Altynbek Sarsenbayuly | |
|---|---|
Алтынбек Сәрсенбайұлы | |
 Sarsenbayuly in 2005 | |
| Secretary of the Security Council | |
| In office 5 May 2001 – 11 December 2001 | |
| Chairman | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Preceded by | Marat Tazhin |
| Succeeded by | Marat Tazhin |
| Minister of Information | |
| In office 12 July 2004 – 29 September 2004 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Prime Minister | Daniyal Akhmetov |
| Preceded by | Sauytbek Adrahmanov |
| Succeeded by | Esetjan Kosubaev (Culture, Information and Sports) |
| Minister of Culture, Information and Public Accord | |
| In office 13 October 1997 – 5 May 2001 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Prime Minister | Nurlan Balgimbayev Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed |
| Minister of Press and Media | |
| In office 20 January 1993 – 14 October 1995 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Prime Minister | Sergey Tereshchenko Akezhan Kazhegeldin |
| Preceded by | Quanysh Sultanov |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Russia | |
| In office 25 January 2002 – 3 November 2003 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Preceded by | Taiyr Mansurov |
| Succeeded by | Krymbek Kusherbayev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Altynbek Sarsenbaiuly Sarsenbaev 12 September 1962 Qainar, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 11 February 2006 (aged 43) Talgar District, Kazakhstan |
| Nationality | Kazakh |
| Political party | Naghyz Ak Zhol (2005–2006) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic Party (1995–1999) Otan (1999–2003) Ak Zhol (2003–2005) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Moscow State University |
Altynbek Sarsenbayuly (Kazakh: Алтынбек Сәрсенбайұлы, Altynbek Särsenbaiūly; 12 September 1962 – 11 February 2006) was a Kazakh politician who served in the Government of Kazakhstan before becoming a political opposition leader. At the time of his death, he served as co-chairman of the opposition Naghyz Ak Zhol (True Bright Path) party.
In 2003, after a long career in senior Kazakh government positions, such as Information Minister and Ambassador to Russia, Sarsenbayuly joined the opposition ranks in protest against what he regarded as the administration's authoritarian policies.[citation needed]
Soon after his decision to contest in the 2005 Kazakh presidential election, Sarsenbayuly faced government intimidation tactics, including a physical assault by unidentified individuals during a presidential campaign meeting with voters and the alleged beating of his two nephews in November 2005.[citation needed]