First Kazakh Senate Speaker passes away

An outstanding statesman, the first Speaker of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan (1996-1999), Omirbek Baigeldi has passed away today in Astana, Kazinform News Agency cites the Kazakh Senate’s press service.

Omirbek Baigeldi  was born in 1939 in Dzhambul region, KazSSR.

Omirbek Baigeldi served as the deputy of the Parliament of Kazakhstan of the 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th convocations. He worked at the Senate for more than 16 years.