List of Presidents of Kyrgyzstan: Past and Present

Last updated November 2026

This page lists the presidents and heads of state of Kyrgyzstan from 1990 to the present, with the years each leader was in office and a short summary of their time in power. Use it to find the current president of Kyrgyzstan, former presidents, and key dates in the country's political history.

Current president of Kyrgyzstan: Sadyr Japarov (in office since 2021). The next presidential election is scheduled for 27 January 2027, and Japarov has said he will seek a second term.

Presidents of Kyrgyzstan in order, with years in office

Askar Akayev

Served: 1990–2005

First president; elected by parliament in October 1990, led the country to independence in 1991 and was driven from office by the Tulip Revolution in March 2005.

Ishenbay Kadyrbekov

Served: 2005 (acting)

Listed as acting president for about a day, on 24–25 March 2005, at the height of the Tulip Revolution.

Kurmanbek Bakiyev

Served: 2005–2010

Prime minister who took over during the Tulip Revolution, won the July 2005 election and was overthrown in the April 2010 uprising.

Roza Otunbayeva

Served: 2010–2011

Led the interim government after the April 2010 uprising and served as transitional president until December 2011.

Almazbek Atambayev

Served: 2011–2017

Elected in October 2011 and succeeded peacefully by Sooronbay Jeenbekov at the end of his single six-year term.

Sooronbay Jeenbekov

Served: 2017–2020

Former prime minister who resigned on 15 October 2020 after protests over a disputed parliamentary election.

Sadyr Japarov

Served: 2020 (acting)

Acting prime minister who also served as acting president after Jeenbekov resigned, until he stepped aside on 14 November 2020.

Talant Mamytov

Served: 2020–2021 (acting)

Speaker of parliament who served as acting president from 14 November 2020 until Japarov's inauguration on 28 January 2021.

Sadyr Japarov

Served: 2021–present

Elected in January 2021 and later backed constitutional changes that expanded presidential powers; he said in August 2026 that he will seek a second term.

Frequently asked questions about the presidents of Kyrgyzstan

Who is the current president of Kyrgyzstan?

The current head of state of Kyrgyzstan is Sadyr Japarov, in office since 2021. The next presidential election is scheduled for 27 January 2027, and Japarov has said he will seek a second term.

Who were the previous presidents of Kyrgyzstan?

The presidents and heads of state of Kyrgyzstan listed on this page, in order, are: Askar Akayev, Ishenbay Kadyrbekov, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Roza Otunbayeva, Almazbek Atambayev, Sooronbay Jeenbekov, Sadyr Japarov, Talant Mamytov, Sadyr Japarov.

Who was the first president of Kyrgyzstan?

Askar Akayev was the first president of Kyrgyzstan, in office 1990–2005.

Sources: Wikipedia, President of Kyrgyzstan and List of leaders of Kyrgyzstan; worldstatesmen.org; Reuters, The Times of Central Asia and Trend reports (checked Nov 2026). Presidents since the office was created in the Kyrgyz SSR in 1990. Sources differ by a day or so on some 2005 and 2020 handover dates, so only years are given for those.. Last reviewed November 2026.

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