1. Nurlan Zairollauly Nigmatulin is a Kazakh politician who served as the Chairman of the Majilis from 22 June 2016 to 1 February 2022 and from 20 January 2012 to 3 April 2014.
17 Facts About Nurlan Nigmatulin
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Nurlan Nigmatulin was born to a Kazakh Muslim family in Karaganda as the son of Zairullah Nigmatulin and Zainab Kariyeva.
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From 1985 to 1990, Nigmatulin served as the First Secretary of the Leninist Young Communist League of Kazakhstan, deputy head of the department of Komsomol organizations of the Central Committee of Youth of Kazakhstan, Secretary, and the First Secretary of the Karagandy Lenin Regional Committee of Youth of Kazakhstan.
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From 1990 to 1993, Nurlan Nigmatulin served as the chairman of the Committee of Youth Organizations of Kazakhstan.
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From 1995 to 1999, Nurlan Nigmatulin served as the state inspector, deputy head of the Organizational and Control Department of the Presidential Administration.
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In June 2004, Nurlan Nigmatulin became the deputy head of the Executive Office of the President and the head of the Department of Organizational Control Work and Personnel Policy.
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On 19 January 2006, Nurlan Nigmatulin was appointed as the akim of Karaganda Region.
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From October to November 2014, Nurlan Nigmatulin served as the Acting State Secretary of Kazakhstan.
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At the 2012 Kazakh legislative election, Nurlan Nigmatulin was elected as the member of the lower house Majilis from the Nur Otan party list at the time when other political parties made a comeback since 2004.
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On 21 June 2016, Nurlan Nigmatulin became the deputy of the Majilis again and the following day on 22 June, he was unanimously elected as its chairman.
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On 22 August 2019, Nurlan Nigmatulin was chosen to be the parliamentary leader of the Nur Otan faction in the Majilis.
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Nurlan Nigmatulin announced his resignation from the Majilis chairmanship on 1 February 2022.
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Nurlan Nigmatulin was succeeded by Erlan Qosanov, who prior to that served as Tokayev's chief of staff.
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Nurlan Nigmatulin is married to Venera Baimirzayeva and has three children with her: Nurjan, Nurkhan, and Madiyar.
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Nurlan Nigmatulin has three grandchildren: grandsons Akbar, Tahir, and Ablai, and granddaughters: Aisara, Adel.
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Nurlan Nigmatulin's twin brother Erlan was born on 1962 and is a former member of the Majilis and Senate of Kazakhstan.
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Nurlan Nigmatulin's brother Argyn was born on 1955 and serves as the Director of Saryarka Hockey Club LLP and is a member of the Karaganda Maslihat.