Education:

  • Kazakh Institute of Physical Culture, Almaty city, Professor of physical education
  • Al-Farabi Kazakh National University - lawyer
  • Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor of Pedagogy

 

Professional experience:

  • President of the Agroindustrial holding "Bayserke"
  • Deputy of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the fifth convocation (2012 - 2015)
  • Minister of Tourism and Sport of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2006 - 2011)
  • Minister of Labor and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Head of the Department of  Presidential Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2004-2006)
  • Akim of Astana (2003-2004)
  • Deputy manager of the Affairs of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1998-2003)
  • Chairman of the Committee of Tourism and Sport, Director of the Department of Tourism and Sport of the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1997–1998),
  • Minister for Youth, Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1996–1997)
  • General Director of the national company “Intourist Kazakhstan”, President of the State Joint-Stock Company of Tourism “Yassaui” (1991-1996)
  • Chairman of the Kazakh Republican Council of the All-Union Voluntary Sport Society “Labor Reserves” (1985-1991)
  • Lecturer, senior professor at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, chairman of the sports club, director of the health camp on the shore of Issyk-Kul lake (1973 - 1985)
  • Service in the Soviet Army (1972 - 1973)

 

Achievements:

  • President of the National Olympic Committee
  • President of the Federation of water sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan
  • “Kazakhstan Yenbek Sіgіrgen Kairatkeri” “Honored Coach of the USSR”, “Honored Coach of Kazakh SSR”
  • Vice President of the World Tourism Organization
  • People's Deputy of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the XII convocation
  • Honorary Citizen of Astana city
  • The developer of the structure, methodology and content of training of judo fighters

 

Awards:

  • Medals of “Kazakhstan Respublikasynyn Tungysh Presidenti Nursultan Nazarbayev”, Medal “Barys” II degree, Order of Friendship of Peoples of the Russian Federation
  • Jubilee medals "Astana", "10 years of independence of Kazakhstan", "10 years of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan", "10 years of Astana city"
  • The honorary title "Kazakhstan enbek sіnіrgen kairatkeri" (Honored Worker of Kazakhstan)
  • Gold Medal "Engineering Glory" of the International Engineering Academy