Altynbek Sarsenbayuly
Altynbek Sarsenbayuly | |
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Алтынбек Сәрсенбайұлы | |
Altynbek in 2005 | |
| Secretary of the Security Council | |
| In office 5 May 2001 – 11 December 2001 | |
| Chairman | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Preceded by | Marat Tazhin |
| Succeeded by | Marat Tazhin |
| Minister of Information | |
| In office 12 July 2004 – 29 September 2004 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Prime Minister | Daniyal Akhmetov |
| Preceded by | Sauytbek Adrahmanov |
| Succeeded by | Esetjan Kosubaev (Culture, Information and Sports) |
| Minister of Culture, Information and Public Accord | |
| In office 13 October 1997 – 5 May 2001 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Prime Minister | Nurlan Balgimbayev Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed |
| Minister of Press and Media | |
| In office 20 January 1993 – 14 October 1995 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Prime Minister | Sergey Tereshchenko Akezhan Kazhegeldin |
| Preceded by | Quanysh Sultanov |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Russia | |
| In office 25 January 2002 – 3 November 2003 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Preceded by | Taiyr Mansurov |
| Succeeded by | Krymbek Kusherbayev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Altynbek Sarsenbayevich Sarsenbayev 12 September 1962 |
| Died | 11 February 2006 (aged 43) |
| Party | Nağyz Aq Jol (2005–2006) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic Party (1995–1999) Otan (1999–2003) Aq Jol (2003–2005) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Moscow State University |
Altynbek Särsenbaiūly (Kazakh: Алтынбек Сәрсенбайұлы; 12 September 1962 – 11 February 2006) was a Kazakh politician who served in the Government of Kazakhstan before becoming a political opposition leader. At the time of his death, he served as the co-chairman of Nağyz Aq Jol.
In 2003, after a long career in senior government positions of Kazakhstan, such as Information Minister and Ambassador to Russia, Altynbek joined the opposition ranks in protest against what he regarded as the administration's authoritarian policies.
Soon after his decision to contest in the 2005 Kazakh presidential election, Altynbek faced government intimidation tactics, including a physical assault by unidentified individuals during a presidential campaign meeting with voters and the alleged beating of his two nephews in November 2005.