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| successor = Muhammetkaliy Abulgaziyev197729|df=y}}Bishkek>Frunze, Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, {{small|(now Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)}}| death_date = | death_place = Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan>Social Democratic Party| title1 = Head of the Administration of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic| term1 = March 2017 — August 2017| president1 = Almazbek AtambayevСапар Исаков}}| native_name_lang = ky}}Sapar Zhumakadyrovich Isakov (; born July 29, 1977)WEB,24.kg/english/46250_Sapar_Isakov_appointed_head_of_Presidential_Administration/, Sapar Isakov appointed head of Presidential Administration - KYRGYZSTAN, 24.kg, March 2017, 2017-08-26, is a Kyrgyz politician who was Prime Minister from 26 August 2017 to 19 April 2018.NEWS,www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-isakov-approved-new-prime-minister/28697132.html, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Kyrgyz Parliament Approves Atambaev Ally As New Prime Minister, 25 August 2017, 2017-08-26, Previously he was chief of staff for President Almazbek Atambayev.WEB,www.eurasianet.org/node/84856, Kyrgyzstan: New PM Seen as Powerbroker of the Future, Eurasianet, 2017-08-25, Eurasianet.org, 2017-08-26, On 19 April 2018 the President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbai Jeenbekov fired Isakov and the government following a vote of no confidence, which was initiated by three factions in the country’s parliament.NEWS,www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-parliament-passes-no-confidence-vote-against-government/29176465.html, Kyrgyz President Fires Government Following No-Confidence Vote, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 19 April 2018, en, 2018-04-20, The vote was launched due to dissatisfaction with the government’s performance in 2017, namely, poor administration of the national budget, bad preparation for the heating season, and a lack of state supervision when upgrading Bishkek Thermal Power Station.WEB,www.rbc.ru/rbcfreenews/5ad84d969a794781193b96e6, Президент Киргизии отправил правительство в отставку, РБК, 2018-04-20, Isakov was arrested June 5, 2018, he is facing corruption charges stemming from the Bishkek Thermal Power Station fiasco. The Chinese company TBEA and Kyrgyz politicians including Isakov are accused of criminal corruption and illegal diversion of funds.WEB, Putz, Catherine, Kyrgyzstan Hunt for Power Plant Corruption Continues,thediplomat.com/2018/06/kyrgyzstan-hunt-for-power-plant-corruption-continues/, Thediplomat.com, The Diplomat, 27 June 2018, WEB,thediplomat.com/2019/01/former-kyrgyz-prime-minister-faces-20-years-on-corruption-charges/, Former Kyrgyz Prime Minister Faces 20 Years on Corruption Charges, Catherine, Putz, The Diplomat, Aug 8, 2019, On December 6, 2019, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison and penalties including property confiscation and the stripping of his diplomatic status.NEWS,www.rferl.org/a/two-former-kyrgyz-prime-ministers-receive-prison-terms-/30311583.html, Two Former Kyrgyz Prime Ministers Receive Prison Terms, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service, December 6, 2019, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, December 8, 2019, In June 2020, Isakov was convicted of misusing state funds stemming from the lengthy and expensive renovation of the State History Museum and the hippodrome in Cholpon-Ata, and was sentenced to an additional 12 years in prison, although the sentence was later reduced to 3 additional years.WEB, 2020-06-09, Bishkek Court Convicts Kyrgyz Ex-PM Of Graft In Second Case,www.rferl.org/a/bishkek-court-convicts-kyrgyz-ex-pm-isakov-graft-second-case/30661255.html, 2020-08-22, RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, en, The sentence was upheld in August 2020.WEB, Putz, Catherine, 2020-08-20, Kyrgyz Court Unsurprisingly Upholds Rulings Against Atambayev and Isakov,thediplomat.com/2020/08/kyrgyz-court-unsurprisingly-upholds-rulings-against-atambayev-and-isakov/, 2020-08-22, thediplomat.com, en-US,

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