Selim Chazbijewicz (born 17 November 1955 in

Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...

) is a Polish political scientist, columnist, and poet. Between 2017 and 2023, he served as an ambassador to

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Life

Selim Chazbijewicz was born in 1957 in Gdańsk to a family of Tatar descent. He spent his childhood there. In 1980, he earned his master's degree from the

University of Gdańsk The University of Gdańsk ( pl, Uniwersytet Gdański) is a public research university located in Gdańsk, Poland. It is one of the top 10 universities in Poland and is also an important centre for the studies of the Kashubian language. History ...

, Faculty of

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. In 1991, he defended at the

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań The Adam Mickiewicz University ( pl, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu; Latin: ''Universitas Studiorum Mickiewicziana Posnaniensis'') is a research university in Poznań, Poland. It traces its origins to 1611, when under the Royal Ch ...

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on Polish Muslims in 20th century. In 2002, he received his

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(

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), thesis on

Crimean Tatars , flag = Flag of the Crimean Tatar people.svg , flag_caption = Flag of Crimean Tatars , image = Love, Peace, Traditions.jpg , caption = Crimean Tatars in traditional clothing in front of the Khan's Palace ...

after

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. He has been working as an

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at the

University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn The University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn was established on 1 September 1999, in accordance with the new Statute of Sejm signed by Polish President Aleksander Kwaśniewski, as well as Minister of Education Mirosław Handke, in August of th ...

. He is also member of the

Polish Academy of Sciences The Polish Academy of Sciences ( pl, Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN) is a Polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning. Headquartered in Warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society of ...

. Apart from his academic career, he has been publishing poems and working as an editor. Between 1986 and 1991, he was

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of ''Życie Muzułmańskie'' (''Muslim Life'') quarterly. In 1994 he became editor-in-chief of ''Rocznik Tatarów Polskich'' (''Polish Tatars Yearly''). He is a member of

Polish Writers' Association The Polish Writers Association (Polish: ''Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich'') is an organization of Polish writers, poets, playwrights, critics and translators. SPP, established in 1989 is a continuation of the Professional Union of Polish Writer ...

. Between 1999 and 2007, he was the president of Związek Tatarów Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Association of Tatars of the Republic of Poland). In 2003, he became

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of Gdańsk Muslim Community. In the 2000s, he joined the

Law and Justice Law and Justice ( pl, Prawo i Sprawiedliwość , PiS) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Poland. Its chairman is Jarosław Kaczyński. It was founded in 2001 by Jarosław and Lech Kaczyński as a direct su ...

party since 2000s. In 2017, Chazbijewicz was nominated Poland ambassador to Kazakhstan. On 18 October 2017, he presented his credentials to the President of Kazakhstan

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 ...

. He is accredited also to

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, presenting his credentials to the

President of Kyrgyzstan The president of Kyrgyzstan, officially the president of the Kyrgyz Republic (russian: Президент Киргизской Республики; ky, Кыргыз Республикасынын Президенти), is the head of state an ...

Almazbek Atambayev Almazbek Sharshen uluu Atambayev ( ky, Алмазбек Шаршен уулу Атамбаев, translit=Almazbek Şarşen uulu Atambayev; born 17 September 1956) is a Kyrgyz politician who served as the President of Kyrgyzstan from 1 December 2 ...

on 27 October 2017. He ended his term on 15 November 2023. He is the recipient of the Bronze Cross of Merit (2014).

Works

; Scientific books * ''Awdet czyli Powrót. Walka polityczna Tatarów krymskich o zachowanie tożsamości narodowej i niepodległość państwa po II wojnie światowej'', Olsztyn: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego 2000, . * ''Tatarzy krymscy: walka o naród i wolną ojczyznę'', Poznań-Września: Likon 2001, . * ''Baśnie, podania i legendy polskich Tatarów'', Białystok: Muzułmański Związek Religijny w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Najwyższe Kolegium 2012. * ''Tatarzy pod Grunwaldem'' (co-author: Sławomir Moćkun), Grunwald-Stębark: Muzeum Bitwy pod Grunwaldem 2012. ; Poems * ''Wejście w baśń'', Olsztyn 1978. * ''Czarodziejski róg chłopca'', Gdańsk 1980, . * ''Sen od jabłek ciężki'', Łódź 1981, . * ''Krym i Wilno'', Gdańsk 1990. * ''Mistyka tatarskich kresów'', Białystok 1990. * ''Poezja Wschodu i Zachodu'', Warszawa 1992. * ''Rubai'jjat albo czterowiersze'', Gdańsk 1997, ISBN . * ''Hymn do Sofii'', Olsztyn 2005, .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chazbijewicz, Selim 1955 births Ambassadors of Poland to Kazakhstan Recipients of the Bronze Cross of Merit (Poland) Law and Justice politicians Living people Polish political scientists Polish opinion journalists Polish people of Lipka Tatar descent University of Gdańsk alumni Academic staff of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn Polish Muslims