The Order of Parasat ( kk, Парасат ордені, ''Parasat ordeni''; the Order of Nobility) is an order awarded by the government 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 ...

. It was established in 1993. The order is awarded to notable figures in the fields of

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literature Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include ...

and

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, as well as statesmen and public figures, defenders of

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, and others who have contributed to the spiritual or intellectual potential of Kazakhstan.

Notable recipients

* Nagima Aitkhozhina (2001), Kazakh molecular biologist *

Viktor Chernomyrdin Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin (russian: Ви́ктор Степа́нович Черномы́рдин, ; 9 April 19383 November 2010) was a Soviet and Russian politician and businessman. He was the Minister of Gas Industry of the Soviet Unio ...

(1999), for his contribution to the development of oil and gas industry in Kazakhstan,

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Pyotr Klimuk Pyotr Ilyich Klimuk ( be, Пётр Ільіч Кліму́к; russian: Пётр Ильич Климу́к; born 10 July 1942) is a former Soviet cosmonaut and the first Belarusian to perform space travel. Klimuk made three flights into space. ...

(1995), former

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Yuri Koptev Yuri Nikolayevich Koptev (russian: Юрий Николаевич Коптев, March 13, 1940, Voroshilovsk) is a former General Director of the Russian Space Agency ( Roscosmos), serving in that role from 1992 to 2004. He was replaced in 2004 b ...

, commander of Russian Space Forces * Ondasyn Orazalin (2014), Deputy Chief of Staff of Kazakhstan *

Valeri Polyakov Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov (russian: Валерий Владимирович Поляков, born Valeri Ivanovich Korshunov, russian: Валерий Иванович Коршунов, 27 April 1942 – 7 September 2022) was a Soviet and Rus ...

(1999), former

Emomali Rahmon Emomali Rahmon (; born Emomali Sharipovich Rahmonov, tg, Эмомалӣ Шарӣпович Раҳмонов, script=Latn, italic=no, Emomalī Sharīpovich Rahmonov; ; born 5 October 1952) has been the 3rd President of Tajikistan since 16 Novem ...

(2018),

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Roza Rymbayeva Roza Kuanyshkyzy Rymbayeva ( kk, Роза Қуанышқызы Рымбаева, ''Roza Quanyşqyzy Rymbaeva''; born 1957) is a Soviet Union, Soviet and Kazakhs, Kazakh singer, the People's Artist, people's artist of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist R ...

(2000), Soviet and Kazakh singer * Yesken Sergebayev (2008), sculptor * Umut Shayakhmetova (2011), financier *

Umirzak Shukeyev Umirzak Shukeyev ( kk, Ömırzaq Estaiūly Şökeev, ''Өмірзақ Естайұлы Шөкеев'') (born 12 March 1964) is a Kazakh politician who's serving as the akim of Turkistan Region since 2019. Prior to that, he served as the Minister ...

(1998),

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in the

Government of Kazakhstan The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Үкіметі, tr, ''Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Ükımetı'') oversees a presidential republic. The President of Kazakhstan, currently Kassym- ...

* Kuman Tastanbekov (2016), Kazakh actor during the Soviet period *

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 ...

(1996)

President of Kazakhstan The president of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Президенті, Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Prezidentı; russian: Президент Республики Казахстан, Prezident Respu ...

* Alla Vazhenina, Russian weightlifter competing for Kazakhstan

References

Orders, decorations, and medals of Kazakhstan * Awards established in 1993 1993 establishments in Kazakhstan {{orders-medals-stub

Notable recipients

See also

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