From 1999 to 2000, he held the position of Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of Border Guard of the Ministry of Defense.

[5] While in this position, he was awarded the Order of Manas 2nd and 3rd Degree for his contributions to the protection and strengthening of the state system.

He began working as the Deputy Head of the State Administration of Batken Region in December 2009 and served until the Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010.

[9][10][11][12][13] He was the first chief to perform any functions after the military reforms which strengthened the hand of General Staff at the expense of the defense ministry.

[15][16][17] He was dismissed in November 2015 and was replaced by Janybek Kaparov in an acting capacity and permanently by Rayimberdi Duishenbiev in May 2016.