Tursunbai Bakir uulu
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Tursunbai Bakir Uulu is a Kyrgyz
politician, former ombudsman
and presidential
candidate. He is leader of the political party Erkin Kyrgyzstan or ErK
. A teacher by training, a historian, and a doctor of philosophy he is married with four children.
in the city of Osh in Southern Kyrgyzstan as a teacher (1990–1992).
He was first elected in 1995 as a member of the legislative assembly, after he helped set up the Erkin Kyrgyzstan Progressive Democratic Party political party. In 2000 he was given a fresh mandate, and two years later was elected Kyrgyzstan's first Ombudsman. He served in the position until February 2008.
Regularly vocal in his opposition to Askar Akayev
, the Kyrgyz President ousted on 24 March 2005 during the Tulip Revolution
, Bakir Uulu called for the abolishment of the death penalty, the release of Felix Kulov
from prison, an end to the ban on the Islamic movement Hizb ut Tahrir, and called the 2005 legislative election
the least free and fair the nation had ever seen.
Bakir Uulu ran in July 2005 presidential elections and lost to the current president Kurmanbek Bakiev.
Since 2009 he is the Kyrgyz Ambassador to Malaysia.
He was elected to the Kyrgyz Parliament in October 2010 as a member of the Ar-Namys
party, and was officially sworn in as a member of parliament on November 10, 2010.
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
politician, former ombudsman
Ombudsman
An ombudsman is a person who acts as a trusted intermediary between an organization and some internal or external constituency while representing not only but mostly the broad scope of constituent interests...
and presidential
Kyrgyz presidential election, 2005
Kyrgyzstan held a presidential election on 10 July 2005. It saw a landslide victory for acting President Kurmanbek Bakiev, marking the end of his interim government formed after the previous President, Askar Akayev, was overthrown in the revolution in March, 2005.-Post revolution transition:On...
candidate. He is leader of the political party Erkin Kyrgyzstan or ErK
ERK
ERK can be:* an aircraft maintenance person * extracellular signal-regulated kinase - a type of Mitogen-activated protein kinase* a political party in Uzbekistan, Erk...
. A teacher by training, a historian, and a doctor of philosophy he is married with four children.
Biography
He graduated at the Kyrgyz National University's history faculty (1982). He also studied in Ukraine. In 1989-95, he was a member of the Association of the Young Historians of Kyrgyzstan. He worked at the Osh State UniversityOsh State University
Osh State University is the largest and the oldest university in southern Kyrgyzstan. Located in the historic city of Osh, it was founded in 1992 as a reorganization of the Osh Pedagogical Institute, which was founded in the early 1950s. 27,000 students, including 1500 international students,...
in the city of Osh in Southern Kyrgyzstan as a teacher (1990–1992).
He was first elected in 1995 as a member of the legislative assembly, after he helped set up the Erkin Kyrgyzstan Progressive Democratic Party political party. In 2000 he was given a fresh mandate, and two years later was elected Kyrgyzstan's first Ombudsman. He served in the position until February 2008.
Regularly vocal in his opposition to Askar Akayev
Askar Akayev
Askar Akayevich Akayev served as the President of Kyrgyzstan from 1990 until his overthrow in the March 2005 Tulip Revolution....
, the Kyrgyz President ousted on 24 March 2005 during the Tulip Revolution
Tulip Revolution
The Tulip Revolution or First Kyrgyz Revolution refers to the overthrow of President Askar Akayev and his government in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan after the parliamentary elections of February 27 and of March 13, 2005...
, Bakir Uulu called for the abolishment of the death penalty, the release of Felix Kulov
Felix Kulov
Felix Sharshenbayevich Kulov served as Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan following the Tulip Revolution. He first served from 1 September 2005 until he resigned on 19 December 2006...
from prison, an end to the ban on the Islamic movement Hizb ut Tahrir, and called the 2005 legislative election
Kyrgyz parliamentary elections, 2005
The 2005 Kyrgyz parliamentary elections were held 27 February 2005 with run-offs held on 13 March 2005. Over 400 candidates ran for the new 75-member unicameral legislative assembly. According to media reports, only six seats were won by the opposition, although most candidates were officially...
the least free and fair the nation had ever seen.
Bakir Uulu ran in July 2005 presidential elections and lost to the current president Kurmanbek Bakiev.
Since 2009 he is the Kyrgyz Ambassador to Malaysia.
He was elected to the Kyrgyz Parliament in October 2010 as a member of the Ar-Namys
Ar-Namys
Ar-Namys is a political party in Kyrgyzstan. It was founded on July 9, 1999 by former Prime Minister Felix Kulov. The party quickly became the nation's leading opposition party but was barred from the 2000 parliamentary elections. However, since the party was barred its members formed a bloc with...
party, and was officially sworn in as a member of parliament on November 10, 2010.