Background and career
Akylbek Üsönbek uulu Japarov (Kyrgyz: Акылбек Үсөнбек уулу Жапаров; born 14 September 1965) is a Kyrgyz politician who served as Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan from 2021 to 2024, diring his term he was described as the "de facto leader of the Cabinet". He replaced Ulukbek Maripov, who had been appointed to the new role by President Sadyr Japarov on 5 May 2021. Aqılbek also concurrently served as the Head of the Presidential Administration under President Japarov.
Coming from an economic and engineering background, Japarov had previously served in several mostly economic roles under the Aqayev and Baqıyev governments, including as Minister of Economy and Finance from 26 March 2005 to 27 December 2007 under Baqıyev after the Tulip Revolution.

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