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Date of Birth: May 9, 1954

Place of Birth: Zhambyl village, Zhambyl District, Almaty Region, Kazakh SSR

Education: Faculty of Law, Kazakh State University named after S.M. Kirov (1981)

Academic Degrees:

• • Candidate of Legal Sciences (1995)
  • Doctor of Legal Sciences (2003)
  • Professor (2005)

Languages: Kazakh, Russian, English

 Career Path:

• 1971–1972: Laboratory assistant at the Research Institute of Agricultural Mechanization and Electrification
• 1972–1974: Served in the Soviet Army
• 1974–1976: Worker at a construction materials plant of a heavy machinery factory
• 1981–1990: Judge, Deputy Chair, and Chair of the Atyrau Regional Court
• 1990–1993: Judge of the Supreme Court of the Kazakh SSR
• 1993–1995: Chair of the Almaty City Court
• 1995–1999: Chair of the Criminal Collegium and Acting Chair of the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan
• 1999: Vice Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• 1999–2000: Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration – Head of the State-Legal Department
• 2000–2009: Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• 2009–2011: Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• 2011–2013: Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• 2013–2017: Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• 2017–2022: Chairman of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan

 Awards and Titles:

• Order of "Barys" I and II degrees
• Order of "Parasat" (2003)
• Commemorative Medals: “10 Years of the Constitution of Kazakhstan,” “10 Years of the Parliament,” “10 Years of Astana,” “20 Years of Independence of Kazakhstan,” “25 Years of Independence of Kazakhstan”
• Medal “20 Years of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan”
• Order of Glory and Honor, II degree (Russian Orthodox Church, 2012)
• Honorary Citizen of Atyrau Region (2014)
• State Legal Advisor of the 1st Class (2010)
• Judge of the Highest Qualification Class (2002)

 Academic Contributions

Author of books:

• • “Labor Discipline and Its Socio-Legal Aspect under Economic Reform Conditions” (1997)
  • “Criminal Law Measures to Combat Drug-Related Crimes” (1998, co-authored)