Ashat Raqymjanov
Kazakh politician (born 1983)
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Ashat Nūrmağambetūly Raqymjanov[a] (born 10 June 1983) is a Kazakh politician who is currently serving as Chairman of Nationwide Social Democratic Party (JSDP) since 6 September 2019. Prior to that, he was Chairman of the party's Astana City Branch. From 2023 to 2026, he served as Member of the Mäjilis.
Ashat Raqymjanov | |
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Асхат Рақымжанов | |
Rahymjanov in 2023 | |
| Chairman of Nationwide Social Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office 6 September 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ermurat Bapi |
| Member of the Mäjilis | |
| In office 28 March 2023 – 1 July 2026 | |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 June 1983 |
| Party | JSDP |
| Education | L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University |
Biography
Rahymjanov was born in 1983 in Tselinograd, Kazakh SSR.[1] In 2005, he graduated from the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University in Astana with a degree in political science.[2] Rahymjanov was the deputy chairman of the Astana City Branch of the Nationwide Social Democratic Party (JSDP) where he eventually became the chairman of the branch.[1]
On 6 September 2019, at the 15th Extraordinary Congress of the JSDP, Rahymjanov was elected as the chairman of the party by its delegates, assuming his predecessor Ermurat Bapi's role to which later he criticized the move as being "illegal".[3][4][5]
Notes
- Kazakh: Асхат Нұрмағамбетұлы Рақымжанов, IPA: [ɑsχɑ́t nʊ́rmɑʁɑmb̥ʲétʰʊɫə́ rɑχə̆mʒɑ́nəf]
- Russian: Асхат Нурмагамбетович Рахимжанов, romanized: Askhat Nurmagambetovich Rakhimzhanov
- English: /ˈæshæt ˌrækɪmˈʒɑːnɒf/ AS-hat RAK-im-ZHAHN-of