DUSHANBE, December 25, 2011, Asia-Plus — Rashashan Sabirov, member of the Ata Meken faction also chairman of the Association of Ethnic Tajiks of Kyrgyzstan, has been appointed Minister of Social Development of Kyrgyzstan.
KirTAG reports Omurbek Babanov from the Respublika (Republic) party was elected by Kyrgyzstan”s parliament on December 23 to be the country”s prime minister. A total of 113 members of parliament (out of 120) voted in favor of Babanov, with just two votes against.
The parliament also endorsed a new government of Kyrgyzstan:
Fist Vice-Premier — Aaly Karashev (Kyrgyz Social Democratic Party);
Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and Investment – Zhoomart Otorbaev (Ata Meken);
Deputy Prime Minister for Social Matters — Gulnara Asymbekova (Ar-Namys);
The Chief of Staff, Minister of the Government — Torogul Bekov (Respublika);
Foreign Minister — Ruslan Kazakbayev (Respublika);
Minister of Inferiors — Zarylbek Rysaliy (Kyrgyz Social Democratic Party);
Minister of Justice — Almambet Shykmamatov (Ata-Meken);
Minister of Finance — Akylbek Japarov (Ar-Namys);
Minister of Economy and Antimonopoly Policy — Temir Sariyev (Ak-Shumkar);
Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation — Saparbek Tynayev (Ar-Namys);
Minister of Transport and Communications — Kalykbek Sultanov (Ata-Meken);
Minister of Emergency Situations — Kubatbek Boronov (Respublika);
Minister of Energy and Industry — Askarbek Shadiyev (Respublika);
Minister of Education and Science — Kanat Sadykov (Kyrgyz Social Democratic Party);
Minister of Health — Dinara Sagymbayeva (Kyrgyz Social Democratic Party);
Minister of Culture and Tourism — Ibrahim Zhunusov (Ata Jurt);
Minister of Social Development — Ravshan Sabirov (Ata-Meken);
Minister of Youth, Employment and Labor — Aliasbek Alymkulov (Kyrgyz Social Democratic Party);
Defense Minister – has not yet been appointed by the president;
Chairman of the State National Security Committee — has not yet been appointed by the president.
According to Kyrgyz official statistics, there were about 47,500 Tajiks in Kyrgyzstan in 2007 (0.9% of the total population), up from 42,600 in the 1999 census and 33,500 in the 1989 census.
