Magzum Maratuly Myrzagaliev (, ''Mağzūm Maratūly Myrzağaliev''; born 7 November 1978) is a Kazakh politician who has served as

Minister of Energy An energy minister is a position in many governments responsible for energy production and regulation, developing governmental energy policy, scientific research, and natural resources conservation. In some countries, environmental responsibilities ...

(2021-2022). Prior to that, he was the Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources from 2019 and in the ministry as Vice after working in engineering and managing national company businesses. April 14, 2022 - he was appointed as a Chairman of the Board of JSC NC

KazMunayGas KazMunayGas (KMG) ( kk, QazMúnayGaz, ҚазМұнайГаз) is the state-owned oil and gas company of Kazakhstan.

Biography

Early life and education

Myrzagaliev was born in Alma-Ata (now Almaty). He studied at the

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and in 1999, Myrzagaliev graduated from the

Turan University Turan University ( kk, Тұран Университеті, ''Tūran Universitetı''; Russian: Университет Туран) is one of the first and largest non-state universities in Almaty, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Repub ...

with a degree in international economics. In 2003, he graduated from the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the same specialty as an international economist. In parallel with his studies at the Turan University, Myrzagaliev studied at the

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, specializing in "Development of oil and gas fields".

Career

Myrzagaliev began his work experience in 1997 as a manager at Zhartas LLP. From 2000 to 2001, he worked in the Forest and Biological Resources Management of the Akmola Region. In 2001, he was hired as an engineer for drilling fluids MIDrillingFluids International (Schlumberger) at the

Tengiz field Tengiz field ( kk, Теңіз мұнай кен орны, ''Teñız mūnai ken orny''; Tengiz is Turkic for "sea") is an oil field located in northwestern Kazakhstan's low-lying wetlands along the northeast shores of the Caspian Sea. It covers ...

. In 2002, Myrzagaliev was selected for the company's career development program from the Kazakh branch of Schlumberger, and was trained in the

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, in the fields of

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. After returning to Kazakhstan, he worked as a business development manager, then was appointed head of the MIDrillingFluids International branch in Kazakhstan. From 2007 to 2010, Myrzagaliev worked as the general director of TenizService LLP of the National Company

KazMunayGas KazMunayGas (KMG) ( kk, QazMúnayGaz, ҚазМұнайГаз) is the state-owned oil and gas company of Kazakhstan.

. In 2010, he became a managing director of the company. From 2012 to 2013, Myrzagaliev served as a deputy chairman of the Board for Innovative Development and Service Projects of KazMunayGas. On 24 October 2013, he was appointed to civil service as Vice Minister of Oil and Gas and from 13 August 2014, he served as Vice

. By the decree of the President of Kazakhstan

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev ( kk, Қасым-Жомарт Кемелұлы Тоқаев, Qasym-Jomart Kemelūly Toqaev ; born 17 May 1953) is a Kazakh politician and diplomat who is currently serving as the President of Kazakhstan since 12 J ...

, the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources was created with Mirzagaliyev being appointed to the post of a Minister in the new department on 17 June 2019. On 9 September 2021, he was transferred to the post of

, succeeding

Nurlan Nogaev Nurlan Asqaruly Nogaev (; born 30 July 1967) is Kazakh politician who served as Minister of Energy from 18 December 2019 under Askar Mamin's cabinet until 7 September 2021, when he was transferred to the post of äkım (local head) of Mangystau ...

. On April 14, 2022, he was appointed as a Chairman of the Board of JSC NC

KazMunayGas KazMunayGas (KMG) ( kk, QazMúnayGaz, ҚазМұнайГаз) is the state-owned oil and gas company of Kazakhstan.

.KazMunayGas names new Chairman of Management Board
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References

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