[ Kazakh Elections 2004 ]

Biographies of Kazakh officials:

ABLYAZOV, Mukhtar Kabulovich - former leader of the Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan movement (subsequently party)
AKHMETOV, Danial Kenzhetayevich - prime minister
ABDILDIN, Serikbolsyn Abdildaevich - first secretary of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan
ABIKAEV, Nurtai - Senate speaker
ALIEV, Rakhat Mukhtarovich - Kazakh ambassador to Austria
ALTYNBAEV, Mukhtar Kapashevich - defense minister
ASANBAEV, Erik Magzymovich - former vice president
AUEZOV, Murat - a vice president in the Nevada-Semipalatinsk antinuclear movement and a co-founder of the opposition Azamat party, which is no longer registered
BAZILBAEV, Zhaksybai Abishevich - co-chairman of Kazakh Alash (Patriot) party, which is no longer registered
BALIEVA, Zagipa Yakhyanovna - chairwoman of Central Election Commission
DUTBAEV, Nurtai Nurtaevich - head of the National Security Committee
ERMEGIYAEV, Amangeldy Dinovich - co-chairman of the Otan party
ESIMOV, Akhmetzhan Smagulovich - deputy prime minister, agriculture minister
GABBASOV, Engels - one-time presidential candidate
IDRISOV, Yerlan Abul'faizovich - former foreign minister
ISMAILOV, Madel - leader of Workers Movement of Kazakhstan
JAGANOVA, Altynshash Kairzhanovna - chairwoman of the Rukhaniyat party
KALIEV, Gani Elim Uly - leader of Aul Social Democratic Party
KALMURZAEV, Sarybai Sultanovich - chief of Financial Police
KAZHEGELDIN, Akezhan Magzhanovich - former prime minister, leader of Republican People's Party
KHITRIN, Yuri Aleksandrovich - former chairman of Constitutional Council
KHRAPUNOV, Viktor Vyacheslavovich - mayor (akim) of Almaty
KOSAREV, Vladislav Borisovich - leader of Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan
KULIBAEV, Timur Askarovich - husband of President Nursultan Nazarbaev's second daughter, Dinara
KUNAEV, Dinmukhamet Akhmetovich (deceased) - former first secretary of Communist Party of the Kazakh SSR (1960-62 and 1964-86)
NARIKBAEV, Maksut Sultanovich - leader of the Democratic Party of Kazakhstan
NAZARBAEV, Nursultan Abishevich - president
NAZARBAEVA, Dariga Nursultanovna - head of Asar party and head of Khabar State Television Company
NURKADILOV, Zamanbek Kalabayuly - former emergency situations minister, former governor of Almaty Province
PERUASHEV, Azat Turybekuly - chairman of Civic Party
SARSENBAEV, Altynbek - information minister, co-chairman of Ak Zhol party
SHUKEEV, Umirzak Estaevich - mayor (akim) of Astana
SVOIK, Petr Vladimirovich - leader in Azamat movement
TASMAGAMBETOV, Imangali Nurgaliyevich - former prime minister
TOKAEV, Qasymzhomart Kemelevich - foreign minister
TOKHTASYNOV, Tolen Mukhamediyevich - secretary of Communist Party of Kazakhstan
TURISBEKOV, Zautbek Kausbekovich - interior minister
TUYAKBAI, Zharmakhan Aitbaiuly - speaker of the Mazhilis (lower house of parliament)
UTEMURATOV, Bulat Jamitovich - Presidential adviser on foreign policy and foreign trade, Kazakh Security Council secretary
ZEMLYANOV, Valeryan Yanovich - Communist Party deputy in Mazhilis (lower house)
ZHAQIYANOV, Galymzhan Badylzhanovich - co-founder and co-leader of Democratic Movement of Kazakhstan