Dania Espaeva

Dania Espaeva
Дания Мәдиқызы Еспаева
Espaeva in 2023
Member of the Mäjilis
Assumed office
20 March 2016
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Personal details
Born (1961-03-05) 5 March 1961 (age 63)
Jaisan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyAq Jol
OccupationPolitician, economist

Dania Madiqyzy Espaeva (Kazakh: Дания Мәдиқызы Еспаева,[1] Daniia Mädiqyzy Espaeva, Kazakh pronunciation: [dɑnɪjɑ mædɪqɯzɯ jespajeva]; born 5 March 1961) is a Kazakh politician and a member of the Mäjilis serving since 24 March 2016. Her 2019 election campaign made her the first woman to be a Kazakh presidential candidate.[2]

  1. ^ "ЕСПАЕВА ДАНИЯ МӘДИҚЫЗЫ". Official Website of Mäjilis (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  2. ^ "Kazakhstan's first female presidential candidate sees mass entrepreneurship as vehicle to improve lives". The Astana Times. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-30.