Famous people of Kazakhstan became famous all over the world thanks to their talents and activities. And at least some educated people should know about them.
Zhambyl Zhabaev
The famous improviser poet named Zhambyl Zhabayev was born in Kazakhstan. He was born on February 28, 1846. His homeland is Zhambyl district, located in the Almaty region. The future poet did not have money to get an education, but he was perfectly able to analyze all kinds of phenomena and events, expressing them in verse, so it is not surprising that he and his creations soon became famous throughout the steppe of Kazakhstan. This happened almost immediately after Zhambyl celebrated his sixteenth birthday. From this moment, the poet takes an active part in song competitions - aitys. Zhambyl can be called a follower of the famous poet Suyunbai. He weaved the hopes and desires of ordinary people into his creations, praised the courage and courage of the batyrs, and criticized cruelty and feudal oppression. Other famous people of Kazakhstan can only dream of such talents and talents. Zhabayev became famous for the musical arrangements of the episodes from the Kyrgyz heroic work “Manas”, as well as the oriental poems “A Thousand and One Nights,” “Korogly” and “Shahname”. The poet was a full-fledged participant in the national liberation movement, which started in 1916 in the Kazakh steppe. Zhambyl encouraged his comrades with his works, his creations gave them the strength that was so needed to fall upon the tsarist regime. At this time, Zhabayev created the poems "The Evil Decree", as well as "The Vise of the Tsar's Decree." Three years later, a meeting of poets of the Semirechye took place, at which Zhambyl was also present. In 1934, he spoke at the debut rally of artists, and then everyone understood that Zhabayev could rightfully be called a folk poet.
Bauyrzhan Momyshuly
The great people of Kazakhstan live in the hearts of the people, and Bauyrzhan Momyshuly is no exception. He was born in 1910. His homeland is Zhualinsky district, which is located in the Zhambyl region. Momyshuly is a famous soldier who fought during the Great Patriotic War, he is also a Hero of the USSR. At the end of the war, Bauyrzhan entered the General Staff Academy. Having studied there, he began to work as a teacher. In 1956, he decided that from now on he would only be engaged in the creation of his works. Only after death was the writer recognized as a Hero of the USSR. Tales of the exploits of Bauyrzhan rattled around the country. Of course, many Kazakhs fought in the war, but people considered Momyshuly to be a brave soldier and role model. He created equally beautiful works in both Russian and Kazakh. Many are familiar with his books Behind Moscow, The Story of One Night, and Our Family.
Vladimir Kim
This person is the richest resident of Kazakhstan. He owns 135,944,325 shares of a group called Kazakhmys. In the middle of autumn 2012, a significant event took place. The number of shares pledged by Kim intended for personal loans increased from 8 to 90 million. Even the richest people in Kazakhstan envy the welfare of this person.
As for the post of head of the board of directors of Kazakhmys, Vladimir lost her. By the way, hard times have come for the group now. However, the company hopes that the growth rate of its main consumer - China - will be stable. The group also believes in the success of its projects founded not so long ago. These are Aktogay and Bozshakol, in which $ 4,000,000,000 was invested.
Bulat Utemuratov
Recently, the condition of this person has grown by 600 million dollars. Impressive, isn't it? In the middle of winter 2013, the National Welfare Fund under the name Samruk-Kazyna purchased from Verny Capital joint stock company, which includes Bulat Utemuratov, a blocking stake in Kazzinc for $ 1.65 billion. NWF borrowed funds. There is information that the joint-stock company itself appeared as the creditor . Many famous people of Kazakhstan have never received such attention as Utemuratov. They are constantly writing and talking about him.
The name of Bulat Utemuratov appeared in the world list of billionaires after the Italian company UniCredit Group at the dawn of the global crisis bought almost the entire Almaty Commercial and Financial Bank, which he founded together with Mees Person (a company from the Netherlands) in 1995. It was sold for $ 2.117 million. However, Utemuratov continues to engage in financial affairs - he is the owner of the banks Kassa Nova, as well as ForteBank. Some famous people of Kazakhstan are personally acquainted with him.
This person is also the president of the Tennis Federation. Eric van Harpen once advised the national team of Kazakhstan. He expressed the opinion that Utemuratov not only loves tennis - he lives with it. In fact, the way it is. Also, Van Harpen suggested that if not for Bulat, then Kazakhstan would be absent on the tennis map of the planet. It is likely that he is not mistaken.
Finally
Now you know what famous people of Kazakhstan are famous for. Each of them made a certain contribution to the development of the country. Residents of Kazakhstan must remember their names.