Mukhtar Tleuberdi

Mukhtar Tileuberdi
Мұхтар Тілеуберді
Tileuberdi in 2019
Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Austria
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 August 2023
President	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime Minister	Älihan Smaiylov Oljas Bektenov
Preceded by	Bakaev Alibek
Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
In office 11 January 2022 – 29 March 2023
President	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime Minister	Askar Mamin Älihan Smaiylov
Succeeded by	Murat Nurtleu
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 18 September 2019 – 29 March 2023
President	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime Minister	Askar Mamin
Preceded by	Beibut Atamkulov
Succeeded by	Murat Nurtleu
Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Malaysia
In office 5 August 2004 – 9 July 2009
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded by	Ikram Adyrbekov
Succeeded by	Beibut Atamkulov
Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines
In office 10 March 2005 – 9 July 2009
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Switzerland
In office 9 July 2009 – 4 March 2016
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded by	Amanzhol Zhankuliev
Personal details
Born	Mukhtar Beskenuly Tileuberdi (1968-06-30) 30 June 1968 (age 56) Aksu, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Kazakh

Mukhtar Beskenuly Tileuberdi (Kazakh: Мұхтар Бескенұлы Тілеуберді, Mūhtar Beskenūly Tıleuberdı, Kazakh pronunciation: [mo̙χtɑɾ bʲeskʲeno̙ɫɯ tɘlʲewbʲeɾdɘ]; born June 30, 1968) is a Kazakh statesman, diplomat, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Austria, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to International Organizations in Vienna (2023).[1] who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan from 18 September 2019 until 29 March 2023.[2][3] He also served as Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 2022 to 2023.

Early life and education

Tileuberdi was born June 30, 1968, in the village of Aksu, Chimkent region.[4] He graduated from Kirov Kazakh State University (Al-Farabi Kazakh National University) majoring in philosophy.[5] After graduating from the university, he started working at the departments of History of Philosophy and Chinese Philology of the Al-Farabi Kazakh State University.[6]

Career

Tileuberdi meets with U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., 12 December 2019

Tileuberdi meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington, D.C., 20 May 2022

Tileuberdi was appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs on 18 September 2019.[7] Prior to that, he had served as First Vice Minister of foreign affairs of Kazakhstan from 2016 to 2019.

Tileuberdi has an extensive diplomatic career. He served as Kazakhstan Ambassador to Malaysia[8] with concurrent accreditation to Indonesia, Brunei, and the Philippines.[9] He also served as Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the Switzerland and with concurrent accreditation to Liechtenstein and the Vatican.[10] Additionally, he served as the Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.[11]

During his tenure as Foreign Minister, Tileuberdi pays great attention to supporting foreign investors interested in the Kazakh market and Kazakh businesses abroad. In one of his op-eds Tileuberdi emphasized that the Foreign Ministry was at the forefront of economic diplomacy aimed at promoting Kazakhstan as an investment destination.[12]

Tileuberdi is active in the advocacy of interethnic and interfaith tolerance.[13]

Awards

• Order of Parasat (2020)[14]
• Medal for Distinguished Labor (2016)[15]

References

1. "Kazakhstan names new Ambassador to Austria". www.inform.kz. 2023-08-14.
2. "Minister of Foreign Affairs Mukhtar Tileuberdi". government.kz.
3. INFORM.KZ (2023-04-03). "Murat Nurtleu appointed Deputy Prime Minister -Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan". Казинформ. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
4. Досье: Тлеуберди Мухтар Бескенулы
5. Мухтар Тлеуберди возглавил МИД РК
6. "Mukhtar Tleuberdi appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan". kazconsulny.org.
7. Касым-Жомарт Токаев произвел ряд кадровых изменений
8. О назначении Тлеуберди М.Б. Чрезвычайным и Полномочным Послом Республики Казахстан в Малайзии
9. Тлеуберди Мухтар Бескенулы
10. Указами Главы государства назначены
11. "Minister of Foreign Affairs". government.kz.
12. "Kazakhstan's economic diplomacy: on solid footing and with clear goals in mind". The Astana Times. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
13. "Kazakh FM Stresses Kazakhstan's Commitment To Establishing Interfaith Dialogue". The Astana Times.
14. "Накануне Дня Независимости ряду казахстанцев присуждены государственные награды". akorda.kz. 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
15. "Идрисов вручил ордена и медали Турисбекову, Тажину, Туймебаеву" (in Russian). forbes.kz. 2016-02-06. Retrieved 2023-08-11.