October 20. Today's Birthdays

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Kazakhstani diplomat, former Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Kingdom of Norway Kairat ABUSEITOV was born in Almaty in 1955. He is a graduate of the Kirov Kazakh State University and the Moscow State University. He started his career as an assistant at the Kazakh State University in 1985. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1993. In 1996 he started serving as a councilor of the Kazakh embassy in the US. Then he worked for several years at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs up until 2004 when he was appointed as Kazakhstan’s ambassador to the Swiss Confederation. Between 2008 and 2014 he served as the country’s ambassador to the UK. He also was Kazakhstan’s ambassador to Sweden, Iceland and Norway.

Deputy akim (governor) of Aktobe region Zhaksygali IMANKULOV was born in 1964 in the Orenburg Region. He graduated from the Orenburg Agricultural Institute. Prior to taking up his recent post in May 2021, he was the head of the Natural Resources and Management Department of Aktobe region between 2020 and 2021.

Deputy akim (mayor) of Almaty city Arman KYRYKBAYEV was born in 1976 in Tselinograd (now Astana city). He is a graduate of the Kazakh State Management Academy and the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Throughout his professional career he served at the Kazakh embassy in Uzbekistan, worked for the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan and was deputy akim (mayor) of Almaty city. Between 2019 and 2022 he was the Secretary of the Nur Otan Party. He was appointed to the recent post in February 2022.

Chairman of the specialized administrative court of Semey city Yeskendir SHYNYBAYEV was born in 1978 in East Kazakhstan region. He is a graduate of the Kazakh State Law University and the Kazakh Humanitarian and Law Innovative University. He was designated to his recent post in May 2021.

Prosecutor of Almaty city Berik ADAMOV was born in 1983 in Pavlodar region. He is a graduate of the Kazakh University of Humanities and Law, the Innovative Eurasian University, and the Academy of the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation. Prior to taking up his recent post in August 2022, he was the First Deputy Prosecutor of Almaty city.

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Well-known Kazakhstani writer, poet, journalist and publicist Nurgozha ORAZ (1932- 2016) was born in Kostanay region. He was a graduate of the Guriyev teacher’s training institute and the Kirov Kazakh State University. He penned more than 40 books, worked for newspapers and was editor-in-chief of Saryarka magazine.

Kazakhstani actor, Honored Artist of Kazakhstan Toksyn KULYBEKOV (1950-1998) was born in Almaty region. He graduated from the Kurmangazy Almaty State Conservatory. Since 1984 and until the last day of his life he worked on Tamasha TV show.

Weightlifter, master of sport of USSR, international master of sport Anatoly KHRAPATY (1963-2008) was born in Akmola region. He was a graduate of the Kazakh Physical Culture Institute. He is a five-time world champion, gold medalist of the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, silver medalist of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. He also won many Asian, international, World, and European championships.