November 1. Today's Birthdays

NAMES

Murat Baimakhanov (1993-2022) – academician of the National Academy of Kazakhstan as well as of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Kazakhstan, theorist and organizer of legal science of Kazakhstan, laureate of the Walikhanov Prize.

The Almaty native graduated from the Moscow State University.

He authored over 300 scientific publications, including 20 monographs, took part in drafting the Constitution of Kazakhstan as well as the public administration bill. He made reports at the international congresses of the USA, France, Brazil, and other countries.

Bazarbai Zhumaniyazov (1936-2015) – Kazakh composer, merited worker of art of Kazakhstan, people’s artist of Kazakhstan. Born in West Kazakhstan region, he graduated from the Almaty Conservatory now the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory.

His career began as a musical editor at Kazakhfilm in 1964. From 1973 to 1984, he worked as a chairman of the Union of Composers of Kazakhstan. In 1984 and 1987, he acted as a director of the Abai Kazakh Theatre of Opera and Ballet. Between 1991 and 1998, he served as a 1st secretary of the member of the Board of the USSR Composers’ Union.

Gabit Baizhanov (1963) – Deputy Chairman of the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan – director of the Foreign Intelligence Service.

Between 2018 and 2019, he served as an assistant to the President – Secretary of the Security Council of Kazakhstan.

He took up his recent post in October 2019.