Aigul Japarova

Aigul Japarovna Japarova (née Asanbaeva; born 14 November 1973) is the wife of President Sadyr Japarov and the incumbent First Lady of Kyrgyzstan.

Biography She was born in a village in the Tüp District on 14 November 1973. She and Japarov are the parents of four children, one of whom died on 26 August 2019 in an accident. In June 2021, she joined her husband on his official visit to Turkey in her first such foreign trip.

Perception She has been compared to Mayram Akayeva, the wife of the first president Askar Akayev. It has also been noted that her father has been working at the Kumtor Gold Mine for many years, a place which Japarov for many years has advocated for its nationalization.