Jumeken Najimedenov
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Jumeken Sabiruli Najimedenov (1935-1983) is a Kazakhstan
i composer. He was born in Kurmangazy District
, in Atyrau Province
.
He wrote in 1956 the lyrics of the Kazakh patriotic song "My Kazakhstan
" along with Shamshi Kaldayakov
, who composed the music.
"My Kazakhstan" was modified in 2006 by the current Kazakhstani president Nursultan Nazarbayev
, and became the current anthem of the Republic of 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...
i composer. He was born in Kurmangazy District
Kurmangazy District
Kurmangazy District is a district of Atyrau Province in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is Ganyushkino town....
, in Atyrau Province
Atyrau Province
Atyrau Oblast is a province of Kazakhstan. It is situated in the west of the country around the northeast of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is the city of Atyrau, with a population of 142,500 people; the province itself has 480,000 people...
.
He wrote in 1956 the lyrics of the Kazakh patriotic song "My Kazakhstan
My Kazakhstan (song)
My Kazakhstan is a Kazakh patriotic song written in 1956 to celebrate the Soviet Virgin Lands program. Shamshi Kaldayakov composed the music and Jumeken Najimedenov wrote the lyrics.Kazakhstan's national anthem is based on this song....
" along with Shamshi Kaldayakov
Shamshi Kaldayakov
Shamshi Kaldayakov was a Kazakhstani composer. In 1956, he composed the music to the patriotic song My Kazakhstan. It was adopted in 2006 to be the Kazakhstan national anthem by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev after a few modifications in the lyrics.-External links:*...
, who composed the music.
"My Kazakhstan" was modified in 2006 by the current Kazakhstani president Nursultan Nazarbayev
Nursultan Nazarbayev
Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev has served as the President of Kazakhstan since the nation received its independence in 1991, after the fall of the Soviet Union...
, and became the current anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan
My Kazakhstan (anthem)
My Kazakhstan is the national anthem of Kazakhstan, adopted on January 7, 2006. It is based on a homonymous song written in 1956, with music by Shamshi Kaldayakov and lyrics by Jumeken Najimedenov. This replaced the anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan as the state anthem, which was used after...
.