October 17. Today's Birthdays

Today's Birthdays is the one-stop shop where you can learn about prominent Kazakhstani people who were born on the 17th of October. 

NAMES

Alibek Zhamauov (1981) – vice minister of energy of Kazakhstan.

Born in Atyrau, he is a graduate of the Suleyman Demirel University, Satbayev Kazakh National Technical University.

Yelnur Utebayev (1984) – head of the department of digitalization, provision of public services and archives of Turkestan region.

Tolkyn Zabirova (1970) – Kazakh pop and opera singer.

Born in East Kazakhstan region, she is a graduate of the Kurmangazy Almaty State Conservatory.

Sergey Li (1973) – deputy mayor of Aktobe.

Born in Aktobe, he graduated from the Saint-Petersburg Higher Military Command School of the Interior Forces of the Interior Ministry of Russia, Kazakhstan-Russia International University.

He took up his current post in 2019.

Yerlan Kiyassov (1973) – Chairman of the Board of the National Center for Expertise of the Sanitary Epidemiological Control Committee of the Kazakh Health Ministry.

Born in Almaty city, he is a graduate of the Kazakh State Medical University, Central Asian University, gained his master’s degree from the Al-Farabi Kazakh national University.

He was appointed to his current post in August 2022.

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