December 9. Today's Birthdays

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Today's Birthdays is the one-stop shop where you can learn about prominent Kazakhstani people who were born on the 9th of December.

NAMES

Imangali Tasmagambetov (1956) – CSTO Secretary-General.

Born in Guryev (today’s Atyrau region) region, he graduated from the Pushkin Uralsk Pedagogical Institute.

Between 2044 and 2008 he worked as Mayor of Almaty city. From 2008 to 2014 he was Mayor of Astana city. In 2014 and 2016 he acted as Defense Minister of Kazakhstan. Between 2016 and 2017 he was Prime Minister of Kazakhstan. In 2017 he was appointed as Kazakh Ambassador to Russia. Until 2022 he served as the President of the Golf Federation of Kazakhstan.

Beisen Kuranbek (1971-2020) – journalist, TV host, TV publicist, laureate of the Kazakh Presidential Media Prize.

Born in Almaty region, he graduated from the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.