Like the voting for his predecessor, Kubanychbek Kulmatov, the voting for Ibraimov was without alternatives. Civil society opposed this, demanding that the right to vote for the mayor be granted not to the deputies of the city council, but to all of Bishkek. Ibraimov was the only one who submitted an application within the established timeframe and passed the required exam in the state language. After the secret ballot and counting of votes, the head of the Bishkek City Council, Almazbek Kenenbaev, dressed the new mayor in a chapan and ak-kalpak, and also presented him with a whip as a symbol of power. After that, the newly elected mayor held a brief press conference. The media representatives were most interested in two questions: the first was about his close kinship with the detained deputy Maksat Kunakunov, who was arrested in the summer of 2015 and accused of aiding ISIS, and the subsequent change of documents from Erkin Kunakunov to Albek Ibraimov. Ibraimov acknowledged that Maksat Kunakunov is his nephew through his sister, noting that among relatives and friends he is indeed called Erkin, but he has never changed any identity documents.
The second question concerned the continuation of Kulmatov's initiatives for the improvement of the capital. Albek Sabirbekovich assured that the work would not stop.
- I was basically indifferent to who was changing light bulbs and taking out the trash. I was always satisfied with that. Now I will probably approach these issues differently. The systematic work that has been done on the municipal enterprise "Tazalyk" will continue, - he noted.
The new mayor also promised to solve the traffic congestion problem.
- I propose to tackle traffic jams by implementing work shifts. In many million-plus cities, the problem of transport collapses is solved as follows: students go to school at one time, municipal employees at another, and the rest at a third. This will significantly relieve the roads, - the official believes.
Information from the IA: Albek Sabirbekovich Ibraimov was born in the city of Frunze in 1967. He graduated from Secondary School No. 58 in Frunze, in 1994 he graduated from the Bishkek Commercial College, and in 1998 – from the Kyrgyz State National University with a degree in economics. He began his career as a master of the locksmith and mechanical section at the "Tazhelectromash" plant, then became a worker, and later the workshop manager at OJSC "Ilbirs". He later held positions as head of department, commercial and executive director of OJSC "Kyrgyzavtomash", headed the SEZ "Bishkek", and was the chairman of the board of OJSC TNK "Dastan". He also made a name for himself in politics: from 2005 to 2006, Ibraimov served as an advisor to the Minister of Industry, Trade, and Tourism of the Kyrgyz Republic, and from 2012 to 2013 – as deputy head of the president's office of the KR. Before being nominated for the mayor's position, he held the position of chairman of the board and board of directors of OJSC "Manas International Airport". Marital status: married, has 6 children. Member of the SDPK party.