January 3. Today's Birthdays

NAMES

Grigori Edelstein (1900-1974) – prominent scholar, doctor of medical studies, one of the founders of traumatology and orthopedics in Kazakhstan.

Born in Dnepropetrovsk region, Ukraine, he graduated from the Tomsk State University.

He worked as the department head of the Almaty State Medical Institute, the main traumatologist-orthopedist of the Kazakh SSR Health Ministry. In 1964-1974, he was the head of the department of traumatology and orthopedics, scientific consultant at the Almaty Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education.

Alexei Kalaichidi (1963) – head of the security and rule of law department of the Administration of the President of Kazakhstan.

Born in Almaty region, he graduated form the Frunze Polytechnical Institute, Higher Courses of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR, and Buketov Karaganda State University.

Between 2019 and 2021, he worked as Deputy Minister of International Affairs of Kazakhstan.

He took up his current post in July 2021.

Marat Azilkhanov (1965) – Deputy Chairman of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan, Head of the Secretariat of the People’s Assembly of Kazakhstan in the Kazakh President’s Administration.

Born in Kazalinsk city, Kyzylorda region, he graduated from the Karaganda State Medical University, Academy pf the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan,

From 2019 to 2021, he served as Vice Minister of Information and Social Development of Kazakhstan.

He was appointed to his current post in April 2021.