of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a position he would serve in until 2010. Post-military From April 2010 to July 2017, he was a Deputy of the Senate of Kazakhstan. His son Muslim Mukhtarovich Altynbaev served as the Deputy Defense Minister to Saken Zhasuzakov and Nurlan Yermekbayev from 2017-2020. Honours and awards Kazakhstan People's Hero of Kazakhstan Order Otan Order Barys, 2nd class Medal "For Meritorious Service" (Kazakhstan), 3rd class Astana Medal Medal "10th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan" Medal "10 years of independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan" Medal "10th Anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan" Medal "10 Years of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan" Medal "50 years of the Baikonur Cosmodrome" Medal "For strengthening military cooperation" Medal "10 years of Astana" Medal "20 years of independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan" Soviet Union Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR, 3rd class Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" Medal "For Impeccable Service" 1st, 2nd and 3rd classes Russian Federation Order of Friendship Two medals "For strengthening military cooperation" Former USSR Kyrgyzstan Medal "For strengthening military cooperation" Medal "10th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic" Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" Ukraine Medal "10th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" Moldova Medal "For strengthening military commonwealth" Other Order of Peter the Great, 1st class (Academy of Security, Defense and Law Enforcement) Honorary Citizen of the City of Karaganda (2005) Honorary Citizen of the Karaganda Region (2017) See also Government of Kazakhstan References 1945 births Living people People from Karaganda Government ministers of Kazakhstan Heroes of Kazakhstan Ministers of Defence of Kazakhstan Chiefs of the General Staff (Kazakhstan) Zhukov Air and Space Defence Academy alumni