Sädibek Tügel (, ''Sädıbek Tügel''; born 23 February 1955) is a Kazakh writer and publicist, who's a member of the Writers' Union of Kazakhstan. He was a candidate for the Uly Dala Qyrandary movement in the

2019 Kazakh presidential election Snap election, Snap presidential elections were held in Kazakhstan on 9 June 2019 to elect the President of Kazakhstan following the resignation of long-term President Nursultan Nazarbayev in March 2019.

Early life and education

Tügel was born in the village of

Amangeldi Amangeldi (, ''Amangeldı'') is a village and the administrative center of Amangeldi District in Kostanay Region of north-western Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia ...

in the

East Kazakhstan Region East Kazakhstan Region (; ) is a region of Kazakhstan. It occupies the easternmost part of Kazakhstan, and includes parts of the Irtysh River, Lake Markakol, and Lake Zaysan. Its administrative center is Öskemen (also known as Ust'-Kamenogorsk ...

. In May 1973 he was drafted into the

Soviet Armed Forces The Armed Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, also known as the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union, the Red Army (1918–1946) and the Soviet Army (1946–1991), were the armed forces of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republi ...

where he served in

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. In 1982 he graduated from the correspondence faculty of

journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree of accuracy. The word, a noun, applies to the journ ...

of the

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (), also called KazNU or KazGU, is a national research university located in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Named after philosopher and scholar al-Farabi, it is one of the country's largest universities. KazNU is Kaza ...

. From 1988 to 1990 he studied full-time at the Almaty Higher Party School, where he received a degree in political science and sociology.

Career

Tügel began his career as a mechanic at the Alma-Ata cotton-spinning factory. He worked as a translator-correspondent of the Ulanskiy district newspaper ''Rastsvet - Orken'', an instructor of the Organizational Department of the executive committee of the District Council of People's deputies, the First Secretary of the Ulanskiy District Committee of the Komsomol of Kazakhstan, then as the head of the Organizational Department of the Ulanskiy 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 2002 to 2004 Tügel worked as the head of the International Press Center of Astana, then the general director of the information agency “Astana Dauysy”. In 2004 he became the head of the Senate Department of the Parliament. Tügel has also been engaged in creative and social activities, including serving as the vice president of the Federation of National Equestrian Sports since January 2006. He has served as a chairman of the political organization Uly Dala Qyrandary since 12 October 2011.

2019 presidential campaign

On 22 April 2019 Tügel announced his bid for presidency for the Uly Dala Qyrandary, making him one of the first candidates to do so. He was registered on 3 May 2019 by the

Central Election Commission An election commission is a body charged with overseeing the implementation of electioneering process of any country. The formal names of election commissions vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and may be styled an electoral commission, a c ...

after gathering more than 122,000 signatures. Tügel campaigned on issues including the preservation of the

Kazakh language Kazakh is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch spoken in Central Asia by Kazakhs. It is closely related to Nogai, Kyrgyz and Karakalpak. It is the official language of Kazakhstan, and has official status in the Altai Republic of Russia ...

and protection of women's and children's rights, as well as preserving and popularizing traditional Kazakh values. He advocated for free education as well as protection for those affected by environmental disasters. He also proposed introducing the death penalty for pedophiles and corrupt officials, as well as a ban on the lease and sale of Kazakh lands to foreigners. On 3 June 2019, Tügel proposed introducing a ban preventing Kazakh women from marrying foreigners. He called international marriages "a moral crime" and recommended to solve the issue by changing the "Law on Marriage". Tügel won only 0.92% of the vote, earning a last place in the race.

References

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