Qasymbek or Kasymbek, also written as Kassymbek (, ) is a Turkic masculine given name which is common in
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...
and
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...
.
It is related to the
Azerbaijani name '. The name derives from Arabic as
Qasim (), meaning ''dividing'' or ''distributing'' and
Bek which is a Turkic title for
tribal chief
A tribal chief, chieftain, or headman is a leader of a tribe, tribal society or chiefdom.
Tribal societies
There is no definition for "tribe".
The concept of tribe is a broadly applied concept, based on tribal concepts of societies of weste ...
, making the name's literal meaning as a "dividing ruler".
Given name
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Kasymbek Yeshmambetov (1910–1984), Kyrgyz writer
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Gasim bey Zakir (1784–1857), Azerbaijani poet
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Gasim bey Hajibababeyov (1811–1874), Azerbaijani architect
Surname
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Zhenis Kassymbek
Jenis Mahmuduly Qasymbek (, , ; born 7 May 1975) is a Kazakh politician who is currently serving as the Äkim of Astana since December 2022.
Early life and education
The son of Makhmud Kassymbekov, Mahmud Qasymbek, Jenis Qasymbek was born to a ...
(born 1975), Kazakh politician
See also
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Qasim (name)
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Bey
References
{{Given name
Kazakh masculine given names
Masculine given names