Born 10 December 1945 in Karaganda

Married with one child

1962 -- starts work as a miner in Karaganda

1965-66 -- student pilot at Kinel-Cherkassky training and aviation center DOSAAF

1966-69 -- tunneler/miner

1969-82 -- fighter pilot in air squadron in Privolzhsk district, training fighter-pilot, senior pilot, commander of three-aircraft unit, squadron leader, commander of flight preparation, commander of squadron in air-defense unit

1977 -- completes advanced Air Defense Academy

1982-85 -- student at Air Defense Academy

1985 -- completes Zhukov Military Academy for Air Defense

1985-92 -- deputy commander, division commander, corps commander of Air Defenses, Turkestan Military District

May 1992-November 1993 -- corps commander Air Defenses, Kazakh deputy defense minister

November 1993-September 1994 -- Air Force commander, Kazakh deputy defense minister

September 1994-October 1996 -- Air Force commander

October 1996-August 1999 -- defense minister

March 2000-December 2001 --commander of air-defense forces in Kazakh armed forces

December 2001-present -- defense minister