August 5. Today's Birthdays

NAMES

Talgat Begeldinov (1922-2014) – strike-pilot, twice hero of the Soviet Union, Aviation General-Major of Kazakhstan.

Born in Akmola region, he graduated from the Saratov and Orenburg military aviation collages.

Zhanat Baizhanbayev (1961) – film actor, merited artist of Kazakhstan, people’s artist of Kazakhstan, member of the Union of Cinematographs of the USSR.

Born in Almaty, he is a graduate of the Zhurgenov Alma-Ata State Theatre and Art Institute.

Aliya Zhumabayeva (1971) – director of the competition policy and public procurements policy department of the Eurasian Economic Commission.

Born in Kokchetav city, Akmola region, she graduated from the Semei State University, Adilet Higher School of Law, received an MBA degree from the Lobonosov Moscow State University.

She took up her current post in October 2017.