It was also announced that a republican Quran recitation competition dedicated to the memory of Chubak Azhy will take place on April 1-2, 2026, in Manas, with the support of sponsors and the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kyrgyzstan (DUMK).
Gallery: The mufti delegation visited the native village of Chubak Jalilov.
Chubak Azhy Jalilov (1975–2020) received a deep religious and secular education. He studied at the Islamic University of Kyrgyzstan named after Hazrat Umar, as well as at the Institute of Arabic Language at the International University "Umm al-Qura" in Saudi Arabia, where he completed the Sharia faculty. Later, he obtained a master's degree in theology from the Kyrgyz State University named after I. Arabayev and defended his doctoral dissertation at the International University of Kyrgyzstan.
Brief information about his career:
- 1995–1998 - Arabic language teacher at KNU named after J. Balasagyn;
- 2005–2007 – Expert of the World Islamic League for Central Asia;
- 2008–2010 — Head of the Fatwa Department of DUMK and lecturer at the Islamic University;
- 2010–2012 — Supreme Mufti of Kyrgyzstan;
- 2014–2020 — Member of the Council of Ulema of Kyrgyzstan;
- 2018 — Elected to the World Council of Sunni Scholars.
Chubak Azhy Jalilov died on July 11, 2020, from pneumonia.
In February 2026, President Sadyr Japarov proposed posthumously awarding Chubak Azhy Jalilov the title of "Hero of the Kyrgyz Republic" for his contribution to Islamic education.
