Zhaksybek Kulekeyev

Zhaksybek Kulekeyev
Independent Director of Halyk Bank
Incumbent
Assumed office December 4, 2023
President	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime Minister	Älihan Smaiylov Oljas Bektenov
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Eurasian National University
Incumbent
Assumed office October 2022
President	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime Minister	Älihan Smaiylov Oljas Bektenov
Managing Director for Corporate Development, Kazakh Oil and Gas Institute
Incumbent
Assumed office January 18, 2010
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Prime Minister	See list Karim Massimov Serik Akhmetov Karim Massimov Bakhytzhan Sagintayev Asqar Mamin Älihan Smaiylov Oljas Bektenov
Preceded by	Serik Minavarovic Burkitbaev
President of Kazakhstan Temir Joly
In office May 28, 2007 – March 2008
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Prime Minister	Karim Massimov
Preceded by	Erlan Dumshebaevich Atamkulov
Succeeded by	Asqar Mamin
Rector of the Academy of Public Administration under the President
In office June 2005 – January 2006
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Prime Minister	Daniyal Akhmetov
8th Minister of Education and Science
In office June 14, 2003 – December 14, 2004
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Prime Minister	Imangali Tasmagambetov
Preceded by	Shamsha Berkimbayeva
Succeeded by	Byrganym Aitimova
Chairman of the Supreme Court of Audit
In office January 30, 2002 – June 14, 2003
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Prime Minister	Imangali Tasmagambetov
Preceded by	Musiraly Smailovich Utebaev
Succeeded by	Omarkhan Nurtayevich Oksikbaev
Minister of Economy
In office October 13, 1999 – January 30, 2002
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Prime Minister	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Imangali Tasmagambetov
Preceded by	Umirzak Shukeyev
Succeeded by	Mazhit Tuleubekovich Yesenbaev
Chairman of the Agency for Statistics
In office January 25, 1997 – October 13, 1999
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Prime Minister	Nurlan Balgimbayev Akejan Kajegeldin Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Preceded by	Vladimir Ivanovich Goryachkovsky
Succeeded by	Älihan Smaiylov
Personal details
Born	July 24, 1957 (age 66) Talas District, Jambyl Region, Kazakh SSR
Spouse	Gulnara Khasanovna Ismurzina
Children	daughter Dinara (1980) son Dair (1986)
Education	Kazakh National University
Occupation	Mathematician

Zhaksybek Kulekeyev (also transcribed: Zhaksybek Kulekeev and Jaksybek Koulekeiev; in Kazakh: Жақсыбек Құлекеев, romanized: Jaqsybek Qūlekeev) is the first deputy CEO of KazMunayGas. He was born on 24 July 1957 in Bostandyk, Zhambyl Province. In 1979 he graduated from the mathematical faculty of Kazakh state university. In 1979-1992 he worked in the Almaty Institute of National Economy and in 1992–1995 in the Kazakh State Economic University.

In 1995-1997 Zhaksybek Kulekeyev served as the first vice-president of Kazakhstan State Committee of Statistics and Analysis and in 1997–1999 as the Chairman of Kazakhstan Agency of Statistics.

In 1999-2000 Zhaksybek Kulekeyev was Minister of Economics, in 2000–2002 Minister of Economics and Trade, in 2002-2003 Chairman of Accounting Committee, and in 2003-2004 Minister of Education and Sciences.

In 2005-2006 Zhaksybek Kulekeyev was Rector of State Management Academy. Since January 2006 he works at KazMunayGas. Zhaksybek Kulekeyev is married and has one daughter and one son.

External links

• Biography of Zhaksybek Kulekeyev, KazMunayGas website