Minister of Culture and Sports

Oralov Askhat 

He was born on 10 February 1990 in Pavlodar region.

In 2012, he graduated from the Gumilyov Eurasian National University, in 2014 received a Master's degree from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, in 2017 he received a PhD degree in International Relations at the Gumilyov Eurasian National University.

He started his career in 2011 as Chief Specialist of the Youth Organizations Unit of the Social and Educational Work Department of Gumilyov Eurasian National University.

From 2014 to 2016, he was First Deputy Chairman of Nur branch of Nur Otan party.

From 2016 to 2018, he was Head of the Department of Youth Policy of Astana. 

From Jan. to Aug. 2018, he was Director of the Department of Youth Policy of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Civil Society of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

From 2018 to 2019, he served as Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Youth Policy of the Ministry of Religious and Civil Society of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

From 2018 to 2019, he was the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Youth and Family Affairs of the Ministry of Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

From 2019 to 2020, he was Deputy Akim of Pavlodar region.

From 2020 to 2021, he was Deputy Minister of Information and Public Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

From 2021 to 2022, he worked as Deputy Akim of Astana city.

Since Feb. 2022, he was Executive Secretary of the AMANAT party.

By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan from Jan. 4, 2023, he was appointed Minister of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan.