Jumeken Sabiruli Najimedenov ( kk, Жұмекен Сабырұлы Нәжімеденов, Jūmeken Sаbyrūly Näjımedenov, ; 1935–1983) was a Kazakh poet. He was born in

Kurmangazy District Kurmangazy District ( kk, Құрманғазы ауданы, , ) is a Districts of Kazakhstan, district of Atyrau Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the Village#Central and Eastern Europe, selo of Kurmangazy, Atyrau ...

, in

Atyrau Province Atyrau Region ( kk, Атырау облысы / ; russian: Атырауская область) formerly known as Guryev Region (russian: Гурьевская область) until 1991, is one of the regions of Kazakhstan, in the west of the cou ...

. In 1956, he wrote the lyrics of the Kazakh patriotic song " My Kazakhstan" along with

Shamshi Kaldayakov (; 15 August 1930 – 29 February 1992) was a Kazakh composer. He was born (), but ran away from school and changed his name to avoid the police. He started playing music aged 17 and mainly wrote songs in a waltz style, but in 1956, he composed ...

, who composed the music. "My Kazakhstan" was modified in 2006 by then Kazakh president

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 ...

, and became the current anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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1935 births 1983 deaths Kazakhstani composers Male composers Kazakhstani musicians National anthem writers 20th-century male musicians {{composer-stub