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Askar Akayev

Politician

Askar Akayev is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Askar Akaev · Askar Akaievici Akaiev · Askar Akajev · Askar Akajew · Askar Akayev · 20 more...				[sources]
Other name	Aqayev Asqar · Askar Akaiev · Askar Akajevitj Akajev · Askar Akajevitsj Akajev · Askar Akajewicz Akajew · 22 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Akajev · Akajew · Akaïev · Akàiev · Akàievitx · 11 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1944-11-10				[sources]
Place of birth	Kyzylbayrak				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Kyrgyzstan				[sources]
Citizenship	Kyrgyzstan · Soviet Union				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Askar				[sources]
Last name	Akayev				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q489893				[sources]
Position	President of Kyrgyzstan (1990-1995) · President of Kyrgyzstan (1995-2000) · President of Kyrgyzstan (2000-2005)				[sources]
Education	Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics · Saint Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics				[sources]
Religion	atheism				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

1st and former President of Kyrgyzstan

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Aidar Akayev Politician	child	-	-
Bermet Akayeva Politician	child · father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Kyrgyzstan	1995-12-30	2000-12-09

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Mayram Akayeva Politician	spouse	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories360,954

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,163

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Wikidata333,862

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions551,700

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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