Education:

• A. Zhdanov Leningrad State University, Faculty of Psychology (1982-1987)
• St. Petersburg State University, Department of Psychology, extramural postgraduate education (1990-1994)
• Candidate of Psychological Sciences (1995)

Professional experience:

• Director of Kazakhstan Institute of Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2017 - present)
• Director of the Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2011-2017)
• Deputy Director of Scientific Research of Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2010 - 2011)
• Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (2007 - 2010)
• Director of the Institute of Comparative Social Research "CESSI-Kazakhstan" (Astana) (1997 - 2007)
• Psychologist, Head of the Stabilization Stuff Department, Head of the Social and Psychological service of Karaganda Iron and Steal Factory (Temirtau) (1987 -1997)

Social work:

• Member of the National Commission for Women Issues and Family Demographic Policy under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (since 2008)
• Member of the Expert Council of the Commission on Human Rights under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (since 2000)
• Member of High Scientific Technical Commission under the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Deputy Chairman of the Scientific Expert Council under the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan, Executive Director of Public Association “Association of sociologists of Kazakhstan”
• Member of the Political Council of Almaty branch of the party “Nur Otan” (since 2008)

Achievements and publications:

• Corresponding Member of National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, winner of the State Scientific Scholarship (2008–2010)
• Editor-in-chief of the journal “Әleumettanu-Sociology”
• Author of about 200 scientific publications

Awards:

• “Ahmet Baitursynov” Medal, Honored Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan, medals "For the Contribution to the Development of Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan","I. Altynsarin", “Honored Worker of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan"
• Medals “25 years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan”, “20 years of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan”, “20 years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan”, “10 years of Astana”, medal of Political Party “Nur Otan” “Belsendikyzymetiushіn”, Golden Medal of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan “Birlik”