Beibut Atamkulov

Beibut Atamkulov
Бейбіт Атамқұлов
Atamkulov in 2019
Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development
Assumed office
18 September 2019
PresidentKassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime MinisterAskar Mamin
Preceded byRoman Sklyar
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
26 December 2018 – 18 September 2019
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime MinisterBakhytzhan Sagintayev
Askar Mamin
Preceded byKairat Abdrakhmanov
Succeeded byMukhtar Tleuberdi
Minister of Defense and Aerospace Industry
In office
7 October 2016 – 26 December 2018
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Prime MinisterBakhytzhan Sagintayev
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAskar Zhumagaliyev
Äkim of South Kazakhstan Region
In office
8 August 2015 – 7 October 2016
Preceded byAskar Myrzakhmetov
Succeeded byZhanseit Tuymenbayev
Personal details
Born (1964-05-19) 19 May 1964 (age 60)
Uzynagash, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityKazakh
SpouseBağila Saparbaeva
Children3
Alma materSatbayev University
Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance

Beibut Atamkulov (Kazakh: Бейбіт Бәкірұлы Атамқұлов, Beibıt Bäkırūly Atamqūlov; born 19 May 1964) is a Kazakh politician and diplomat currently serving as the Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development. He served as a Minister of Foreign Affairs from December 2018 to September 2019.[1] Atamkulov has an economic and financial background.[1] Previously, Atamkulov served as the head of the newly created Ministry of Defence and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan.[2]

  1. ^ a b "New Minister of Foreign Affairs Appointed". KazInform.
  2. ^ "Minister's biography". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan.