Kabibulla Dzhakupov

Kabibulla Dzhakupov
Chairman of the Mazhilis
Assumed office
3 April 2014
Preceded by Nurlan Nigmatulin
Vice-Chairman of the Mazhilis
In office
3 September 2012 – 3 April 2014
Succeeded by Dariga Nazarbayeva
Member of the Mazhilis
Assumed office
2007
Akim of West Kazakhstan Region
In office
January 1993 – January 2001
Personal details
Born (1949-09-16) 16 September 1949
West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
Political party Nur Otan

Kabibulla Kabenovich Dzhakupov (born 16 September 1949) is a Kazakhstani politician and civil engineer. He has been chairman of the Mazhilis since 3 April 2014. He has served as a member of the Mazhilis since 2007.

Career

Dzhakupov was born on 16 September 1949 in a village in the West Kazakhstan Region. He studied to be a civil engineer at the Tselinograd (Astana) Civil Engineering Institute and graduated in 1972. In 1981 Dzhakupov became politically active on the local level in Oral. Between January 1993 and January 2001 he was akim of the West Kazakhstan Region.[1]

Dzhakupov was chosen to the Mazhilis in the 2007 parliamentary elections. He was subsequently reelected in the 2012 elections for the Nur Otan party. On 3 September 2012 he was elected Vice-Chairman of the Mazhilis.[1] On 3 April 2014 he was elected Chairman, succeeding Nurlan Nigmatulin. Dzhakupov obtained 103 votes for and one against.[2][3] Dzhakupov was succeeded as Vice-Chairman by Dariga Nazarbayeva.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "ДЖАКУПОВ КАБИБУЛЛА КАБЕНОВИЧ" (in Russian). Parliament of Kazakhstan. Retrieved 17 December 2015. line feed character in |title= at position 9 (help)
  2. ↑ "Mazhilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan elects a new Speaker". IACIS. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Kabibulla Dzhakupov appointed Speaker of Majilis". Kazinform. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Dauren Altynov (11 April 2014). "Kazak President Recycles Prime Minister". Institute for War & Reporting. Retrieved 17 December 2015.


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