Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov
| Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov | |
|---|---|
| 1st Chairman of the National Democratic Party Nur Otan | |
| In office 1 March 1999 – 4 July 2007 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Nur Otan |
Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov was Chairman of Otan and after renamed Nur Otan, the largest political party in Kazakhstan.[1] and acting chairman of Nur Otan party, created by merging a number of other parties into Otan.
Zhumagulov told reporters in a news conference in Astana on 25 September 2006 that Otan and Asar political parties officially merged. "In all, the merged Otan party has a membership of 700,000, which makes it the country's largest political party."[1]
Since 2007 Nur Otan has been headed by President Nursultan Nazarbayev.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kazakh President Appoints New Transportation Minister RadioFreeEurope/RadioFreeLiberty
- ↑ President Nursultan Nazarbayev is the head of the Nur Otan party