Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov

Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov
Minister of Education and Science
In office
22 September 2010 – 2 September 2013
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Prime MinisterKarim Massimov
Serik Akhmetov
Preceded byZhanseit Tuymenbayev
Succeeded byAslan Särınjıpov
Member of the Senate
In office
13 July 2017 – 24 January 2023
Appointed byNursultan Nazarbayev
Deputy Chairman of the Mäjilis
In office
2 September 2007 – 28 April 2008
ChairmanAslan Musin
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJanibek Karibjanov
Leader of Nur Otan in the Mäjilis
In office
1 September 2007 – 11 February 2008
LeaderNursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded byAmzebek Jolshybekov
Succeeded byOral Muhamedjanov
Member of the Mäjilis
In office
27 August 2007 – 28 April 2008
First Deputy Chairman of Nur Otan
In office
4 July 2007 – 23 January 2008
ChairmanNursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAdilbek Zhaksybekov
Chairman of Nur Otan
Acting
In office
18 April 2005 – 4 July 2007
LeaderNursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded byAmangeldı Ermegiaev
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born (1953-08-18) 18 August 1953 (age 71)
Almaty Region, Soviet Union
(now Kazakhstan)
Political partyNur Otan (2002–present)
ChildrenRuslan Zhumagulov, Alina Zhumagulova

Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov (Kazakh: Бақытжан Тұрсынұлы Жұмағұлов, Baqytjan Tūrsynūly Jūmağūlov; born 18 August 1953) is a Kazakh politician who was Chairman of Otan and after renamed Nur Otan, the largest political party in Kazakhstan.[1] and acting chairman of Nur Otan party, created by merging a number of other parties into Otan.

Zhumagulov told reporters in a news conference in Astana on 25 September 2006 that Otan and Asar political parties officially merged. "In all, the merged Otan party has a membership of 700,000, which makes it the country's largest political party."[1]

Since 4 July 2007, Nur Otan has been headed by President Nursultan Nazarbayev.[2]

From 2010 to 2013, he held the post of Minister of Education and Science.