Bauyrzhan Omarov

Activity

Professor and academician of Kazakhstan’s National Academy of Sciences.

Birth date and place

Born on 1 May 1962 in Karateren village, Aral District, Kyzylorda Region.

Education

• 1986 – journalism, S. M. Kirov Kazakh State University.
• 1995 – international journalism seminar at Oklahoma State University, United States.
• 1998 – Moscow International University of Business and Information Technologies.
• 2006 – T. Ryskulov Kazakh Economic University.
• Doctor of Philological Sciences.

Biography

Bauyrzhan Omarov is a philologist, journalist and public official. He holds a doctorate in philology, is a professor and an academician of Kazakhstan’s National Academy of Sciences.

He worked for Leninshil Zhas (Zhas Alash), Astana Khabary and Aiqyn, taught journalism and conducted literary research. His career includes leadership of government language and information bodies, the Liter-Media and Qazaq Gazetteri media companies, and the Kyzylorda regional governor’s administration.

He headed a sector of the Presidential Press Service in 2011–2013 and served as Deputy Press Secretary to the President in 2013–2019. He was appointed an adviser to the President of Kazakhstan on 8 April 2019.

His education and professional work span journalism, philology, language policy and government communications.

Career from source

• 1979–1981 – worker at the Aralrybprom production association.
• 1986–1994 – correspondent, senior correspondent and department head at Leninshil Zhas (Zhas Alash).
• 1994–1996 – senior lecturer in journalism and literary editing at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
• 1996–1997 – Vice-Rector of Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda State University.
• 1997–1998 – Deputy Governor of Kyzylorda and Deputy Chair of the Administrative Council of the Kyzylorda Special Economic Zone.
• 1998–2000 – senior research fellow and doctoral researcher at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
• 2000–2003 – research fellow and department head at the M. Auezov Institute of Literature and Art of the Ministry of Education and Science.
• 2003–2006 – Director of the Language Development Department of the Ministry of Culture, then of the Ministry of Culture, Information and Sports, and Chair of the latter ministry’s Language Committee.
• 2006–2007 – Executive Director of Liter-Media.
• 2007 – First Deputy Editor of Astana Khabary.
• 2007–2008 – Editor-in-Chief of Aiqyn.
• 2008 – Head of the Kyzylorda regional governor’s administration.
• 2008–2009 – Director General of Qazaq Gazetteri.
• 2009–2010 – Deputy Chair and then Chair of the Information and Archives Committee of the Ministry of Culture and Information.
• 2010–2011 – Chair of the Language Committee of the Ministry of Culture.
• 2011–2013 – sector head in the Presidential Press Service.
• 2013–2019 – Deputy Press Secretary to the President of Kazakhstan.
• 8 April 2019 – appointed an adviser to the President of Kazakhstan.

Awards from source

• Honorary title: Honoured Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
• Barys Order, third class.
• Parasat Order.
• Eren Enbegi Ushin medal.
• Presidential commendation.
• Minsiz Qyzmeti Ushin badge of the Presidential Executive Office.
• Uzdik Memlekettik Qyzmetshi badge of the Agency for Civil Service Affairs.