Arystanbek Muhamediuly
Арыстанбек Мұхамедиұлы
National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Assumed office
from 10 July 2019
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime MinisterSerik Akhmetov
Karim Massimov
Bakhytzhan Sagintayev
Askar Mamin
Preceded byMukhtar Kul-Mukhammed (Culture and Information)
Succeeded byAqtoty Raiymqulova
Personal details
Born (1963-02-11) 11 February 1963 (age 61)
Tuzdybastau, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityKazakh
Political partyNur Otan
SpouseNalia Iskakova
Children3
Alma materKazakh National Conservatory
Academy of Public Administration
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Arystanbek Muhamediuly (Kazakh: Арыстанбек Мұхамедиұлы, Arystanbek Mūhamediūly; born 11 February 1963) is a Kazakh politician who served as a Minister of Culture and Sports from 11 March 2014 to 17 June 2019. He's currently the director of the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Muhamediuly is author of a number of musical works, such as: marches for a brass band, Bahyt Asy and Jastar waltz compositions, songs such as Astana, Asyl sezim, and Dostarym, as well as publications on cultural issues and arts.

Early life and education

Muhamediuly was born in the village of Tuzdybastau in Almaty Region. He graduated from the Kazakh National Conservatory in 1986 and in 1997, from the Academy of Public Administration. In 2001, Muhamediuly completed graduate school in the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. In 2003, he defended his Ph.D. thesis on the topic: "Kazakhstan-Unesco: aspects of cultural cooperation".[1]

Career

Muhamediuly began his career in 1984 as a philharmonic artist in the Jambyl Kazakh State Philharmonic. In 1991, he became a chief specialist in the Ministry of Culture where he served as an assistant from 1993. In 1994, Muhamediuly became the director of the Gulder Sate Ensemble. From 1997 to 2001, he served as the head of the Presidential Orchestra before becoming the General Director of the Directorate of Republican and International Cultural Programs.[1]

From 2005, Muhamediuly was the President of the Joint Stock Company Kazakh Kuenderі until he was appointed as a Vice Minister of Culture and Information in April 2006. In March 2007, he became the chief inspector of the Domestic Policy Sector of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. From February to April 2008, Muhamediuly served as the head of the Sector of the Internal Policy Department of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan before becoming the rector of the Kazakh National Academy of Arts.[1]

On 11 March 2014, Muhamediuly was appointed as a Minister of Culture.[2] He served the post before being appointed on 6 August 2014 as Minister of Culture and Sports.[3] During his tenure, he was criticized on several occasions such as agreeing with President Nursultan Nazarbayev for saying how Kazakhs are living in their best times of the 550-year history and how it was his work that the nation gained its independence in 1991.[4] He was also criticized for inappropriate remarks about movies "shaming Kazakhstan” and “Kyrgyz washing toilets”.[5][6] In 2016, several women accused Muhamediuly of sexual harassment.[7][8] On 17 June 2019, by the Decree of the President of Kazakhstan, Muhamediuly was relieved from his post after serving for almost five years.[9]

Since 10 July 2019, he has been the director of the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Nur-Sultan.[10][11]

On May 16, 2022, the Anti-Corruption Service reported that Arystanbek Mukhamediuly was arrested on suspicion of embezzlement of budget funds. According to the agency, a pre-trial investigation is being conducted against officials of the RSE National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the Ministry of Culture and Sports on the grounds of embezzlement of budget funds.[12] In the same month, the official attempted suicide while he was in a temporary detention facility.[13]

Personal life

Muhamediuly is married to Nalia Iskakova and has two sons and one daughter.

On 5 January 2020, his mother, Kulimkan Tulendieva, died.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Мухамедиулы Арыстанбек ▷ биография, фото, должность". kapital.kz (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  2. ^ INFORM.KZ (2014-03-12). "Указом Главы государства Арыстанбек Мұхамедиұлы назначен министром культуры РК". www.inform.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  3. ^ Abdulova, Zhanara (2014-08-08). "President Restructures, Reshuffles Kazakh Government". The Astana Times. Archived from the original on 2014-08-17. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  4. ^ МАМАШУЛЫ, Асылхан (2016-03-14). "Министр, живущий в "счастливое время"". Радио Азаттык (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  5. ^ tengrinews.kz (2016-05-23). "Министр культуры и спорта РК пожалел кыргызстанцев, убирающих туалеты в Москве". Главные новости Казахстана - Tengrinews.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  6. ^ МЕКЕБАЕВ, САПА (2014-11-06). "Мухамедиулы, Школьник и другие батыры земли казахской". ratel.kz (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  7. ^ Айнур Каипова (2016-10-11). "Ещё одна женщина обвинила Мухамедиулы в домогательстве". informburo.kz (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  8. ^ "Арыстанбек Мухамедиулы отрицает обвинения актрисы в сексуальном домогательстве". informburo.kz (in Russian). 2016-10-10. Archived from the original on 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  9. ^ "Prime Minister Askar Mamin introduces new minister of culture and sports". government.kz. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  10. ^ "Arystanbek Mukhamediuly appointed as Director of Kazakhstan National Museum". www.inform.kz. 2019-07-10. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  11. ^ Арай Жұматай (2019-07-11). "Arystanbek Mukhamediuly has been appointed to a new post". qazaqtimes.com. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  12. ^ "Ex-Minister Arystanbek Mukhamediuly charged with KZT146 million embezzlement". kaztag.info. 2022-05-17.
  13. ^ "МВД Казахстана рассказало о попытке суицида экс-министра культуры и спорта Мухамедиулы". www.sports.ru. 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  14. ^ tengrinews.kz (2020-01-05). "Ушла из жизни мать Арыстанбека Мухамедиулы Кулимкан Тулендиева". Главные новости Казахстана - Tengrinews.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-09-30.
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