About Nurlan Motuev
Lived 1969 – 2026 (aged 56). Nurlan Motuev was a Kyrgyz politician.
Nurlan Motuev (; 10 December 1969 – 26 June 2026) was a Kyrgyz politician from the Jumgal area of Naryn province, popularly nicknamed the King of Coal after seizing control of the Karakeche coal mines during 2005. One of the activists behind the 2006 revolution, he later went on trial and was jailed but rebounded to become a presidential candidate for the 2009 elections, receiving 21,724 (0.93%) votes. In October 2012 his newly formed Patriotic Movement called for the nationalization of Kyrgyzstan's mineral resources.
Motuev died on 26 June 2026, at the age of 56.
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Who was Nurlan Motuev?
Kyrgyzstani politician
When was Nurlan Motuev born?
Nurlan Motuev was born on 10 December 1969 in Chaek.
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Nurlan Motuev died on 26 June 2026.
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Nurlan Motuev was a politician.
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Nurlan Motuev was Kyrgyz.
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