Qasymbek or Kasymbek, also written as Kassymbek ( kk, Қасымбек, ky, Касымбек) is a Turkic masculine given name which is common in

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

and

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.Given Name Kasymbek - Origin and Meaning of Qasymbek
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Azerbaijani name In the Republic of Azerbaijan, an Azerbaijani name typically consists of an ''ad'' (name), ''ata adı'' (patronymic), and ''soyad'' (surname), following Russian/Soviet-influenced naming customs. This article focuses on Azeri names as used in Azerbai ...

'. The name derives from Arabic as

Qasim Qasim, Qasem or Casim may refer to: * Qasim (name), a given name of Arabic origin and the name of several people * Port Qasim, port in Karachi, Pakistan * ''Kasım'' and ''Casim'', respectively the Ottoman Turkish and Romanian names for General To ...

(), meaning ''dividing'' or ''distributing'' and Bek which is a Turkic title for

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, making the name's literal meaning as a "dividing ruler".

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Kasymbek Yeshmambetov Kasymbek Yeshmambetov ( ky, Эшмамбетов Касымбек; 2 October 1910 – 10 February 1984) was a Kyrgyz writer, playwright, translator, and a member of the Union of Soviet Writers. Early life He was born in Orto-Say to a peasan ...

(1910–1984), Kyrgyz writer *

Gasim bey Zakir Gasim bey Zakir (also spelled Kāṣīm Bey Ḏh̲ākir) ( az, Qasım bəy Zakir; died 1857) was an Azerbaijani poet of the 19th century and one of the founders of the critical realism and satirical genre in Azerbaijani literature. He is consider ...

(1784-1857), Azerbaijani poet *

Gasim bey Hajibababeyov Gasim bey Hajibababeyov ( az, Qasım bəy Hacıbababəyov; 1811-1874) – was an Azerbaijani architect. Biography Gasim bey was born in 1812 in Sarytorpaq village of Shamakhi. He got his primary education at mollah. His father and older brother, ...

(1811-1874), Azerbaijani architect

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* Zhenis Kassymbek (born 1975), Kazakh politician

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