Erik Magzumuly Asanbayev ( kk, Ерік Мағзұмұлы Асанбаев, ''Erık Mağzūmūly Asanbaev''; 10 March 1936 – 23 August 2004) was a Kazakh statesman and vice-president of the

Republic 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, Uzbekis ...

from 1991 to 1996.

Biography

Yerik Asanbayev was born on March 10, 1936 in Baigabul village, Amangeldi District, Turgai province. In 1958, he graduated from

Kazakh State University Al-Farabi Kazakh National University ( kz, Әл-Фараби атындағы Қазақ ұлттық университеті, Äl-Farabi atyndağy Qazaq Ūlttyq Universitetı), also called KazGU or KazNU, is a university in Almaty, Kazakhstan ...

majoring in Economics. In 1963, he graduated from Moscow Finance Institute, obtaining a PhD in Economics.

Career

* 1959 — 1967 Teaching and working on scientific projects in Moscow and Almaty, * 1963 — head of financial planning department and interbranch balance at the scientific and research institute of economics at State Planning Agency of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic * 1967 — 1986 Council of Ministers of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic and Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan * 1986 — 1988 Deputy Head of Department at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan * 1988 — 1989 Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic * 1989 — 1990 Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Republic of Kazakhstan and member of Political * 1991 — Chairman of the Supreme Council of Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. People's Deputy of the USSR * December 1991 — February 1996 Vice President of Kazakhstan * 1993 — member of the Security Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan * 1996 — 2000 Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Germany

Awards

* Otan (1995) * Barys (2000) * Honor Sign * Medals

References

External links

Concept of Preservation and Development of Human Civilization
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