December 15. Today's Birthdays

Today's Birthdays is the one-stop shop where you can learn about prominent Kazakhstani people who were born on the 15th of December.

NAMES

Akhmetzhan Yessimov (1950) – Kazakh statesman and political figure, non-staff assistant to the first President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Born in Almaty region, he graduated from the Kazakh Agricultural Institute, Academy of Social Sciences under the CPSU Central Committee.

Zautbek Turysbekov (1951) – statesman and political figure, first deputy chairman of the World Association of Kazakhs.

Born in South Kazakhstan region, he graduated from the Kazakh Chemical and Technological Institute, Alma-Ata Higher Party School.

Nikolai Radostovets (1955) – Kazakh statesman and public figure, executive director of the Republican Assocaition of Mining and Metallurgical Enterprises, member of the Agency for Protection and Promotion of Competition of Kazakhstan.

Born in Almaty city, he is a graduate of the Alma-Ata National Economy Institute.

Yerulan Kanapyanov (1958) – famed composer, public figure, philanthropist, President of the Eurasian Culture Fund.

He gained international fame after his work with A'capella Express.

Kanapyanovis the author of the anthem of the torch relay of the VII Asian Winter Games. In 2002, he joined the Union of Composers of Kazakhstan as a member.

Oraz Taurbekov (1968) – mayor of Temirtau town.

He is a graduate of the Higher Naval School of Submarine Navigation, Institute for Advanced Studies of the Labor Ministry of Kazakhstan, Financial Academy under the Russian Government.

Berik Akhmetov (1985) – President-Rector of the Yessenov Caspian University of Technologies and Engineering.

He graduated from and completed his post graduate studies at the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.