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Melis Zhusupzhanovich Turgunbaev

The Chairman of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic  

 

Date of birth: May 2, 1982  

Education:

1998-2003 the American University in Central Asia. 

2005 Policy Research Institute (Tokyo, Japan). Diploma, Economic Policy. 

2019 defended his doctoral thesis in economics.  

2021-2023 London Business School. The LBS Sloan Masters in Leadership and Strategy. 

Professional experience:

2002-2006 a Leading specialist of the Public Debt Department, the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic. 

2006-2015 the Head of the Market Analysis and Pricing Department, Gazprom Neft Asia LLC 

2013-2017 a member of the Board of Directors, Kyrgyzneftegaz OJSC.  

2015-2021 the Director of the Regional Branch, Gazprom Kyrgyzstan LLC. 

2017-2020 the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kyrgyzneftegaz OJSC. 

2020-2021 the Chairman of the Management Board, Kyrgyzneftegaz OJSC. 

2021-2023 a member of the Board of Directors, Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank CJSC. 

2023-2024 the Minister of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic. 

From June 27, 2024, he was elected as the Chairman of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic by the Resolution of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic. 

Awards:

· A Certificate of Appreciation from the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic. 

· A Certificate of Appreciation from the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic. 

· “Outstanding worker in Economics” from the Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic. 

· “Outstanding worker in the State Property Management System” from the State Property Management Fund (SPMF) under the Ministry of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyz Republic. 

· A Certificate of Appreciation from the Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic. 

· A Certificate of Appreciation from the Ministry of Energy of the Kyrgyz Republic. 

· A Certificate of Appreciation from Gazprom Neft Asia PJSC. 

Language skills:

Russian, Kyrgyz, English