Bauyrzhan Mukhamedzhanov

Baurzhan Alimovich Mukhamedzhanov (Kazakh: Bay'yrjan A'limuly Muhametjanov/Бауыржан Әлімұлы Мұхаметжанов; born November 26, 1960 in Merke village, Merkenskiy district, Dzhambul region) is a Kazakh politician and Doctor of Law. Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Lithuania, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Latvia concurrently.

Biography

Mukhamedzhanov was born on November 26, 1960.

In 1983 he graduated from Kazakh State University named after S.M. Kirov with specialization of lawyer.

Mukhamedzhanov started his labor activity in 1983 as a research assistant, teacher of the State and Law Theory and History Division of the Law Department of the Kazakh State University.

In 1990 he defended his candidate thesis on the theme "Ecological Function of the Soviet State".

From 1990 to 1994 – Senior Consultant, Head of the Sector, Deputy Head of the Department, Head of the Secretariat of the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet, Head of the Legislation and Legal Due Diligence Department of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

From February to April 1994 Mukhamedzhanov took the position of Deputy Head, then Head of the Legislative Initiatives Department of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

From February 1994 to December 1996 – Head of the Legislation and Legal Due Diligence Department of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

From December 1996 to October 1997 – Head of the Department for Legislation, Judicial and Legal System of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

From 1996 to 2001 – Secretary of the Supreme Court Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

From 1997 to 2000 – Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

From September 2000 to January 2002 – Head of the State and Legal Department – Deputy Head of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In 2001 he was the Chairman of permanently functioning Meeting on the issues of democratization in Kazakhstan.

From 2001 to 2008 – Member of the Supreme Court Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

From January 2002 to June 2003 – Deputy Prime-Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

From 2003 to 2004 – Deputy of Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

From March to June 2004 – Head of the Organizational and Control Work and Staffing Policy Administration – Deputy Head of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

From June 2004 to October 2005 – Head of the State Legal Directorate – Deputy Head of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

From December 2004 to October 2005 – Chairman of the Commission for Higher Military and Other Ranks, Class Ranks.

In 2008 he defended the doctoral thesis on the theme "Form of Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan: Constitutional Model and Government Control Practice" in the Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation.

From October 2005 to April 2009 – Minister of the Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

From 2005 to 2009 – Member of the Security Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Mukhamedzhanov was the Member of the Presidential National Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan for State Policy.

Mukhamedzhanov was the Chairman of the Presidential Law Policy Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Mukhamedzhanov was the Chairman of the Commission for Religions of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

He was the Chairman of the Commission for Awarding of State Prizes of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In 2009 he was the Chairman of the National Coordinators Council of the Central Asian Regional Information Coordination Center to combat trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors. This Center included Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.

On April 2, 2009 he was appointed the Senator of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan by the Decree of the RK President; he worked at this position until December 2011.

From December 22, 2011 to January 20, 2013 – Akim (Governor) of Mangystau region of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

On March 26, 2013 he was appointed the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania.^[1]

On May 21, 2013 he was appointed the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia concurrently.^[2]

Diplomatic rank: Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Envoy of I class.

Law-making

Mukhamedzhanov was the member of work groups and participated in preparation of the following laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

1) Kazakh SSR State Sovereignty Declaration – October 25, 1990;

2) State Independence Constitutional Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 16, 1991;

3) The first Constitution of independent Kazakhstan adopted in 1993;

4) 1995 Constitution. Under supervision of the RK President N.A. Nazarbayev. Mukhamedzhanov was one of three drafters together with N. Shaikenov and K. Kolpakov.

5) Being the Head of the Legislative Initiatives Department of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, he took part in development of more than 130 Decrees of the President having the effect of Law.

Awards

• Barys Order of the II degree (2010)^[3]
• Barys Order of the III degree (2004)
• Parassat Order (1999)
• Certificate of Honour of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Certificate of Honour of the Parliament Senate of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Above 20 medals, including of Russian Federation, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan.

References

Preceded by Galymzhan Koyshibayev	Ambassadors of Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Latvia from May 21, 2013 –	Succeeded by
Preceded by Galymzhan Koyshibayev	Ambassadors of Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Lithuania from March 26, 2013 –	Succeeded by
Preceded by Krymbek Kusherbayev	Akim of Mangystau Region from December 22, 2011 – January 20, 2013	Succeeded by Alik Aydarbayev
Preceded by Zautbek Turisbekov	Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan October 14, 2005 – April 2, 2009	Succeeded by Serik Baymagambetov
Preceded by Constantine Kolpakov	Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan October 13, 1997 – September 13, 2000	Succeeded by Igor Rogov