Azat Turlybekuly Peruaşev (; born 8 September 1967) is a Kazakh politician who is serving as the member of the Mazhilis from 2012. He is currently the chairman of the Aq Jol party since 2011. From 1998 to 2006, Peruaşev was the First Secretary of the

Civic Party The Civic Party (CP) was a pro-democracy camp, pro-democracy liberalism in Hong Kong, liberal political party from March 2006 to May 2023 in Hong Kong. The party was formed in 2006 on the basis of the Article 45 Concern Group, Basic Law Ar ...

before its merger with Otan in 2006.

Biography

Early life and education

Peruaşev was born to a Muslim family in the village of Rgaity,

Korday District Korday (, ) is a district of Jambyl Region in south-eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the auyl of Korday. See also *2020 Dungan–Kazakh ethnic clashes *Otar (village) Otar () is a village in the Zhambyl Region, ...

. From 1986 to 1988, he served in the

Soviet Army The Soviet Ground Forces () was the land warfare service branch of the Soviet Armed Forces from 1946 to 1992. It was preceded by the Red Army. After the Soviet Union ceased to exist in December 1991, the Ground Forces remained under th ...

. In 1991, Peruaşev graduated from the

Ural State University The Ural State University (, , often shortened to USU, УрГУ) is a public university located in the city of Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation. Founded in 1920, it was an exclusive educational establishment made of several in ...

, specializing in political science. In 1996, he completed the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan with a degree in Public Administration Manager. In 2000, Peruaşev graduated from the Jetisu Economic Institute with a degree in economics-manager.

Early career

In 1991, he became an instructor at the Panfilov District Committee of the

Communist Party of Kazakhstan The Communist Party of Kazakhstan (, ) is a banned Marxist–Leninist political party in Kazakhstan. History Origin The Communist Party of Kazakhstan was founded 1936, when Kazakhstan was granted a Union Republic status within the Sovie ...

. From 1992, Peruaşev served as a consultant and the head of the sector of the Taldykorgan Regional Administration. In 1996, he became a consultant and the head of the sector of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan. From 1998, Peruaşev was the Deputy General Director of JSC Aluminum of Kazakhstan. From 1998 to 2006, Peruaşev served as the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Civic Party of Kazakhstan. Between 2006 and 2011, he served as the chairman of the National Economic Chamber of Kazakhstan (The Atameken Union).

Political career

Since 2011, Peruaşev has been the chairman of the

Ak Zhol Democratic Party The Aq Jol (, ), officially the "Aq Jol" Democratic Party of Kazakhstan (, ) is a liberal-conservative political party in Kazakhstan. The Aq Jol is led by Azat Peruaşev, a deputy of the Mäjilis. The Aq Jol party was formed in early 2002, afte ...

. He became a member of the Mazhilis in the

2012 Kazakh legislative election Legislative elections were held in Kazakhstan on 15 January 2012. The result was a victory for the Nur Otan party, which won 83 of the 98 seats in the Mäjilis. However, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) stated tha ...

State honours

Order of Friendship The Order of Friendship (, ') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation established by Boris Yeltsin by presidential decree 442 of 2 March 1994 to reward Russian and foreign nationals whose work, deeds and efforts have been aimed at ...

(2001) *'Barys' Award, 3rd degree (2008)

References

External links

Ak Zhol official party website

Background on Azat Peruaşev - Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceCompany Overview of National Economic Chamber Atameken Union - Bloomberg
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