September 26. Today's Birthdays

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Kanat Akhmetov (1957) – Kazakh trombonist, composer and music teacher, merited artist of Kazakhstan.

Born in Karaganda city, he graduated from the orchestra faculty of the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory.

He is the author of marches for the wind orchestra, ‘Winds of Kazakhstan’, pieces for trombone. He worked as a musician of the Moscow Association of Musical Ensembles, Moscow State Circus, chief conductor and artistic director of the State Brass Bank of Kazakhstan, chief military conductor – artistic director of the military orchestra of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan, chief conductor of the symphony orchestra of the State Philharmonic of Astana city (since 2009).

Laura Akhmetniyazova (1971) – Deputy Chairwoman of the Committee for Quality Control and Safety of Goods and Services of the Health Ministry of Kazakhstan.

Born in East Kazakhstan region, she is a graduate of the Aktobe State Medical Institute, South Kazakhstan State Medical Academy.

Shalkar Kozhayev (1977) – Deputy Press Secretary of the Kazakh president.

He is a graduate of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakh Innovative Humanitarian Law University.

Saken Nurtazayev (1985) – head of the regions’ digital development department of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation, and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan.

He is a graduate of the Kazakh-British Technical University, University of Stirling.

He took up his current post in 2020.

Tair Zharokov (1908-1965) – Kazakh and Soviet poet, Russian literature translator.

Born in West Kazakhstan region, he was a graduate of several institutes. His career started as a secretary of the Union of Writers of Kazakhstan. He also took decision-making positions on the board of the Union of Writers of Kazakhstan and Kazgoslitizdat (now known as Zhazushy publisher).

Throughout his professional life, he penned and translated multiple books.

Learn about prominent Kazakhstani people who were born on the 25th of September here.