Anvar Artykovich Artykov (born 30 November 1951) is a Kyrgyz politician, and current member of the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan. Artykov served as governor of Osh Region between March and December 2005, and was previously a deputy between 1990 and 2000.
Anvar Artykov Анвар Артыкович Артыков | |
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| Member of the Supreme Soviet of the Kirghiz SSR | |
| In office 25 February 1990 – 31 August 1991 | |
| Member of the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan | |
| In office 31 August 1991 – 12 March 2000 | |
| Acting Governor of Osh Region | |
| In office 25 March 2005 – 12 December 2005 | |
| Member of the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan | |
| Assumed office 10 November 2010[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anvar Artykovich Artykov November 30, 1951 Osh, Osh Oblast, Kirgiz SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyrgyzstan) |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (previously Ar-Namys and Communist Party of the Soviet Union) |
| Children | 5 |
Early life and education
editArtykov was born on 30 November 1951[2] in the city of Osh in Osh Oblast in the Kirgiz SSR, now Kyrgyzstan. In 1977 he graduated from Andijan Cotton Institute with a degree in mechanical engineering.[3] He was also a student of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Academy of Social Sciences between 1989 and 1991.[3]
Career
editPre-deputy career, 1966–1990
editArtykov started work in 1966, working at an office for the Kyrgyz SSR's Ministry of Housing and Communal Services. He performed his military service in the Soviet Army between 1973 and 1975,[1] being posted to the Moscow Military District.[3] Three years later, in 1979, Artykov became the main engineer at a motor depot in Osh, working there for two years.[3]
Artykov's last job before becoming a deputy was as an instructor in the industrial department of the local Osh Oblast chapter of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1984 to 1991.[3]
First term as deputy, World Bank role, Osh Region governor, 1990–2010
editIn 1990, Aryktov became a deputy in the Supreme Soviet of the Kirghiz SSR, and then after Kyrgyzstan's independence from the Soviet Union continued to be a deputy in the new Jogorku Kenesh until 2000. From 2004 to 2005, Artykov headed a World Bank project on energy.[3]
Involvement in the Tulip Revolution
editArtykov was part of the opposition during the Tulip Revolution in March 2005, which saw president Askar Akayev overthrown. In a 'kurultai' or congress of opposition figures, Artykov was elected as a "people's governor" of Osh Region on 19 March 2005, but was detained by the police a day later.[4] After Akayev resigned the presidency on 24 March, Artykov was made the acting governor of the region on the 25th,[1] and spent a little under nine months in the role, being dismissed on 12 December 2005.[5]
Second term as deputy, 2010–present
editArtykov was one of three Uzbeks[6] elected to the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan (Jogorku Kenesh) in the 2010 Kyrgyz parliamentary election as part of the Ar-Namys party, which he left in April 2011 along with nine other deputies to cross the floor to the majority coalition, which at the time included the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK), the Respublika Party and Ata-Zhurt.[7] He served on the council's defence security committee from 2012 onwards.[2] Artykov was reelected in the 2015 Kyrgyz parliamentary election as an SDPK deputy.[3]
Personal life
editArtykov is married, and has five children.[3] He is ethnically Uzbek.[8][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Артыков Анвар Артыкович". knews.kg (in Russian). 28 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Анвар Артыкович Артыков". StanRadar (in Russian). Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Артыков Анвар Артыкович". Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ Kimmage, Daniel (23 March 2005). "Analysis: Uneasy Days In Kyrgyzstan". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Президент снял Анвара Артыкова с должности губернатора". Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian). 12 December 2005. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ Weber, Ryan (29 November 2010). "Minority Representation Paltry in Kyrgyzstan's New Parliament". EurasiaNet. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Ten Kyrgyz Opposition Parliament Deputies Defect To Majority". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Kyrgyzstan: How Real are Uzbek Minority Concerns?". Institute for War & Peace Reporting. 13 June 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2018.