the wanted list, he is accused of corruption in the development of the Kumtor gold deposit. Family and private life Bakiyev's wife, Tatyana Vasilevna Petrova (Russian: Татьяна Васильевна Бакиева), a production engineer, is an ethnic Russian who was born in Samara and raised in what is present-day Moldova. During his time as president, several Bakiyev family members had prominent positions in the government, with at least five close relatives working in the upper echelons of power. His brother Janysh was head of the presidential guard. Another brother Marat was Kyrgyzstan's ambassador to Germany. Another brother, Adyl, was an adviser to Kyrgyzstan's ambassador to China. Since the overthrow, Kurmanbek's younger son, Maksim, was charged with embezzlement and abuse of power by the interim government. It is suspected that he transferred about $35 million of a $300 million loan from Russia into his private bank accounts. Apart from Kyrgyz, he speaks Russian and Uzbek. From his common-law wife Bakieva Nazgul Tolomusheva Kurmanbek Bakiev has a son Daniyar born in 2005 and a daughter Leyla born in 2000. On January 15, 2023, Bakieva Nazgul died of heart failure. Awards Order of the Olympic Council of Asia (2009) Order of the Commonwealth Order of Friendship of Peoples (Belarus, 2014) References External links Official Website of Kurmanbek Bakiyev Presidential biography Previous Constitution of Kyrgyzstan Xinhua profile "Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Sign Economic Cooperation Treaty" Kyrgyzstan on the Edge Kyrgyz President Replaces Renegade Regional Governor |- |- |- 1949 births Ak Jol politicians Kyrgyzstani exiles Kyrgyzstani Sunni Muslims Living people People from Jalal-Abad Region Presidents of Kyrgyzstan Prime Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstani emigrants to Belarus Leaders ousted by a coup Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010