Aibek Matkerimov

Aibek Matkerimov
Айбек Маткеримов
Member of the Supreme Council
Assumed office
29 December 2021
ConstituencyNationwide constituency
Chairman of the Ata-Jurt Kyrgyzstan
Assumed office
28 February 2021
Preceded byZamirbek Esenamanov
Personal details
Born (1980-11-08) 8 November 1980 -->
PartyAta-Zhurt (until 2021)
Ata-Jurt Kyrgyzstan (since 2021)
Other political
affiliations
Mekenchil (2020)
Alma materKyrgyz State Medical Academy
University of Economy and Enterprise
ProfessionMedical professional

Aibek Turatalievich Matkerimov (Kyrgyz: Айбек Тураталиевич Маткеримов; 8 November 1980) is a Kyrgyz politician and medical professional who is leader of the Ata-Jurt Kyrgyzstan party. He is currently a member of the Supreme Council of the VII convocation since 2021.

Biography

Matkerimov was born in the city of Jalal-abad (now Manas) in 1980. He graduated from the Kyrgyz State Medical Academy in 2005 and later from the Kantoro Toktomamatov University of Economy and Enterprise in 2023. He began his professional career at the Postgraduate Medical Education Center in Osh as a clinical resident in 2007. From 2007 to 2011, he worked as an obstetrician-gynecologist at the city branch of the territorial hospital in Osh. He also taught at the Medical College of Osh State University from 2007 to 2012 and later at its Faculty of Medicine from 2012 to 2014.[1]

From 2011 to 2014, Matkerimov worked at the City Hospital of Osh, serving as head of the maternity department and later as deputy chief physician. From 2014 to 2015, he was an obstetrician-gynecologist at the Jalal-Abad Regional Maternity Hospital. In 2015, he became head of the maternity department at the Suzak Territorial Hospital named after S. Zholdoshev. Between 2019 and 2020, he served as coordinator of the maternity department for Jalal-Abad Region.[1]

Political career

Matkerimov entered politics in 2016, being elected as a deputy of the Barpi Ayil Kenesh from the Ata-Zhurt party.

He later became a candidate of the Mekenchil party list in the October 2020 parliamentary elections,[2] which were subsequently annulled following widespread protests.[3]

On 28 February 2021, Matkerimov became the chairman of the Ata-Jurt Kyrgyzstan party,[4] which is closely associated with President Sadyr Japarov and the head of the State Committee for National Security, Kamchybek Tashiev.[5] In the parliamentary elections of November 2021, he was elected from the Ata-Jurt Kyrgyzstan's party list as a deputy of the Supreme Council (7th convocation).[6][7] In January 2022, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Social Policy.[8]

Personal life

Matkerimov is married and has a daughter.

References

  1. ^ a b "Маткеримов Айбек Тураталиевич". Govori.TV (in Russian). 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  2. ^ "БШК "Мекенчил" саясий партиясынын ишенимдүү адамдарын каттады". Central Commission for Elections and Referendums of the Kyrgyz Republic (in Kyrgyz). 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  3. ^ "Kyrgyzstan Annuls Results Of Parliamentary Elections After Night Of Deadly Protests". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  4. ^ ""Ата-Журт Кыргызстан" партиясы кезексиз курултайын өткөрдү". Азаттык Υналгысы (in Kyrgyz). 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  5. ^ Нурматов, Эрнист (2021-04-21). "Тогуз партия «Ата-Журт Кыргызстанды» Ташиевге байланыштырды". Азаттык Υналгысы (in Kyrgyz). Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  6. ^ Төрөгелди, Бакыт (2021-10-12). "Шайлоо 2021: Тизмесин тактаган партиялар". Азаттык Υналгысы (in Kyrgyz). Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  7. ^ "Шайлоо-2021: Жеңүүчү алты партиянын бейнеси". BBC News Кыргыз Кызматы (in Kyrgyz). 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  8. ^ "Кто стал заместителем глав комитетов Жогорку Кенеша?". Kaktus Media (in Russian). 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2025-09-30.