Born: 1940

Finished Kazakh State University with specialization in law, doctor of juridical sciences, professor, state adviser, judge

1992-93 -- works within presidential and cabinet administrations

October 1995-June 1996 -- prosecutor-general of Republic of Kazakhstan

June 1996-September 2000 -- rector, Kazakh State Legal Academy

Author of the books: "Minors and the Law," 1981; "Legal Protection for Children," 1984; "Criminal-Legislation and Criminal Problems in the Battle With the Exploitation-Crimes Against Minors," 1995; "Legal Protection for the Children of Kazakhstan," 1996; "The Path to Justice," 1997; "The Defense of Civil Rights in Court," 1998; "Relevant Questions of Reconciling the New Legal and Legal-Procedural Legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan," "Practice in the Examination of Ownership Disputes by the Judicial Collegiums for Ownership Affairs of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan," and "Legal Rights of the Republic of Kazakhstan," 1999.