Anvar Saidenov was born on September 19, 1960, in Moscow;
In 1982, he graduated with honours in Economics from M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, having qualified as economist and political economy teacher;
In 1990, he defended his Ph.D. Thesis in Economics at Moscow State University;
In 1994, he graduated from the University of London with the degree of MSc in Financial Economics;
Since 1993, he has worked in financial structures;
In 1995-1996 – Special Officer of EBRD in London;
In 1996-1998 – Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
In 1998-1999 – Executive Director of the State Investment Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
From January to August 1999 – Chairman of the Investment Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
In 1999-2000 – Vice Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
In 2000-2002 – chairman of the Board of Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan OJSC;[3]
From June 2002 – Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
From January 2004 – Acting Chairman of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
On January 26, 2004 – appointed as the Chairman of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan;[4]
From March 11, 2009 – chairman of the Board of BTA Bank and Member of the Board of Directors of BTA Bank;
From August 15, 2011 – chairman of the Board of Directors of BTA Bank and Member of the Board of Directors of BTA Bank;
From December 4, 2012, to November 1, 2018 – Independent Director of Bank RBK JSC;[5]
From January 11, 2016, to April 20, 2016 – chairman of the Board of Directors of Almaty International Airport JSC;[6][7]
Since October 24, 2018 – Member of the Board of Directors - Independent Director of the Development Bank of Kazakhstan.[8]
Since April 30, 2019 — Member of the Board of Directors, Independent Director of Bank CenterCredit.[9]
From May 13, 2022 – chairman of the Board of Directors of Subsidiary Bank Alfa-Bank JSC in the Republic of Kazakhstan;