The title of People's Hero of Kazakhstan ( kk, Халық қаһарманы, Halyq qaharmany) is the highest distinction conferred by 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 ...
, along with the
Order of the Golden Eagle.
Overview
According to the Law on State Awards of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the honor would be bestowed on Kazakhs and foreigners who have performed extraordinary service to the Republic, or for exemplary military or civil exploits done in the name of its independence or freedom. Individuals who are granted the title also receive the Order of the Fatherland (''Otan''). People's Hero is the country's highest award, equaled only by the Order of the Golden Eagle. Those conferred with the title are awarded a gilded medal in the form of a seven-rayed star, with colorless
Zirconium stones set between its rays. Recipients are exempt from property tax and other obligations.
The award was established by a decree of President
Nursultan Nazarbayev on 21 December 1993. On 23 May 1994, Defense Minister
Sagadat Nurmagambetov received the title, becoming the first People's Hero of Kazakhstan.
Sagadat Nurmagambetov
'. biografia.kz.
Notable recipients
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Sagadat Nurmagambetov (1994)
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Toktar Aubakirov (1995)
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Talgat Musabayev
Talgat Amangeldyuly Musabayev ( kk, Талғат Аманкелдіұлы Мұсабаев, ''Talğat Amankeldıūly Mūsabaev''; born 7 January 1951) is a Kazakh test pilot and former cosmonaut who flew on three spaceflights. His first two spa ...
(1995)
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Yuri Malenchenko
Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (russian: Юрий Иванович Маленченко; born December 22, 1961) is a retired Russian cosmonaut. Malenchenko became the first person to marry in space, on 10 August 2003, when he married Ekaterina Dmit ...
(1995)
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Shafik Chokin (1996)
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Roza Baglanova (1996)
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Qairat Rysqulbekov (1996, posthumously)
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Bakhtyuras Besikbayev (1998, posthumously)
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Rakhimzhan Qoshqarbaev
Rakhimzhan Qoshqarbaev ( kk, Рақымжан Қошқарбаев, ''Raqymjan Qoşqarbaev''; Russian: Рахимжан Кошкарбаев; 19 October 1924 – 10 August 1988) was the first soldier to raise the Soviet Flag at the Reichstag build ...
(1999, posthumously)
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Khiuaz Dospanova
Khiuaz Qayrkyzy Dospanova (russian: Хиуаз Каировна Доспанова, kk, Хиуаз Қайырқызы Доспанова; 15 May 1922 – 20 May 2008) was a Kazakh pilot and navigator who served during World War II in the 588th ...
(2004)
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Mukhtar Altynbayev (2006)
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Baurzhan Momyshuly
Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, also spelled Baurjan Momish-UliWhile publications of the Kazakh government use the first version, all the English translations of Alexander Bek's books use the second. ( kk, Бауыржан Момышұлы, ''Bauyrjan Momy ...
(posthumously)
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Nursultan Nazarbayev (2019)
See also
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Orders, decorations, and medals of Kazakhstan
References
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External links
People's Hero of Kazakhstan medals.uk.
Orders, decorations, and medals of Kazakhstan
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Awards established in 1993
Hero (title)