Roza Otunbayeva

Roza Otunbayeva
Роза Отунбаева
Otunbayeva in 2011
3rd President of Kyrgyzstan
In office
3 July 2010 – 1 December 2011
Acting: 7 April 2010 – 3 July 2010
Prime MinisterAlmazbek Atambayev
Omurbek Babanov (Acting)
Almazbek Atambayev
Preceded byKurmanbek Bakiyev
Succeeded byAlmazbek Atambayev
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
26 February 1992 – 10 October 1992
Prime MinisterTursunbek Chyngyshev
Preceded byMuratbek Imanaliyev
Succeeded byEdnan Karabayev
Kyrgyz Ambassador to the United Kingdom
In office
1997–2002
PresidentAskar Akayev
Deputy Prime Minister of the Kirghiz SSR
In office
1986–1989
PresidentAbsamat Masaliyev
Preceded byJamal Tashibekova
Succeeded byZhanyl Tumenbayeva
Personal details
Born (1950-08-23) 23 August 1950 (age 74)
Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, USSR
Political partySocial Democratic Party
SpouseBolot Sadybakasov (divorced 1997)
Children3
Alma materMoscow State University
Websiteroza.kg

Roza Isakovna Otunbayeva[a] (born 23 August 1950) is a Kyrgyz diplomat and politician who served as the President of Kyrgyzstan from 7 April 2010 until 1 December 2011, becoming the first female Central Asian head of state. She was sworn in on 3 July 2010, after acting as interim leader following the 2010 April Revolution, which led to the ousting of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. She previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and as head of the parliamentary caucus for the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan. She is also known for the persecution of human rights activist Azimzhan Askarov[1][2] and the failed policy that led to the clashes of June 2010.[3]

Since 2022, Otunbayeva has been serving as United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).[4]


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  4. ^ Ms. Roza Otunbayeva of Kyrgyzstan - Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan United Nations, press release of 2 September 2022.

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