Hero of Labour of Kazakhstan ( / Qazaqstannyń Eńbek Eri) is one of the highest titles of
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
, awarded for notable achievements in the economic and social development of the country. Recipients of the award are also awarded the
Order of Otan
The Order of Otan ( Kazakh: ''Отан ордені'', trans. ''Otan ordeni'', ''Order of the Fatherland'') is one of the highest orders of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The order is usually awarded to citizens for the following, but there have been ...
. The award was established on 1 December 2008 and first awarded on 16 December 2008 after a presidential decree on 5 December. Not to be confused with the Order Labor Glory, it is the successor of the Soviet title
Hero of Socialist Labour and the civil variant of the
Hero of Kazakhstan
The title of People's Hero of Kazakhstan ( kk, Халық қаһарманы, Halyq qaharmany) is the highest distinction conferred by the Republic of Kazakhstan, along with the Order of the Golden Eagle.
Overview
According to the Law on State Aw ...
award.
Description of the medallion
The medallion of the award consists of a seven-pointed star with a wreath of wheat in the center surrounding an image of an open book in the background, with a computer in front of the left page and a
ladle pouring molten metal in front of the right page engraved on the obverse side. The reverse side of the medallion contains the inscription "Қазақстанның Еңбек Ері" (Hero of Labour of Kazakhstan). The medallion is suspended by a pentagonal metal plate partially covered by a blue ribbon 41 mm tall and 34 mm wide.
Notable recipients
26 people have received the award, including the following:
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Nursultan Nazarbayev
Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev ( kk, Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев, Nūrsūltan Äbişūlı Nazarbaev, ; born 6 July 1940) is a Kazakh politician and military officer who served as the first President of Kazakhstan, in off ...
, former president of Kazakhstan
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Sergey Tereshchenko
Sergey Alexandrovych Tereshchenko (russian: Сергей Александрович Терещенко; born 30 March 1951) is a Kazakh politician. He served as Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 16 December 1991 to 12 October 1994.
Life and ca ...
, former prime minister
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Abish Kekilbayev
Abish Kekilbayev (sometimes Kekilbayuly, kk, Әбіш Кекілбайұлы, ''Äbış Kekılbaiūly'', ; 6 December 1939 – 11 December 2015) was a Kazakh National writer and politician who served as a Senator of Kazakhstan from 2002 to 2010 ...
, writer
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Olzhas Suleimenov
Olzhas Omaruly Suleimenov ( kz, Олжас Омарұлы Сүлейменов, ''Oljas Omarūly Süleimenov''; russian: Олжа́с Ома́рович Сулейме́нов, ''Olzhas Omarovich Suleymenov'') is a Kazakh former Soviet dissident, ...
, poet and anti-nuclear activist
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Akhmetzhan Yessimov
Ahmedjan Smagululy Essimov ( kk, Ахмеджан Смағұлұлы Есімов, ''Ahmedjan Smağūlūly Esimov'', ; born 15 December 1960) is a Kazakh politician who's served as the chairman of Samruk-Kazyna from 2017 to 2021. Prior to that, ...
, former mayor of Almaty
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Zhaqsylyq Üshkempirov, Olympic gold medalist
* Serik Akshulakov, neurosurgeon
* Yuri Pyat, cardiovascular surgeon
See also
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Orders, decorations, and medals of Kazakhstan The system of orders, decorations, and medals of the Republic of Kazakhstan has its origins in the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 2676 dated December 12, 1995 titled "On State Awards of the Republic of Kazakhstan." Awards have been modified ...
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Hero of Socialist Labour (Soviet era predecessor)
References
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Orders, decorations, and medals of Kazakhstan
Business and industry awards
Hero (title)
Awards established in 2008