Sapar Isakov
{{Short description|Kyrgyz politician (born 1977)}}
{{Family name hatnote|Jumakadyr uulu|Isakov|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sapar Isakov
| native_name = {{nobold|Сапар Исаков}}
| native_name_lang = ky
| image = Sapar Isakov (2017-10-11) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Isakov in 2017
| office = 19th Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
| president = Almazbek Atambayev
Sooronbay Jeenbekov
| term_start = 26 August 2017
| term_end = 19 April 2018
| predecessor = Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev
{{small|(Acting)}}
| successor = Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev
| office1 = Head of the Administration of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic
| term_start1 = March 2017
| term_end1 = August 2017
| president1 = Almazbek Atambayev
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|7|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union (now Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
| party = Social Democratic Party
}}
Sapar Jumakadyr uulu Isakov{{efn|{{langx|ky|Сапар Жумакадыр уулу Исаков}}; {{langx|ru|Сапар Жумакадырович Исаков|translit=Sapar Zhumakadyrovich Isakov}}}} (born 29 July 1977){{cite web|url=https://24.kg/english/46250_Sapar_Isakov_appointed_head_of_Presidential_Administration/|title=Sapar Isakov appointed head of Presidential Administration - KYRGYZSTAN|website=24.kg|date=March 2017 |accessdate=2017-08-26}} is a Kyrgyz politician who was Prime Minister from 26 August 2017 to 19 April 2018.{{cite news|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-isakov-approved-new-prime-minister/28697132.html|newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|title=Kyrgyz Parliament Approves Atambaev Ally As New Prime Minister|date=25 August 2017 |accessdate=2017-08-26}} Previously he was chief of staff for President Almazbek Atambayev.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurasianet.org/node/84856|title=Kyrgyzstan: New PM Seen as Powerbroker of the Future|author=Eurasianet|date=2017-08-25|publisher=Eurasianet.org|accessdate=2017-08-26}}
Controversies
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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-parliament-passes-no-confidence-vote-against-government/29176465.html|title=Kyrgyz President Fires Government Following No-Confidence Vote|newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|date=19 April 2018 |language=en|access-date=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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbc.ru/rbcfreenews/5ad84d969a794781193b96e6|title=Президент Киргизии отправил правительство в отставку|website=РБК|access-date=2018-04-20}}
Isakov was arrested 5 June 2018 for corruption charges stemming from the Bishkek Thermal Power Station fiasco. The Chinese company TBEA and Kyrgyz politicians including Isakov were accused of criminal corruption and illegal diversion of funds.{{cite web |last1=Putz |first1=Catherine |title=Kyrgyzstan Hunt for Power Plant Corruption Continues |url=https://thediplomat.com/2018/06/kyrgyzstan-hunt-for-power-plant-corruption-continues/ |website=Thediplomat.com |publisher=The Diplomat |accessdate=27 June 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/former-kyrgyz-prime-minister-faces-20-years-on-corruption-charges/|title=Former Kyrgyz Prime Minister Faces 20 Years on Corruption Charges|first=Catherine|last=Putz|website=The Diplomat|accessdate=Aug 8, 2019}} On 6 December 2019, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison and penalties including property confiscation and the stripping of his diplomatic status.{{Cite news|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/two-former-kyrgyz-prime-ministers-receive-prison-terms-/30311583.html|title=Two Former Kyrgyz Prime Ministers Receive Prison Terms|last=RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service|date=December 6, 2019|work=Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty|access-date=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.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-09|title=Bishkek Court Convicts Kyrgyz Ex-PM Of Graft In Second Case|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/bishkek-court-convicts-kyrgyz-ex-pm-isakov-graft-second-case/30661255.html|access-date=2020-08-22|website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty|language=en}} The sentence was upheld in August 2020.{{Cite web|last=Putz|first=Catherine|date=2020-08-20|title=Kyrgyz Court Unsurprisingly Upholds Rulings Against Atambayev and Isakov|url=https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/kyrgyz-court-unsurprisingly-upholds-rulings-against-atambayev-and-isakov/|access-date=2020-08-22|website=thediplomat.com|language=en-US}}
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{{s-ttl|title=Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
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Category:Prime ministers of Kyrgyzstan
Category:Heads of government who were later imprisoned
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