Colonel General Amangeldy Shabdarbayev (Kazakh: Амангелді Смағұлұлы Шабдарбаев, Amangeldı Smağūlūly Şabdarbaev; born on 1 August 1950 in Kaskelen district, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan) served as the Chairman of the National Security Committee (KNB) from 2 March 2006 to 7 December 2009.
[3] He became the Deputy Chairman of the State Investigation Committee in November 1995, and the Head of “A” Service of the KNB in 1997.
[3] Deutsche Welle reported on 3 March that "according to politicians and political analysts, Shabdarbaev does not belong to any of the 'influence groups' between which an open confrontation began after the murder of Altynbek Sarsenbayev.
"[4] Shabdarbayev fired twenty military officials of the Arystan board on 13 June 2006, saying in an interview with a writer for Russian: Мегаполис (Megacity) weekly, "Considering serious neglect and lack of organization of personnel work, absence of due control over the department board of the Committee staff, certain measures have been taken.
The officer from executives reserve with experience of operative and personnel work has been appointed a new Arystan Chairman.