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 Region Mangystau ( kk, Маңғыстау облысы, Mañğystau oblysy; russian: Мангистауская область, Mangistauskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Aktau (a seaport), which has a population of 183,350 (2017); ...

. Prior before becoming an Energy Minister, he was the äkım of West Kazakhstan and Atyrau regions from 2012 to 2019.

Biography

Early life and education

Born in the city of

Oktyabrsk Oktyabrsk (russian: Октя́брьск) is a town in Samara Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River (Saratov Reservoir Saratov Reservoir (russian: Саратовское водохрани́лище) is an artificial lake ...

(present day Kandyagash), Nogaev attended the

Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas The Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (russian: Российский государственный университет нефти и газа имени И. М. Губкина) is a public university in Moscow, Russia. The univer ...

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where he earned specialty in mining engineering. In 1999, Nogaev majored in the Kazakh State Academy of Management in economics. He currently holds master's in Business Administration from the

Moscow State Institute of International Relations Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) (russian: Московский государственный институт международных отношений (МГИМО), also known as MGIMO University) is an institute of ...

Early career

Nogaev began his career as an electrician at the Kandagach Station in his hometown. From 1993, he worked as senior expert on petroleum products, head of department, general director of Gili-Pasker LLP in

. In 1995, he became deputy general of the small enterprise Otrar Ltd in Almaty and from 1996, was marketing engineer, head of marketing, sales of Oil and Petroleum Products Department, General Director of Kazakhturkmunai LLP. In February 2006, he was appointed as an executive director of KazMunayGas and from August of that year, was the director of the Oil Industry Department of the

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Political career

In September 2007, Nogaev was appointed as deputy äkım of

West Kazakhstan Region West Kazakhstan Region ( kk, Батыс Қазақстан облысы, translit=Batys Qazaqstan oblysy; russian: Западно-Казахстанская область, translit=Zapadno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakhstan. The re ...

under

Baktykozha Izmukhambetov Baktykozha Salakhidenuly Izmukhambetov ( kk, Бақтықожа Салахиденұлы Ізмұхамбетов, ''Baqtyqoja Salahidenūly Izmūhambetov''; born 1 September 1948) is a Kazakh politician who served as the Chair of the Mazhilis from ...

. From there, he was promoted as the first deputy äkım in April 2010 and eventually took over office as the Äkım of West Kazakhstan Region on 20 January 2012 after Izmukhanbetov became a member of the Mazhilis. On 26 March 2016, Nogaev was transferred

Atyrau Region 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 co ...

where he continued on serving as the region's äkım. During his tenure, under the Agriculture Ministry's permission, restricted fishing in the

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. On 18 December 2019, under presidential decree, Nogaev was appointed as the Minister of Energy. He served the post until 7 September 2021, when Nogaev was relieved from his duties and was appointed to the äkım post again in the

, while the Ecology and Natural Resources Minister

Magzum Myrzagaliev Magzum Maratuly Myrzagaliev (, ''Mağzūm Maratūly Myrzağaliev''; born 7 November 1978) is a Kazakh politician who has served as Minister of Energy (2021-2022). Prior to that, he was the Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources from 2 ...

succeeded Nogaev as the Energy Minister. After assuming office as Mangystau Region which was met with mixed reactions, Nogaev faces challenges in the region of which is plagued by drought and livestock deaths and series of strikes and labour conflicts.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nogaev, Nurlan 1967 births Living people Ministers of Energy (Kazakhstan) People from Mugalzhar District Nur Otan politicians Moscow State Institute of International Relations alumni