Yuriy Viktorovich Ilyin (Russian: Юрий Викторович Ильин, IPA: [ˈjʉrʲɪj ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ ɪˈlʲjin]; born 9 April 1968) is a Kazakhstani politician and Lieutenant General who has served as Minister of Emergency Situations since 11 September 2020 to 10 June 2023.

In 1989, he graduated from the Alma-Ata Higher Combined Arms Command School with a specialty in engineering for the operation of tracked and wheeled vehicles.

[1] From August 1996, Ilyin was a senior officer of the training center of the Almaty Regional Department for Emergency Situations.

In June 1998, he became the Head of the Civil Protection Department of the Almaty City Emergency Management and served the post before becoming the Deputy Head of the Almaty City Department for Emergency Situations in June 1999.

[9][10] On 10 June 2023, President Tokayev dismissed Ilyin amid large-scale wildfires in the Abai Region.