Shaken Niyazbekov

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Shaken Niyazbekov
Born(1938-11-12)12 November 1938
Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Died16 August 2014(2014-08-16) (aged 75)

Shaken Onlasynuly Niyazbekov (Kazakh: Шәкен Оңласынұлы Ниязбеков, Şäken Оñlаsynūly Niiazbekov; Russian: Шакен Онласынович Ниязбеков; 12 November 1938 – 16 August 2014) was a Kazakhstani artist best known for designing the flag of Kazakhstan.

He was born on 12 November 1938 in

Petrodvorets
.

Niyazbekov's project of the national flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan was chosen among more than 600 proposals.[1]

Sources

  1. ^ "Kazakhstan bids farewell to Shaken Niyazbekov". kazakh-tv.kz. 18 August 2014.