Serik Sultangaliuly Sultangali (, ''Serık Sūltanğaliūly Sūltanğali''; born 17 April 1953) is a Kazakh politician and businessman, who served as chairman of the

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political party from 2013 to 2022. He was also the chairman of the KazTransGaz company.

Early life and career

Sultangali was born in the village of Janalash in

Almaty Region Almaty Region ( kk, Алматы облысы, Almaty oblysy; russian: Алматинская область, Almatinskaya oblast) is a region in Kazakhstan, located in the southeastern part of the country. Its capital, from 1997 to 2022 was the ...

. In 1977, he graduated from the

Satbayev University Satbayev University ( kz, Қазақ Ұлттық Техникалық Зерттеу Университет) is a technical university located in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The university is the oldest technical university in Kazakhstan, comprising 10 ...

with a degree in urban architecture. After graduating, Sultangali worked as an architect of the Kazgorstroyproekt Institute, then the Oktyabrsky District of GlavUAGA. In 1984, he became the senior inspector and assistant to the chairman of the Almaty City Executive Committee. From 1989, Sultangali was the chairman of the Alatau village council until becoming the head of the City Executive Committee and the Department of Housing of the Almaty City Administration in 1990. In 1993, he became the chairman of the board of Concern Altyn-Alma JSC and from 1994, Sultangali worked as the First Deputy Head of the Almaty City Administration. From 1995 to 2004, he was the chairman of the board and president of closed Aysel-Kazakhstan JSC. In May 2004, Sultangali became the deputy general director for Capital Construction of KazTransGas JSC. From February 2005, he worked as general director of the company until becoming the chairman of the board of Zhetysu Social and Entrepreneurial Corporation. In February 2009, Sultangali became the chairman of KazTransGas JSC again and served in this position until December 2015.

Political career

On 9 February 2013, Sultangali was unanimously chosen to be the Chairman of

Rukhaniyat Party The Rukhaniyat Party was a political party in Kazakhstan. At the legislative elections, 19 September and 3 October 2004, the party won 0.4% of the popular vote and no seats. In the 18 August 2007 Assembly elections, the party won again 0.4% of t ...

. Few months later on 26 April 2013, the party merged with

Democratic Party Adilet Democratic Party Adilet (; DPA) was a political party in Kazakhstan that existed from 2004 to 2013 and was led by chairman Tolegen Sydykhov. The party was founded as the Democratic Party of Kazakhstan on 29 April 2004. The Adilet numbered around 70 ...

, forming

. From there, Sultangali was unanimously elected to be chairman.

References

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