Akbar Ryskulov

Biography

Akbar Ryskulov, a People's Poet and Merited Cultural Figure of the Kyrgyz Republic, was born in Chym-Korgon village of the Keminsky district in the Chuay region. His career began at the "Leninchil Zhash" newspaper, where he progressed from a corrector to an responsible secretary. In 1991–1993, he served as the Head of the Press Service of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic. Subsequently, he worked as the Director of the State Information Agency "Kyrgyzqabar" and served as the Extraordinary and Diplomatic Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to Kazakhstan and Malaysia. Since 2014, Akbar Ryskulov has been the Chairman of the Writers Union of Kyrgyzstan. He graduated as a philologist from the Kyrgyz State University in 1975.

Written by the editors from the dossier facts.

Career

1. 1986 — 1991

   Senior consultant, editor

   Leninchil Jash newspaper

2. 1991 — 1993

   Head of the Press Service

   President of the Kyrgyz Republic

3. 1993 — 1994

   Director

   Kyrgyzkabar State Information Agency

4. 1994 — 1995

   Co-Chair

   Independent Union of Writers of Kyrgyzstan

5. 1995 — 2001

   Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

   of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Republic of Kazakhstan

6. 23 March 2004 — November 2005

   Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

   of the Kyrgyz Republic in Malaysia

7. since 21 May 2014

   chairman

   Union of Writers of Kyrgyzstan

8. until March 2004

   assistant

   President of the Kyrgyz Republic

Education

• 1975Kyrgyz State University — philologist

Awards

• 2001Certificate of Honour of the President of Kazakhstan