Dauren Kossanov
He was born on October 14, 1969, in Pavlodar Region.
He graduated from the Armavir Higher Military Aviation Pilot School, the Yuri Gagarin Air Force Academy, and the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
He began his career as a fighter pilot in the Usharal Fighter Regiment.
Commander of the air base in Taldykorgan.
Commander of the air base in Shymkent.
Commander of the Air Force of the Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Head of the Military Institute of the Air Defense Forces.
From 2022 to 2024, he was Commander-in-Chief of the Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
From 2024 to 2025, he was Deputy Minister of Defense – Commander-in-Chief of the Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
In 2025, by Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, he was appointed Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
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