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Askar Akayev

PEP · Politician · Close Associate

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]
Alias	Aqayev Asqar · Askar Akaiev · Askar Akajevitj Akajev · Askar Akajewicz Akajew · Askar Akajewitsch Akajew · 21 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]
Citizenship	Kyrgyzstan · Soviet Union				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Askar				[sources]
Last name	Akayev				[sources]
Political association	Communist Party of the Soviet Union · Forward Kyrgyzstan Party · independent politician				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q489893				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[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	2026-04-05	Last processed	2026-04-05	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
Bermet Akayeva PEP	child · father	-	-
Aidar Akayev Close Associate

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Kyrgyzstan	1990-10-27	1995-12-30

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

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,227

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,703

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata328,010

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,334

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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