Well-known Kazakh journalist Gadilbek Shalakhmetov dies at 81
10:00, 4 April 2024
Well-known Kazakh journalist Gadilbek Shalakhmetov died in Almaty. He was 81, Kazinform News Agency learnt from the Kazakh Journalism Academy.
Gadilbek Shalakhmetov is a publicist, playwright, and academician of the Kazakhstan National Academy of Natural Sciences. Authored more than 300 scientific and op-ed articles.
Born in 1943 in Astrakhan region is a graduate of the Kazakh Polytechnic Institute.
In 2002-2004 took the post of the president of Kazinform Kazakh News Agency.
In 2004-2007 served as the deputy of the Majilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan.
Since 2009 headed the TV, Radio and Communications Department of the Gumilev Eurasian National University.