Mukhtar Shakhanov ( kk, Мұхтар Шаханов, ''Muhtar Şahanov'') (born 2 July 1942 in

Otrar Otrar or Utrar ( kk, Отырар, ''Otyrar'', otəˈɾɑɾ otk, 𐰚𐰭𐱃𐰺𐰢𐰣, Keŋü Tarman), also called Farab, is a Central Asian ghost town that was a city located along the Silk Road in Kazakhstan. Otrar was an important town ...

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

) is a prominent Kazakh

writer A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, p ...

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, and the Kazakh ambassador to

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ...

. He is also a

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for Majilis, as well as

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of the magazine ''Zhalyn''. Well known in Kazakhstan for his articles, which raised public awareness of the need for the protection of the Aral Sea has earned him worldwide recognition and leading the commission on

Jeltoqsan , partof = Dissolution of the Soviet Union , image = , caption = , date = 16–19 December 1986 , place = Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union , coordinates = , map_type = , latitude = , longitude = , ...

tragedy.Persons.
Parliament of Republic of Kazakhstan Adult Award Winner in 1992.
Global 500 Forum
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Mr. Mukhtar Shakhanov, Kazakh ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Visit the Kansai Soka School System.To Remember Jeltoksan Lessons.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shakhanov, Mukhtar Living people 1942 births Members of the Mazhilis Kazakhstani writers Ambassadors of Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan

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