Executives
General Information & Education
Date of Birth: January 27, 1972
Place of Birth: Almaty, Kazakh SSR
Marital Status and Family Ties: —
Languages: Kazakh, Russian, English
Education, Qualifications, and Licenses:
– Kazakh State Academy of Management, major – “Engineer-Economist”
– International Academy of Business (IAB), major – “Master of Business Administration (MBA)”
Career Path:
– Chief Accountant, “Turan Alem Bank” JSC (1994–1998)
– Director, “AstykContract” Multisectoral Holding Company LLP (1998–2005)
– Deputy General Director for Economics and Finance, “KMG EP-Catering” LLP (subsidiary of KMG EP JSC) (2005–2010)
– Head of Sector, “KazMunayGas Exploration Production” JSC (2010–2012)
– General Director, “QazExportPromotion” Corporate Fund (2024)
– General Director, “QazTrade” Center for Trade Policy Development JSC (since January 2025)
Other Positions Held:
• Chairman of the Supervisory Board, “AstanaEnergoSbyt” LLP (2006–2009)
• Chairman of the Supervisory Board, “Oral International Airport” LLP (since 2012)
• Member of the Board of Directors – Independent Director, “Embamunaigas” JSC (since 2014)
• Member of the Board of Directors – Independent Director, “Ozenmunaygas” JSC (since 2015)
• Member of the Board of Directors – Independent Director, “QazTrade” Center for Trade Policy Development JSC (2022–2024)
Additional Information:
Throughout his career, he has held senior positions in various companies within the quasi-public sector.
General information, education
In 2009 he graduated from the Russian State Agrarian University of the Moscow Agricultural Academy. K.A. Timiryazev with a degree in Management.
Held scientific training in South Korea, Japan, Turkey and China.
Participated in the Industry Change Management Program (2020).
Career
Began his career in 2009 as a senior expert at the Center for Economic Development Planning at the Economic Research Institute JSC under the Ministry of National Economy.
From 2010-2016, worked as a senior expert of the Investment Processes Analysis Department, Head of the Investment Processes Analysis Department, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship Development of the Economic Research Institute JSC under the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
From 03 May 2016 was appointed Deputy General Director of the Joint Stock Company “Center for the Development of Trade Policy” QazTrade “under the Ministry of Trade and Integration.
Participated in the development of such documents as “Strategic Development Plan of Kazakhstan until 2025”, “Scheme for the rational allocation of production facilities”, the national report “Business Climate”.
Was the head of the project group for the implementation of the Country Cooperation Program between Kazakhstan and the OECD.
Member of the national team “Global Entrepreneurship Monitor” based at Nazarbayev University since 2015.
Supervised issues
Supervises issues of interaction with the WTO, EAEU and OECD.
Head of the project team for the implementation of the ITC project from an institutional partner.
Abilda Aidar Askaruly
Date of birth: May 16, 1994
Place of birth: Taraz
Nationality: Kazakh
Education:
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (2017) – Faculty of Physics and Technology, Standardization, Certification and Metrology
Kaunas University of Technology (2017) – Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, SSM
Shymkent University SHU (2021) – Master of Economic Sciences, educational program “7M04101 – Economics”
Languages: Kazakh – native, Russian – fluent, English – Intermediate
Work experience:
September 2017 – June 2018: Category 2 Expert, Department of Legal Metrology and International Cooperation, RSE “KazInMetr”
June 2018 – February 2019: Category 2 Expert, Department of Analysis and Strategic Planning, RSE “KazInMetr”
February 2019 – July 2019: Category 2 Expert, Department of Accounting, Economic Work and Strategic Planning, RSE “KazInMetr”
July 2019 – August 2020: Category 1 Expert, Laboratory No. 2, RSE “KazInMetr”
August 2020 – November 2020: Leading Expert, Laboratory No. 2, RSE “KazInMetr”
November 2020 – July 2021: Leading Specialist, HR, Training and Scientific Work Department, RSE “KazStandard” (CTRM MTI RK)
July 2021: Leading Specialist, Department of Strategic Development and Science, RSE “KazStandard” (CTRM MTI RK)
April 2022 – October 2022: Chief Metrologist, Nuclear Medicine Center of Cyclotron Production Complex, RSE on REM “Hospital of the Medical Center of the Administrative Department of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan”
November 2022 – January 2024: Deputy Head, Department for Development of Regulatory Technical Documents, RSE “KazStandard” (CTRM MTI RK)
January 2024 – June 2025: Deputy General Director, RSE “KazStandard” (CTRM MTI RK)
June 2025 – September 2025: First Deputy General Director, RSE “KazStandard” (CTRM MTI RK)
From October 2025 to April 2026 – Advisor to the Minister of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Ainur Sultanaliyevna Amirbekova, PhD
An international trade expert with more than 18 years of experience in trade and industrial policy, marketing, and branding. Specializes in market access, trade digitalization, trade remedies, e-commerce, and carbon regulation. Serves as a lead negotiator representing the Republic of Kazakhstan in multilateral and bilateral trade agreements.
At QazTrade Center for Trade Policy Development JSC, she oversees export development initiatives and the export acceleration program.
Has implemented international projects with International Trade Centre, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, United States Agency for International Development, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific on trade policy and export development.
Author of scientific and analytical publications, business trainer, and expert in international trade and trade policy.