Kosanov Dauren Zhumatayevich Born on October 14, 1969, in the village of Novotroitskoye, Krasnokutsky District, Pavlodar Region. Graduated from the Armavir Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots in 1990, the Yuri A. Gagarin Air Force Academy in 2005, and the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2013. On June 8, 2025, by Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, appointed as Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan.