President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Zhaparov has appointed Bakyt Sydykov as the country’s new Minister of Economy and Commerce.
President Zhaparov signed a decree on this appointment in accordance with Article 70, part 1, item 2, and Article 71 of the Constitution of Kyrgyzstan.
Before the appointment, 46-year-old Bakyt Sydykov headed the Department of Political and Economic Research of the presidential administration, and also represented the president on the Supervisory Board of the Community Development and Investment Agency of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Daniyar Amangeldiev, Kyrgyzstan’s former Minister of Economy and Commerce, was fired by presidential decree on December 16 and appointed First Deputy Chairman of the Kyrgyz Cabinet of Ministers.
He had been serving as minister since October 13, 2021.
