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Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov
Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov
Minister of Education and Science
	In office; 22 September 2010 – 2 September 2013
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Prime Minister	Karim Massimov; Serik Akhmetov
Preceded by	Zhanseit Tuymenbayev
Succeeded by	Aslan Särınjıpov
Member of the Senate
	In office; 13 July 2017 – 24 January 2023
Appointed by	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Deputy Chairman of the Mäjilis
	In office; 2 September 2007 – 28 April 2008
Chairman	Aslan Musin
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Janibek Karibjanov
Leader of Nur Otan in the Mäjilis
	In office; 1 September 2007 – 11 February 2008
Leader	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded by	Amzebek Jolshybekov
Succeeded by	Oral Muhamedjanov
Member of the Mäjilis
	In office; 27 August 2007 – 28 April 2008
First Deputy Chairman of Nur Otan
	In office; 4 July 2007 – 23 January 2008
Chairman	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Adilbek Zhaksybekov
Chairman of Nur Otan
	Acting
	In office; 18 April 2005 – 4 July 2007
Leader	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded by	Amangeldı Ermegiaev
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	18 August 1953 (age 71); Almaty Region, Soviet Union; (now Kazakhstan)
Political party	Nur Otan (2002–present)
Children	Ruslan Zhumagulov, Alina Zhumagulova

Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov (Kazakh: Бақытжан Тұрсынұлы Жұмағұлов, Baqytjan Tūrsynūly Jūmağūlov; born 18 August 1953) is a Kazakh politician who 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 4 July 2007, Nur Otan has been headed by President Nursultan Nazarbayev.^[2]

From 2010 to 2013, he held the post of Minister of Education and Science.

References

^ ^a ^b Kazakh President Appoints New Transportation Minister RadioFreeEurope/RadioFreeLiberty
^ President Nursultan Nazarbayev is the head of the Nur Otan party

External links

Kazakhstan: Ruling Party Gets Even Bigger

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[MERGE-1] Kazakh President Appoints New Transportation Minister RadioFreeEurope/RadioFreeLiberty

[2] President Nursultan Nazarbayev is the head of the Nur Otan party

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