Melis Turgunbaev became the Minister of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision. Press service of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.
The decree was signed by Sadyr Japarov.
Earlier, Dinara Kutmanova was dismissed from the post of minister, and Melis Turgunbaev became acting head of the ministry.
Melis Turgunbaev was the Chairman of the Board of Kyrgyzneftegaz. From 2013 to 2017, he was a member of the Board of Directors of the company, until recently he was its chairman. From 2006 to 2020, he worked for the Russian company Gazprom. Prior to joining the gas industry, Turgunbaev was a leading specialist in the Ministry of Finance.