Aidarbek Saparov

Aidarbek Saparov
Айдарбек Сапаров
Saparov in 2026
Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan
Assumed office
4 September 2023
Prime MinisterAlihan Smaiylov
Oljas Bektenov
First Deputy Minister of Agriculture
In office
2019–2022
Akim of North Kazakhstan Region
In office
December 2022 – 4 September 2023
Personal details
Born (1966-06-12) June 12, 1966
EducationNorth Kazakhstan State University

Aidarbek Seipılūly Saparov (Kazakh: Айдарбек Сейпілұлы Сапаров; born 12 June 1966) is a Kazakh politician currently serving as the Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan from 4 September 2023.[1][2]

Early life

Saparov was born on 12 June 1966, in the North Kazakhstan Region. He graduated from the Omsk Agricultural Institute and the North Kazakhstan State University.[2]

Political career

He began his career in 1984 as a state farm accountant. Following this, he held various positions in the agricultural sector, including zootechnician-realizer and commercial director at Kalinin KT from 1992 to 1995. Between 1995 and 2003, he worked in commercial structures. In 2003, Saparov entered the government sector, starting as the Deputy Director of the North Kazakhstan regional representative office of Prodkorporatsiya JSC. He served in this position for two years before being promoted to First Deputy Director in 2005.[2]

He served as the deputy akim of the North Kazakhstan Region from 2010 to 2011. He served as first deputy akim from 2011 to 2019. Between 2019 and 2022, he served as the First Deputy Minister of Agriculture. In December 2022, he returned to regional administration, becoming the akim of the North Kazakhstan region.[2]

On 4 September 2023, he was appointed Minister of Agriculture by a presidential decree.[3] He was reappointed as the Minister of Agriculture on 6 February 2024.[4]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Aidarbek Saparov: as of today, 1.5 million hectares of land already been sown in Kazakhstan". Official Information Source of the Prime Minister. 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Aidarbek Saparov - Minister of Agriculture". Official Information Source of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
  3. ^ "Former North Kazakhstan region governor appointed agriculture minister". Interfax. 4 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Aidarbek Saparov reappointed to the post of Minister of Agriculture". КазТАГ. 6 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Сапаров Айдарбек Сейпеллович". online.zakon.kz. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.