Aybek Dädebay
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Aibek Arqabaiūly Dädebai[a] (Kazakh: Айбек Арқабайұлы Дәдебай) (born Aibek Arkabaevich Dadebayev, Kazakh: Айбек Арқабайұлы Дәдебаев; 1 April 1980) is a Kazakh politician and diplomat who serving as the chairman of Ädilet party since 2026. He previously worked as Aqorda Chief of Staff under Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's Administration from 2024 to 2026.
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Aibek Dädebai | |
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Айбек Дәдебай | |
Dädebay in 2025 | |
| Chairman of Ädilet | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Aqorda Chief of Staff | |
| In office 6 February 2024 – 5 May 2026 | |
| President | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
| Deputy | Äsel Janasova |
| Preceded by | Oljas Bektenov |
| Succeeded by | Roman Sklyar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aibek Arkabaevich Dadebayev 1 April 1980 |
| Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages | |
Early life and education
Dädebay was born in the city of Alma-Ata, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union (now Almaty, Kazakhstan) in 1 April, 1980.
In 2001, he graduated from the Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages with a degree in international documentation. In 2003, he completed a master's program at the same university with a degree in regional studies. Dädebay has diplomatic rank of 2nd class Advisor.[1]
Career
Dädebay began his career in 2001 as a lecturer in the Department of International Tourism Management at the Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages.
From 2008 to 2011, he served as an expert in the Department of Interparliamentary Relations and International Cooperation of the Senate Apparatus of Kazakhstan, and as acting assistant to the Chairman of the Senate.
From 2011 to 2013, he was an attaché and third secretary at the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the United Nations in Geneva.
From 2013 to 2019, he worked as deputy head and then head of the Secretariat of the Chairman of the Senate.
From 2019 to 2021, he held the position of Deputy Head of the Chancellery of the President in Presidential Administration.
On 28 May 2021, by order of the President, he was appointed Deputy Head of the Directorate of the President of Kazakhstan.[2]
On 11 January 2022, after Kazakh unrest, by Presidential Decree No. 762 he was appointed Head of the Directorate of the President.[3]
On 6 February, 2024, after Oljas Bektenov became prime minister, by order of the President Toqaev he was appointed Aqorda Chief of Staff.[4] On 5 May, 2026, by Tokayev’s decree he was relieved of his post.[5]
On May 7, 2026, at the founding congress of the new[6] Ädilet, he was elected as its chairman.[7]
Awards
- Order of the Leopard 3rd degree (17 March 2026)[8]
- Order of Friendship (2025, Kyrgyzstan)[citation needed]
- Order of Kurmet[citation needed]
- Medal for Distinguished Labor.[1]
Notes
- Often transliterated as Aibek Arkabaiuly Dadebay through a Russified Romanization of Айбек Аркабайулы Дадебай.