Omirbek Baigeldi

Ömirbek Bäigeldi
Өмірбек Бәйгелді
1st Chairman of the Senate
In office
30 January 1996 – 29 November 1999
DeputySergey Tikhonov
Aitkul Samaqova
Äbilgazy Qusaiynov
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOralbay Abdykarimov
Deputy Chairman of the Senate
In office
1 December 1999 – 1 December 2005
ChairmanOralbay Abdykarimov
Nurtai Abykayev
Preceded byÄbilgazy Qusaiynov
Succeeded byMuhammed Kopeev
Senator for Jambyl Region
In office
5 December 1995 – 19 August 2011
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byErtargyn Astaev
Head of Jambyl Region
In office
12 February 1992 – 6 October 1995
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAmalbek Tyshanov
Personal details
Born(1939-04-15)15 April 1939
Ernazar, Kazakh SSR, USSR
Died3 April 2024(2024-04-03) (aged 84)
Astana, Kazakhstan
NationalityKazakh
Political partyCPSU (1965–1991)
SpouseMansia Süyingaliyeva
ChildrenTimur, Bainur, Daur
Alma materKazakh National Agrarian University
Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union

Ömirbek Bäigeldi (Kazakh: Өмірбек Бәйгелді, Ömırbek Bäigeldı, [œmɘrˈbʲekʰ bæjɡʲeldɘ]; 15 April 1939 – 3 April 2024) was a Kazakh politician who was a member of the Senate of Kazakhstan where he served as the Chair from 30 January 1996 to 29 November 1999 and then its Deputy Chair from 1 December 1999 to 1 December 2005. Baigeldi had earlier been the Head of the Jambyl Region from 1992 to 1995.