Galymzhan Zhakiyanov
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Galymzhan Zhakiyanov ; was born in 1963 in Eastern Kazakhstan. He graduated from Moscow
Bauman Moscow State Technical University in 1986 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. G. Zhakiyanov worked for a time as a manager at a Soviet military plant. Right before the breakup of the Soviet Union, he started with other partners own business operating a coal and natural resources company in Kazakhstan
.
In 1990 he established with Akezhan Kazhegeldin
(later was the premier-minister of Kazakhstan in 1994-1987), the Semey Corp. and became its president.
In 1994, G. Zhakiyanov was appointed governor of Semipalatinsk Province in the newly independent Republic of Kazakhstan. From 1997 until the end of 2001, he served as Governor of the province of Pavlodar
.
In 2001, G. Zhakiyanov along with Oraz Jandosov, vice premier-minister RK, Mukhtar Ablyazov
, minister of industry, Nurzhan Subhanberdin, the president of Kazkommerzbank, Tolen Tokhtassynov, the member of Parlament RK, and other top politicians and businessmen of the Republic founded and later was elected as the chairman of the Democratic Choice for Kazakhstan (DCK
). It was a political movement which advocated democratic reform in Kazakhstan, including multi-party political campaigning, free and open elections, and an independent media and judiciary. The DCK
opposed the authoritarian politics of President Nazarbaev, and as organizers of opposition to his regime, G. Zhakiyanov and his supporters were subjected to repression for their political convictions.
In 2002, G. Zhakiyanov was arrested and sentenced to seven years in prison for alleged abuse of office. Many international human rights organizations and governments, including those of the US and the EU, declared the charges against G. Zhakiyanov to be politically motivated and recognized him as a political prisoner. After sustained national and international pressure, the government of Kazakhstan was forced to release him from prison in 2006.
The same year, G. Zhakiyanov became chairman of the Civil Society Foundation.
In 2008, he started new business ventures in China and Mongolia related to coal and iron ore mining. G. Zhakiyanov is now the chairman of the board of two companies: MECAP Ltd., and ALGT Ltd.
G. Zhakiyanov was married in 1984. His wife, Karlygash Zhakiyanova worked as a school teacher and as a manager in non-government organizations. In 2002, K. Zhakiyanova participated in the political movement DCK
, founded the human rights organization Pravosoznanie which contributed significantly to the cause of releasing political prisoners in Kazakhstan. Currently, she assists her husband with his business activities in China
.
G. Zhakiyanov has two sons. Older son, Berik (1985), graduated from the university of Texas in 2008. He is presently working as a petroleum engineer for Chevron
Oil company (Louisiana
, USA). Younger son, Elezhan (1993), is studying at Phillips Academy Andover (Massachusetts
, USA).
Moscow
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Bauman Moscow State Technical University in 1986 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. G. Zhakiyanov worked for a time as a manager at a Soviet military plant. Right before the breakup of the Soviet Union, he started with other partners own business operating a coal and natural resources company in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
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In 1990 he established with Akezhan Kazhegeldin
Akezhan Kazhegeldin
Akezhan Kazhegeldinov served as the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan until he resigned in October 1997, ostensibly for health reasons, though many saw it as an act protesting authoritarianism in Kazakhstan. He now heads the Republic People's Party of Kazakhstan, but lives in the West in exile...
(later was the premier-minister of Kazakhstan in 1994-1987), the Semey Corp. and became its president.
In 1994, G. Zhakiyanov was appointed governor of Semipalatinsk Province in the newly independent Republic of Kazakhstan. From 1997 until the end of 2001, he served as Governor of the province of Pavlodar
Pavlodar
Pavlodar is a city in northeastern Kazakhstan and the capital of Pavlodar Province. It is located 350 km northeast of the national capital Astana, and 400 km southeast of the Russian city of Omsk along the Irtysh River. , the city has a population of 331710...
.
In 2001, G. Zhakiyanov along with Oraz Jandosov, vice premier-minister RK, Mukhtar Ablyazov
Mukhtar Ablyazov
Mukhtar Ablyazov is a Kazakh businessman, former banker and co-founder of the Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan , an opposition political movement that aimed to challenge the current president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev...
, minister of industry, Nurzhan Subhanberdin, the president of Kazkommerzbank, Tolen Tokhtassynov, the member of Parlament RK, and other top politicians and businessmen of the Republic founded and later was elected as the chairman of the Democratic Choice for Kazakhstan (DCK
DCK
DCK is Buckethead's fourth album under the anagram Death Cube K.The limited edition started on Jul 18 2007 and ended on Aug 24 2007. The non-limited version was available a few days later on Sep 6 2007....
). It was a political movement which advocated democratic reform in Kazakhstan, including multi-party political campaigning, free and open elections, and an independent media and judiciary. The DCK
DCK
DCK is Buckethead's fourth album under the anagram Death Cube K.The limited edition started on Jul 18 2007 and ended on Aug 24 2007. The non-limited version was available a few days later on Sep 6 2007....
opposed the authoritarian politics of President Nazarbaev, and as organizers of opposition to his regime, G. Zhakiyanov and his supporters were subjected to repression for their political convictions.
In 2002, G. Zhakiyanov was arrested and sentenced to seven years in prison for alleged abuse of office. Many international human rights organizations and governments, including those of the US and the EU, declared the charges against G. Zhakiyanov to be politically motivated and recognized him as a political prisoner. After sustained national and international pressure, the government of Kazakhstan was forced to release him from prison in 2006.
The same year, G. Zhakiyanov became chairman of the Civil Society Foundation.
In 2008, he started new business ventures in China and Mongolia related to coal and iron ore mining. G. Zhakiyanov is now the chairman of the board of two companies: MECAP Ltd., and ALGT Ltd.
G. Zhakiyanov was married in 1984. His wife, Karlygash Zhakiyanova worked as a school teacher and as a manager in non-government organizations. In 2002, K. Zhakiyanova participated in the political movement DCK
DCK
DCK is Buckethead's fourth album under the anagram Death Cube K.The limited edition started on Jul 18 2007 and ended on Aug 24 2007. The non-limited version was available a few days later on Sep 6 2007....
, founded the human rights organization Pravosoznanie which contributed significantly to the cause of releasing political prisoners in Kazakhstan. Currently, she assists her husband with his business activities in China
China
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.
G. Zhakiyanov has two sons. Older son, Berik (1985), graduated from the university of Texas in 2008. He is presently working as a petroleum engineer for Chevron
Chevron
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Oil company (Louisiana
Louisiana
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, USA). Younger son, Elezhan (1993), is studying at Phillips Academy Andover (Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, USA).