Juldyz Süleimenova

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Dosbergenqyzy and the family name is Süleimenova.

Juldyz Süleimenova
Жұлдыз Сүлейменова
Süleimenova in 2025
Minister of Education
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 September 2025
PresidentKassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime MinisterOljas Bektenov
Preceded byĞani Beisembaev
Member of the Mäjilis
In office
14 January 2021 – 1 October 2025[1]
Parliamentary groupJaña Qazaqstan (2022–2023)
ConstituencyAmanat Party List
Personal details
Born (1983-08-25) 25 August 1983
Aktyubinsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Aktobe, Kazakhstan)
PartyAmanat
Alma materAl-Farabi Kazakh National University
Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University

Juldyz Dosbergenqyzy Süleimenova[a] (Kazakh: Жұлдыз Досбергенқызы Сүлейменова; born 25 August 1983) is a Kazakh historian, philosopher, and politician. She has served as Minister of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan since 29 September 2025. From 14 January 2021 to 29 September 2025, she was a member of the Mäjilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, where she focused on social protection, development of the education system, science, and the defense of women's rights.

Biography

Born in the city of Aktyubinsk (now Aktobe), Süleimenova graduated from the Faculty of History of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in 2004. She completed a master's degree in philosophy and political science at the same university in 2008 and a doctoral program in Philosophy and Political Science in 2011. In 2012, she earned a PhD in Cultural Studies.[2]

From 2000 to 2004, she served as chair of the student government at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. She worked as a lecturer and head of youth committees at various institutions, including the Aktobe Institute of Almaty Academy of Economics and Statistics from 2004 to 2006. She also held roles in the youth wing of the Otan party and served as deputy chair of the national council of the Jas Otan youth wing from 2006 to 2007.[2]

Between 2007 and 2008, Süleimenova taught history and law at the Multidisciplinary Gymnasium No. 159 named after I. Altynsarin in Almaty. She later served as deputy rector for educational work and chair of the youth administration at the Kazakh National Agrarian University from 2010 to 2011, dean for student affairs at the International Academy of Business in 2011, and from 2011 to 2012 as chief academic secretary at the Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University.[2]

From 2012 to 2014, she was a senior manager in the Department of Educational Policy and Programs of Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools, later becoming deputy director from 2014 to 2017 and director of development from 2017 to 2019. Between 2019 and 2021, she directed the physics and mathematics branch of Nazarbayev Intellectual School in Almaty.[2]

Parliamentary career

Süleimenova was elected as a deputy of the 7th convocation of the Mäjilis on 15 January 2021 via the Nur Otan party list.[3] She served on the Committee for Socio-Cultural Development.[4] She became a member of the National Kurultai under the President on 14 June 2022.[5]

She was also a member of the Jaña Qazaqstan deputy group from 9 February 2022.[6]

In March 2023, she was elected to the 8th convocation of the Mäjilis through the Amanat party list.[7][8] During her parliamentary tenure, she focused on social protection, women's rights, and education policy. She led the working group that developed the Law "On Public Oversight", aimed at increasing transparency in government work and enhancing civil society participation in decision-making.[9] She also authored and chaired the working group for the Law "On Women's Rights", which introduced comprehensive measures for women's protection, including stricter penalties for domestic violence.[10] On 26 May 2025, she was appointed to the National Commission on Women and Family Demographic Policy under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.[11]

Minister of Education

On 29 September 2025, Süleimenova was appointed Minister of Education by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's Presidential Decree No. 1021.[12][13]

In this role, she oversees the development and reform of Kazakhstan's education system, with a focus on integrating technology and AI solutions into schools and universities. On 26 November 2025, a working group on the implementation of artificial intelligence in education was established, chaired by MP Ekaterina Smyshlyaeva, with Süleimenova actively supporting the initiative.[14]

Awards

  • Medal named after Ybyrai Altynsarin (2019)

Notes

  1. ^ Often transliterated as Zhuldyz Dosbergenovna Suleimenova through a Russified Romanization of Жулдыз Досбергеновна Сулейменова.

References

  1. ^ Тарина, Айгерим (1 October 2025). "Жұлдыз Сүлейменова депутаттық мандатын тапсырды". Zakon (in Kazakh). Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Жұлдыз Досбергенқызы Сүлейменова". Kazinform (in Kazakh). Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Nur Otan-нан кім Мәжіліс депутаты болады - тізім". Tengri News (in Kazakh). 12 January 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Мәжіліс депутаты Қыздар университетіне келді". Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University (in Kazakh). 25 August 2021. Archived from the original on 3 August 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Ұлттық құрылтайдың құрамы жарияланды". Kazinform (in Kazakh). 15 June 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Мәжілісте «Жаңа Қазақстан» депутаттық тобы құрылды". Qazaq Gazetteri. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  7. ^ "2023 жылы сайланған Мәжіліс депутаттарының толық тізімі". Informburo (in Kazakh). 28 March 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  8. ^ Жүнісхан, Айтолған (28 March 2023). "Мәжіліс депутаттарының толық тізімі жарияланды". Egemen Qazaqstan (in Kazakh). Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  9. ^ Қабай, Бердібек (5 October 2023). "«Қоғамдық бақылау туралы» заң халықтың игілігіне арналды – мәжіліс депутаты Жұлдыз Сүлейменова". Aiqyn (in Kazakh). Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Жұлдыз Сүлейменова: Біз үшін – қоғамдағы құқықбұзушылықтың азайғаны маңызды". Azattyq Ruhy (in Kazakh). 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  11. ^ Тарина, Айгерим (11 June 2025). "Тоқаев Әйелдер және демография істері жөніндегі ұлттық комиссияның құрамын жаңартты". Zakon (in Kazakh). Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  12. ^ Шарипханова, Дина (29 September 2025). "Жаңа оқу-ағарту министрі тағайындалды". Tengri News (in Kazakh). Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  13. ^ Ақиқат, Ботагөз (29 September 2025). "Жұлдыз Сүлейменова Оқу-ағарту министрі болып тағайындалды". Zakon (in Kazakh). Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  14. ^ Мұқаев, Шыңғыс (26 November 2025). "Білім саласына жасанды интеллект енгізу жөніндегі жұмыс тобы құрылды". Egemen Qazaqstan (in Kazakh). Retrieved 20 December 2025.
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