August 29. Today's Birthdays

Seitek Orazalyuly (1861-1933) – Kazakh folk composer, kuishi (person who performs traditional music compositions on national instrument dombyra), one of the founders of Kazakh dombyra school.

Gani Tashkarayev (1968) – Deputy of the Majilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan of the VII convocation, member of the Committee for Ecology and Natural Resource Management

Yermek Marzhikpayev (1969) – Governor of Akmola region.

Bakytzhan Baiakhmetov (1970) – Mayor of Semey.

Marat Beketayev (1977) – Advisor to Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.

Rassul Rakhimov (1978) – member of the Accounts Committee of Kazakhstan.