Zharmakhan Tuyakbay
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Zharmakhan Tuyakbay | |
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Жармахан Тұяқбай | |
 Tuyakbay in 2005 | |
| 2nd Chairman of the Mäjilis | |
| In office 1 December 1999 – 19 October 2004 | |
| Deputy | Muhammed Kopeev |
| Preceded by | Marat Ospanov |
| Succeeded by | Oral Muhamedjanov |
| Member of the Mäjilis | |
| In office 10 October 1999 – 14 October 2004 | |
| Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan | |
| In office 7 December 1990 – 6 October 1995 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Preceded by | Galim Elemisov |
| Succeeded by | Maksut Narikbaev |
| Chairman of Nationwide Social Democratic Party | |
| In office 10 September 2006 – 26 April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ermurat Bapi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Zharmakhan Aytbayuli Tuyakbay 22 November 1947 Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Kazakh |
| Political party | JSDP |
| Other political affiliations | EQU QKP (1975–1991) |
Zharmakhan Aitbaiuly Tuyakbay (Kazakh: Жармахан Айтбайұлы Тұяқбай, Jarmahan Aitbaiūly Tūiaqbai, [ʐɑrməχɑn ɑjtbɑjo̙ɫɯ to̙jɑqbaj]; born 22 November 1947) is a retired Kazakh politician. He was the chairman of the Nationwide Social Democratic Party from 2007 to 2019 and prior to that, he served as the Mäjilis chairman from 1999 to 2004.
Tuyakbay was an opposition candidate in the
Early life and career
Tuyakbay was born in the town of Novostroyka (present-day Qyzylkia) in
In 1981, Tuyakbay was appointed as Deputy General Prosecutor of the Kazakh SSR. In December 1986, the Soviet government severely crushed protests in Alma-Ata in response to the appointing of the new First Secretary of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan because of his Russian ethnicity. This riot, which subsequently was named Jeltoqsan lead to numerous resignations and shifts among top Kazakh officials. Tuyakbay was removed from his office and appointed Prosecutor of Mangystau Region, and later Atyrau Region.[1]
On 7 December 1990, one year before the collapse of the Soviet Union and proclamation of declaration of independence of Kazakhstan, Tuyakbay was appointed Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan. In 1995, he was appointed as the chairman of the State Investigatory Committee where he held the office until 1997. Upon his resignation, Tuyakbay became Chief Military Prosecutor of Kazakhstan.[1]
Political career
Chairman of the Mäjilis (1999–2004)
In
Several months before the