulting in Atambayev's arrest and the decline of his influence in Kyrgyz politics.