Balaiym Tuğanbaiqyzy Kesebaeva (, ; born 23 April 1966) is a Kazakh politician and jurist who's serving as the

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since 15 January 2021 and a member of the Mazhilis from March 2016. In May 2023, she was appointed Head of the Department of Justice of the city of

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Biography

Early life and career

Kesebaeva was born in the village of Jambyl in

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. She received her education from Taldykorgan Law College,

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, and Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University where she earned her bachelors. From 1985 to 1988, she worked as the head of the Office of the Department of Justice of the Chimkent Regional Executive Committee. In 1993, Kesebaeva was appointed as a clerk of the Shaha Architectural and Design Cooperative in

and then from 1994 to 1998, she served as a counselor, chief counselor, chief specialist, and head of Department of the

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. In 1999, she became the deputy head in Kyzylorda Regional Department of Justice then in 2002 as the Head of the Mangystau Regional Department of Justice. From 2004, Kesebaeva worked as director of the Department of Internal Administration of the Ministry of Justice until becoming the Kyzylorda Regional Department of Justice head again in 2009.

Political career

In 2016, Kesebaeva was candidate for the

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party in the

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and became a Mazhilis member following the results on 24 March 2016. From there, she served as member of the Committee on Legislation and Judicial and Legal Reform. She ran for reelection in

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after winning the party's primaries where she was at the following opening session of the 7th Mazhilis on 15 January 2021 elected as the

. On May 22, 2023, she was appointed Head of the Department of Justice of

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kesebaeva, Balaim Living people People from Turkistan Region 1966 births Kazakhstani jurists Al-Farabi Kazakh National University alumni Nur Otan politicians Members of the Mäjilis