Colonel General Amangeldy Shabdarbayev (Kazakh: ??????????, ????????? ?????????); born on 1 August 1950 in Kaskelen district, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan) served as the Chairman of the National Security Committee (KNB) from 2 March 2006 to 7 December 2009.
He replaced Nartai Dutbayev, and was himself replaced by Adil Shayakhmetov.
He graduated from the Kazakh Institute of Physical Training and KGB Higher School of the USSR in Moscow, USSR with a degree in law.