Birth date and place
Born on 23 December 1975 in West Kazakhstan Region.
PERSON
Lukpan Akhmedyarov
Lukpan Sailauovich Akhmedyarov was born on 23 December 1975 in West Kazakhstan Region. A Kazakhstani political journalist, civic activist and human rights defender.
Source confirmed 28.07.2026
Biography from sources
Education
Graduated from West Kazakhstan State University in 1996 with a qualification as a geography and biology teacher.
Career from source
- Worked as a teacher after university, then joined the Uralskaya Nedelya newspaper in 2001.
- Became its editor-in-chief and is known for his reporting on social and political issues and human rights.
Awards from source
Recipient of the international Peter Mackler Award, presented by Reporters Without Borders.