Associate Professor Jumali Adilbaev Retires

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Associate Professor Jumali Adilbaev Retires

2026-10-28 / 1277 / 10:10:25

A retirement ceremony was held in honour of Jumali Adilbaev, Associate Professor at Osh State University’s Institute of History and Law and Candidate of Historical Sciences.

He devoted 56 years to academic and teaching activities at the university, educating several generations of students.

The event, titled “The Teaching Journey a Great Legacy: Half a Century of Lighting the Torch of Knowledge,” was attended by Absamat Sattarov, Chair of the Trade Union Committee; Jyldyz Aitbaeva, Director of the Institute; academic staff and Adilbaev’s former students. During the ceremony, a video highlighting his many years of service to the university was screened. The university administration, colleagues and former students then shared their appreciation of his professional career, personal qualities and contribution to education.

At the end of the ceremony, his colleagues and former students thanked him for his many years of service and received his blessings. Jumali Adilbaev was officially honoured upon his retirement.

Jumali Adilbaev was born in 1948 in Sary-Kamysh village, Kara-Kulja District, Osh Region. From 1966 to 1969, he studied at the Faculty of History of Osh State Pedagogical Institute. In 1969–1970, he continued his studies at Kyrgyz State University.

Throughout his career at OshSU, he worked as a senior lecturer, associate professor and Head of the Department of General History. He also served as the first dean of the Faculty of Law, Head of the Department of Legal Studies, associate professor at the Faculty of History and dean of the Faculty of Humanities. In addition, he worked as Vice-Rector of the Osh branch of the Moscow Institute of Entrepreneurship and Law. Since 2006, he had continued teaching younger generations at OshSU.

Nearly 80 of his academic works have been published, including textbooks and teaching guides. In recognition of his long-standing service, Jumali Adilbaev has received a number of awards. In 2003, he was awarded the “Excellence in Education” badge. In 2014, he received the title of “Merited Worker of OshSU.” He also received the university’s “Best Lecturer” and “Best Author” titles, among other honours. In 2025, he was awarded a medal by the Jogorku Kenesh and the OshSU “Merited Worker” medal.