Altynshash Qaiyrjanqyzy Jaganova (, ; born 29 December 1943) is a Kazakh

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, activist, and politician. Since 1988, she has served as the editor-in-chief of 'Жаганова Алтыншаш Каиржановна
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Biography

Altynshash Jaganova was born on 23 December 1943 in the

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of the

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. In 1974, she graduated from the

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with a degree in

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Career

Rukhaniyat party

In 1995, Altynshash Jaganova founded and led the Rukhaniyat Party. On 30 October 2003, it was registered by the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan.Human Rights Watch
/ref> The aim of the new party was to promote civil and interethnic harmony. At the seventh party congress in March 2010, she assumed her position as party leader.Сменился лидер партии “Руханият”
/ref> She commented on her departure from the post of party leader: According to the new leader of Rukhaniyat, Serikzhan Mambetalin, Altynshash Jaganova became an honorary member of the party: In December 2011, she was excluded from the party for slandering its leadership and was also accused of losing ties with the party and denying its ideology.
/ref> Earlier, Altynshash Jaganova declared the illegality of nominating candidates for deputies of the parliament from the Rukhaniyat Party, referring to the fact that she held the seal and documents of the party. In 2012, during the congress of Rukhaniyat, Altynshash Jaganova was again elected as the chairperson of the party.Алтыншаш Джаганова вновь возглавила партию "Руханият"
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Creative

Altynshash Jaganova is known as the author of numerous publications in the press and stories about the fate of women, friendship, and brotherhood. Her first book, ''Amina, Wolves and the End of the World'' (1967), was followed by ''Akkoyan: The White Hound'' (1970), ''Minx'' (1972), and ''Echo in a Circle''. Қазақ ЭнциклопедиясыҚазақстан жазушылары: Анықтамалық/Құрастырушы: Қамшыгер Саят, Жұмашева Қайырниса - Алматы: «Аң арыс» баспасы, 2009 жыл Her plays, including ''It All Started with Apa'', ''Heavy Rain'', ''Those Who Crossed the Line'', ''Restless Woman'', ''Agony'', and ''Metastasis'', have been staged at the Kazakh Drama Theater named after M. Auezov, several regional theaters, and the Uzbek Academic Drama Theater named after Hamza. Based on her script, a full-length feature film titled ''Muslima'' was produced, and a performance was staged at the German Drama Theater in

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Awards and titles

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(15.12.2008) .Указ Президента Республики Казахстан О награждении государственными наградами 2008 года
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* Honoured figure of Kazakhstan (2000)

Family

* First Husband: Askar Suleimenov (1938–1992) was a Soviet and Kazakh writer, literary critic, and playwright. He was a laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1996). * Son: Alisher Askarovich Suleimenov (born 1965) is a Kazakh film actor and director. He is a laureate of the prize from the Youth Union of the Republic of Kazakhstan. * Daughter: Karakoz Askarovna Suleimenova (born 1967) is a Kazakh film and theater actress, as well as a TV presenter. She is an Honored Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a laureate of the State Prize "Daryn," and a knight of the

. * Second Husband: Anes Tulendievich Saray (born 1937) is a Soviet and Kazakh writer, playwright, and journalist. He is a laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1992) and was honored as a Honored Worker of Kazakhstan (2002).

References

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