Shafik Chokin
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Sháfik Chókinovich Chókin (October 1, 1912 — July 4, 2003) is the most recognized Kazakh scientist of energy sector. Doctor of Sciences, Professor. Founder of Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of power engineering. Deputy of The Supreme Soviet of the USSR, associate of the chairman of Soviet of the Union
chamber. President of Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences
.
, in Pavlodar Province in a poor family. His father died in 1918, so Shafik was brought up by his older brother Riza Chokin. He got his education in Omsk Agricultural Institute. After graduation in 1937 he worked in the Kazakh Trust of Agricultural Electrification. He made a successful career there rising up to the position of a chief engineer and deputy director. In 1943 he was invited by Kanysh Satpayev
to become the chairman of the energy sector of Kazakh Branch of Academy of Sciences of USSR. A year later, in 1944, on the base of the sector Chokin established Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of power engineering and was its director till 1988. During Chokin's directorship the institute became one of the most recognized scientific research organizations of energy sector in USSR. From 1954 to 1968 he was a member of Presidium of Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences. In 1964, after the death of Kanysh Satpayev, Chokin was elected as the President of the Academy and occupied this position till 1967. During his presidency he was also elected as a deputy of The Supreme Soviet of the USSR and appointed as an associate of the chairman of Soviet of the Union
chamber. From 1966 to 1971Chokin was a member of Central Committee of Communist Party of Kazakhstan
.
On 14 June 1988 by the collective decision of Ministry of Energy and Electrification of USSR and the Presidium of Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences Chokin was appointed as an honorary director of Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of Energy. On 30 September 1992 by the decision of the Board of Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan, when academician was alive, Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of Energy was given the name of Shafik Chokin.
In 1996 President Nursultan Nazarbayev
awarded Shafik Chokin "National Hero" award, the highest honor for Kazakhstani citizens.
Soviet of the Union
Soviet of the Union , was one of the two chambers of the Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, elected on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot in accordance with the principles of Soviet democracy, and with the rule that there be one deputy for...
chamber. President of Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences
Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences
Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences was founded in 1946 as a state institution that joins active members , corresponding members, and leading scientists of Kazakhstan...
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Biography
Shafik Chokin was born on 1 October 1912 in Bayanaul DistrictBayanaul District
Bayanaul is a district of Pavlodar Province in northern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is Bayanaul town.-References:...
, in Pavlodar Province in a poor family. His father died in 1918, so Shafik was brought up by his older brother Riza Chokin. He got his education in Omsk Agricultural Institute. After graduation in 1937 he worked in the Kazakh Trust of Agricultural Electrification. He made a successful career there rising up to the position of a chief engineer and deputy director. In 1943 he was invited by Kanysh Satpayev
Kanysh Satpayev
Kanysh Imantayuli Satpayev is one of the founders of Soviet metallogeny, principal advocate and the first president of Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences.-Biography:...
to become the chairman of the energy sector of Kazakh Branch of Academy of Sciences of USSR. A year later, in 1944, on the base of the sector Chokin established Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of power engineering and was its director till 1988. During Chokin's directorship the institute became one of the most recognized scientific research organizations of energy sector in USSR. From 1954 to 1968 he was a member of Presidium of Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences. In 1964, after the death of Kanysh Satpayev, Chokin was elected as the President of the Academy and occupied this position till 1967. During his presidency he was also elected as a deputy of The Supreme Soviet of the USSR and appointed as an associate of the chairman of Soviet of the Union
Soviet of the Union
Soviet of the Union , was one of the two chambers of the Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, elected on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot in accordance with the principles of Soviet democracy, and with the rule that there be one deputy for...
chamber. From 1966 to 1971Chokin was a member of Central Committee of Communist Party of Kazakhstan
Communist Party of Kazakhstan
The Communist Party of Kazakhstan is a political party in Kazakhstan. -Origin:The Communist Party of Kazakhstan was founded 1936 when Kazakhstan was granted a Union Republic status within the Soviet Union...
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On 14 June 1988 by the collective decision of Ministry of Energy and Electrification of USSR and the Presidium of Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences Chokin was appointed as an honorary director of Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of Energy. On 30 September 1992 by the decision of the Board of Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan, when academician was alive, Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of Energy was given the name of Shafik Chokin.
In 1996 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...
awarded Shafik Chokin "National Hero" award, the highest honor for Kazakhstani citizens.
Memory
Following objects are given the name of Shafik Chokin:- Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of Energy
- street in PavlodarPavlodarPavlodar 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...
city - award in the field of energy of the Presidium of Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences
- award in the field of energy of the National Engineering Academy of the Republic of Kazakhstan