Nurlan Nogaev

Nurlan Asqaruly Nogaev (Kazakh: Нұрлан Асқарұлы Ноғаев; born 30 July 1967) is a Kazakh politician who served as the Minister of Energy from 18 December 2019 under Askar Mamin's cabinet until 7 September 2021, when he was transferred to the post of äkım (local head) of the Mangystau Region. Prior to becoming an Energy Minister, he was the äkım of West Kazakhstan and Atyrau regions from 2012 to 2019.

Nurlan Nogaev
Nogaev in 2020
Äkim of Mangystau Region
Assumed office
7 September 2021
Preceded bySerıkbai Tūrymov
Minister of Energy
In office
18 December 2019 – 7 September 2021
PresidentKassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime MinisterAskar Mamin
Preceded byKanat Bozumbayev
Succeeded byMagzum Myrzagaliev
Äkim of Atyrau Region
In office
26 March 2016 – 18 December 2019
Preceded byBaktykozha Izmukhambetov
Succeeded byMahambet Dosmuhambetov
Äkim of West Kazakhstan Region
In office
January 2012 – 26 March 2016
Preceded byBaktykozha Izmukhambetov
Succeeded byAltai Kólginov
Personal details
Born (1967-07-30) 30 July 1967
Oktyabrsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityKazakh
Political partyNur Otan
SpouseBagdagul Akhmetova
Children6
Alma materGubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas
Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Biography

Early life and education

Born in the city of Oktyabrsk (present day Kandyagash), Nogaev attended the Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas in Moscow where he earned specialty in mining engineering. In 1999, Nogaev majored in the Kazakh State Academy of Management in economics.[1]

He currently holds master's in Business Administration from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.[1]

Early career

Nogaev began his career as an electrician at the Kandagach Station in his hometown. From 1993, he worked as senior expert on petroleum products, head of department, general director of Gili-Pasker LLP in Moscow. In 1995, he became deputy general of the small enterprise Otrar Ltd in Almaty and from 1996, was marketing engineer, head of marketing, sales of Oil and Petroleum Products Department, General Director of Kazakhturkmunai LLP.[1]

In February 2006, he was appointed as an executive director of KazMunayGas and from August of that year, was the director of the Oil Industry Department of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.[1]

Political career

In September 2007, Nogaev was appointed as deputy äkım of West Kazakhstan Region under Baktykozha Izmukhambetov. From there, he was promoted as the first deputy äkım in April 2010 and eventually took over office as the Äkım of West Kazakhstan Region on 20 January 2012 after Izmukhanbetov became a member of the Mazhilis.[2] On 26 March 2016, Nogaev was transferred Atyrau Region where he continued on serving as the region's äkım.[3] During his tenure, under the Agriculture Ministry's permission, restricted fishing in the Caspian Sea.[4]

On 18 December 2019, under presidential decree, Nogaev was appointed as the Minister of Energy.[5][6] He served the post until 7 September 2021, when Nogaev was relieved from his duties and was appointed to the äkım post again in the Mangystau Region, while the Ecology and Natural Resources Minister Magzum Myrzagaliev succeeded Nogaev as the Energy Minister.[7][8]

After assuming office as Mangystau Region which was met with mixed reactions, Nogaev faces challenges in the region of which is plagued by drought and livestock deaths and series of strikes and labour conflicts.[9]

References
  1. "Ногаев Нурлан Аскарович". kapital.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  2. "Нурлан Ногаев назначен акимом Западно-Казахстанской области". www.inform.kz (in Russian). 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  3. "Указ "О назначении Ногаева Н.А. акимом Атырауской области"". Akorda.kz (in Russian). 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  4. "Чем запомнился Нурлан Ногаев?". Ақ Жайық (in Russian). 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  5. Olzhas Auyezov (2019-12-18). "Kazakh president names new energy minister in high-level reshuffle". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  6. "Нурлан Ногаев назначен министром энергетики Казахстана". Радио Азаттык (in Russian). 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  7. "Нурлан Ногаев назначен акимом Мангистауской области". Tengrinews.kz (in Russian). 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  8. "Нурлан Ногаев назначен акимом Мангистауской области". informburo.kz (in Russian). 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  9. "Едилов: Что принесет Ногаев Мангыстау?". Ақ Жайық (in Russian). 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
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