December 16. Today's Birthdays

Today's Birthdays is the one-stop shop where you can learn about prominent Kazakhstani people who were born on the 16th of December.

NAMES

Bibigul Tulegenova (1929) – Kazakh opera singer (coloratura soprano), actress, teacher, people’s artist of the USSR.

Born in Semipalatinsk city, she graduated from the Kurmangazy Alma-Ata State Conservatory.

Bibigul Tulegenova toured to more than 40 countries of the world, performing in most prestigious halls in New York, London, Paris, Rome, Athens, Tokyo, Seoul, Cairo, and other major cities. She sang in accompaniment of world’s best orchestras, including Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra, Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of the Welsh Prince.

Gani Kisstauov (1944) – director, screenwriter, animation art director, merited worker of art of Kazakhstan.

Born in Alma-Ata, he is a graduate of the Alma-Ata Theatre and Art College, Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music, and Film.

He took part in the Best Films of Central Asia program in Tokyo, Kyoto, special screenings at the Ankara International Film Festival in 1994, and Busan-2000, South Korea.

Yerbol Uteev (1965) deputy head of the state revenue department of Mangistau region.

He was born in Kuryk village, Karakiyanskiy district, Mangistau region.

Dastan Abdulgafarov (1974) – deputy chairman of the board of KazMunayGas.

He is a graduate of the Kazakh Institute of Law and International Relations, Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, received his master’s degree from the Eni Corporate University, Executive MBA degree from the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo.

Ralat Bolatkan (1975) – judge of the Karasaiskiy district court in Almaty region.

Born in Semipalatinsk region, he graduated from the East Kazakhstan State University.