Marat Qarabaev

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Kärimjanūly and the family name is Qarabaev.
Marat Qarabaev
Марат Қарабаев
Qarabaev in 2023
Minister of Transport
In office
2 September 2023 – 8 June 2025
PresidentKassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime MinisterÄlihan Smaiylov
Oljas Bektenov
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byNurlan Sauranbaev
Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development
In office
4 January 2023 – 2 September 2023
PresidentKassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime MinisterÄlihan Smaiylov
Preceded byQaiyrbek Öskenbaev
Succeeded byQanat Şarlapaev
(Industry and Construction)
Personal details
Born (1987-07-07) 7 July 1987
Tashkent Region, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan)
Alma mater

Marat Kärimjanūly Qarabaev (Kazakh: Марат Кәрімжанұлы Қарабаев; born 4 July 1987) is a Kazakh politician who served as Minister of Transport of Kazakhstan from 2023 to 2025. Previously, he was the minister of industry and infrastructure development from 2023 to 2025 before its reorganization.

Biography

Qarabaev was born in the Tashkent Region, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, and is from the Sirgeli tribe. He graduated from the Tashkent Automobile and Road Institute in 2008 with a degree in construction of buildings and structures. In 2010, he received a degree in Production and Systems Engineering from the University of Warwick in England, graduating with honors. He later earned a degree in economics from Taraz Regional University named after M. Kh. Dulati in 2015.[1]

His career began in 2011 as an intern and expert at the Committee on Water Resources of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan. From August 2011 to March 2013, he worked as an expert and chief expert in the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies. In March 2013, he became head of the Transit Policy Department in the Ministry of Transport and Communications. From November 2013 to June 2014, he served as an adviser at the Regional Investment Center Maximum LLP under the Akimat of the South Kazakhstan Region. Between June 2014 and March 2017, he held positions as deputy head and later head of the regional Department of Entrepreneurship, Industrial and Innovative Development and Tourism.[1]

From May 2018 to July 2020, Qarabaev was director of the department for the Development of the Military-Industrial Complex, first under the Ministry of Digital Development and later under the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development.[1] He then served as chairman of the Industrial Development Committee from 13 July 2020 and as Vice Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development from 7 July 2021 to 2023.[2][3][4]

On 4 January 2023, Qarabaev was appointed as Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development,[5][6][7] and he was reappointed to the same post on 4 April 2023.[8][9] He then served as Minister of Transport from 2 September 2023 and was reappointed on 6 February 2024.[10][11][12] On 14 May 2025, Qarabaev had received a reprimand from the president for shortcomings in his work. Tokayev criticised Qarabaev's handling with issues with border cargo flow, the poor condition of checkpoints, and delays in major transit infrastructure projects.[13] When asked by reporters about the situation, Qarabaev said he had no plans to resign and stated that, as the first head of the re-established ministry, he would do his best to justify the trust placed in him.[14][15] On 8 June 2025, he was dismissed by decree of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.[16][17][18]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Марат Кәрімжанұлы Қарабаев". Kazinform (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  2. ^ "Марат Қарабаев Индустриалды даму комитетінің төрағасы болып тағайындалды". Tengri News (in Kazakh). 2020-07-13. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  3. ^ "Марат Қарабаев Индустриялық даму және өнеркәсіптік қауіпсіздік комитетінің төрағасы болып тағайындалды". Kazinform. 2020-07-13. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  4. ^ "Марат Қарабаев ҚР Индустрия және инфрақұрылымдық даму вице-министрі болып тағайындалды". Azattyq Ruhy (in Kazakh). 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  5. ^ Найман қызы, Әсел (2023-01-04). "Марат Қарабаев индустрия және инфрақұрылымдық даму министрі лауазымына тағайындалды". Nur (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  6. ^ Тоғанбек, Аяна (2023-01-04). "Индустрия және инфрақұрылымдық даму министрі тағайындалды". Egemen Qazaqstan (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  7. ^ "Марат Қарабаев индустрия және инфрақұрылымдық даму министрі болып тағайындалды". Tengri News (in Kazakh). 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  8. ^ Тарина, Айгерим (2023-04-04). "Тоқаев Қарабаевты ҚР ИИДМ басшысы етіп қайта тағайындады". Zakon (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  9. ^ Шарипханова, Дина (2023-04-04). "Марат Қарабаев индустрия және инфрақұрылымдық даму министрі болып қайта тағайындалды". Tengri News (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  10. ^ Мұқаев, Шынғыс (2023-09-02). "Көлік министрі тағайындалды". Egemen Qazaqstan (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  11. ^ Қадыржанова, Жансая (2023-09-02). "Марат Қарабаев көлік министрі болды". Tengri News (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  12. ^ Еркін, Нұр (2024-02-06). "Марат Кәрімжанұлы көлік министрі лауазымына тағайындалды". Nur (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  13. ^ Алтайқызы, Арайлым (2025-05-14). "Тоқаев Көлік министрі Қарабаевқа сөгіс жариялады". BAQ (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  14. ^ Ерубаева, Гүлмира (2025-05-23). "Тоқаев сөгіс жариялаған Марат Қарабаев отставкаға кете ме: министр жауап берді". Nur (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  15. ^ Ғаббасов, Руслан (2025-05-23). "Президент сөгіс жариялады: Көлік министрі өзінің алдағы жұмысына қатысты пікір айтты". Kazinform (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  16. ^ Шарипханова, Дина (2025-06-08). "Марат Қарабаев көлік министрі қызметінен босатылды". Tengri News (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  17. ^ Қали, Айдос (2025-06-08). "Марат Қарабаев Көлік министрі лауазымынан босатылды". Zakon (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  18. ^ Жұмашев, Абылайхан (2025-06-08). "Көлік министрі Марат Қарабаев қызметінен кетті". Kazinform (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2025-12-08.
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