Amirjan Qosanov

Amirjan Qosanov
Ämırjan Sağidrahmanūly Qosanov
Qosanov in 2019
Personal details
Born (1964-05-13) 13 May 1964 (age 60)
Sapaq, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityKazakh
Political partyIndependent (1991–1998, 2013–present)
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party (1984–1991)
Republican People's Party (1998–2001)
United Democratic Party (2001–2005)
EQU (2005–2006)
JUSDP (2006–2013)
Ult Tagdyry (2019)
OccupationPolitician, journalist

Amirjan Sagidrahmanuly Qosanov (Kazakh: Ämırjan Sağidrahmanūly Qosanov, Kazakh pronunciation: [æmɘɾʒɑn sɑʁɪdɾɑχmɑno̙ɫɯ qɔsɑnəf], born 13 May 1964) is a Kazakh politician, journalist, political activist. He was a main challenger to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in the 2019 Kazakh presidential election.