page_title: Ministry of Defense (Kazakhstan)
section_title: General Staff
hierarchical_section_title: Ministry of Defense (Kazakhstan) / General Staff
caption_attribution_description: English: The license plate of a military car belonging to the Defense ministry of Kazakhstan. Русский: Регистрационный номер автомобиля Министерства Обороны Казахстана.
context_page_description: The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan is a government agency of Kazakhstan which is the main executive body in implementing military policy. The Defense Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the head of the Ministry of Defense, whose duties are to exercise the administrative leadership of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The ministry was established in May 1992 and is currently headed by Nurlan Ermekbaev. The first Minister of Defense was Army General Sagadat Nurmagambetov who served from May 1992 to October 16, 1995.
context_section_description: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the main body for the management of the armed forces of the state in peacetime and wartime, coordinates the development of plans for the construction and development of the Armed Forces, other troops and military formations, their operational, combat and mobilization training, organizes and carries out strategic planning application and interaction of the Armed Forces, other troops and military formations, and also develops a plan for the operational equipment of the country's territory in defense.
caption: The license plate of a military car belonging to the defense ministry.
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