Dauren Kossanov

Lieutenant general
Dauren Kossanov
Minister of Defence
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 June 2025
PresidentKassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime MinisterOljas Bektenov
Preceded byRuslan Jaqsylyqov
Deputy Minister of Defence
In office
September 30, 2024 – 8 June 2025
Personal details
Born (1969-10-14) 14 October 1969
Novotroitskoye, Krasnokutsky District, Pavlodar Oblast, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union (until 1991)
Kazakhstan (1991-present)
Branch/serviceArmed Forces of Kazakhstan
Years of service1990–present
RankLieutenant general

Dauren Zhumataevich Kossanov (Kazakh: Дәурен Жұматайұлы Қосанов, romanized: Dauren Zhumataiuly Kosanov: born 4 March 1966) is a Kazakh Air Force general serving as the Minister of Defence since 8 June 2025.[1]

Biography

Born on October 14, 1969, in the village of Novotroitskoye, Krasnokutsky District, Pavlodar Oblast. In 1990, he graduated from the Armavir Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots and began his service in the Usharal Fighter Regiment. He subsequently commanded a Su-27 squadron in Taldykorgan, served as chief of staff at the Karaganda airbase, and later as commander at the Shymkent airbase.[2][3] In 2005, he graduated from the Gagarin Air Force Academy, and in 2013 from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

On 5 July 2013, by order of the President of Kazakhstan, he was appointed Commander of the Air Force of the Air Defence Forces of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan.[4] In 2015, he was awarded the rank of Major General of Aviation.[5]

On 21 September 2019, he was relieved of his post as Commander-in-Chief of the Air Defence Forces. The following month, he was appointed head of the Talgat Bigeldinov Military Institute of the Air Defence Forces in Aktobe.[6] In October 2022, he became First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Air Defence Forces, and in December of that year, was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Air Defence Forces.[7]

In 2024, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General of Aviation.[8] On 30 September 2024, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Defence and Commander-in-Chief of the Air Defence Forces.[9][10] On 8 June 2025, he was appointed Minister of Defence of the Republic of Kazakhstan.[11][12][13]

Awards

  • Order "Aibyn" II degree
  • Order "Dank" 1st class (2024)
  • Medal "For military valor"
  • Jubilee medal "20 years of independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan"
  • Jubilee medal "10 years of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan"
  • Jubilee medal "20 years of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan"
  • Medals "For Impeccable Service" 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree
  • "Military pilot-sniper"
  • Commemorative medal "Major General of Aviation Talgat Begeldinov"
  • Jubilee medal "20 years of the Navy of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan"
  • Jubilee Medal "20 Years of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan"

References

  1. ^ "О Косанове Д.Ж." akorda.kz. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  2. ^ "Новый начальник возглавил летный военный институт Казахстана". Zakon.kz (in Russian). 10 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  3. ^ English, Orda (2025-07-09). "First Official Visit: Kazakhstan's New Defense Minister in Moscow for Talks on Military Cooperation". en.orda.kz. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  4. ^ "Даурен Косанов назначен командующим Военно-воздушными силами ВС Казахстана". Archived from the original on 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  5. ^ "Президент РК присвоил высшие звания военачальникам и чины сотрудникам правоохранительных органов". Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  6. ^ "Новый начальник возглавил летный военный институт Казахстана". Zakon.kz (in Russian). 10 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  7. ^ "Верны воинским традициям". visvo.mil.kz. Archived from the original on 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  8. ^ "О присвоении высших воинских и специальных званий, классных чинов". Archived from the original on 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  9. ^ "Даурен Косанов назначен вице-министром обороны – главнокомандующим силами воздушной обороны". Archived from the original on 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  10. ^ "Kazakhstan names new Deputy Minister of Defense". Qazinform.com. 2024-09-30. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
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  12. ^ KazTAG.KZ. "Dauren Kosanov appointed as Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan". kaztag.kz. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  13. ^ https://www.akorda.kz/ru/rasporyazheniem-glavy-gosudarstva-kosanov-dauren-zhumataevich-naznachen-zamestitelem-ministra-oborony-glavnokomanduyushchim-silami-vozdushnoy-oborony-vooruzhennyh-sil-respubliki-kazahstan-on-osvobozhden-ot-ranee-zanimaemoy-dolzhnosti-3084854. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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