Cholpon Abdiramanova

The article deals with the establishment of the mufti’s institution as religious elite representatives in political processes of the Kyrgyz Republic and various aspects of their participation in these processes. The period from independence obtaining until now is analyzed. The struggle for power among the religious elites of Kyrgyzstan acquired unattractive forms sometimes. It is proposed to consider the development of the mufti’s institute in a prism of four stages: " old school", "transit", " new generation / scandalous wave" and " state order". There is a need to work out a very balanced approach to the interaction of religious and administrative-political elites of the Kyrgyz Republic.