Kenzhegali Sagadiyev | |
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Кенжеғали Әбенұлы Сағадиев | |
President of National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan | |
In office 2 February 1994 – 13 March 1996 | |
Preceded by | Umirzak Sultangazin |
Succeeded by | Vladimir Shkolnik |
Personal details | |
Born | Kostanay Region, Zhangeldi District, Kazakh SSR, USSR | 18 February 1938
Died | 25 July 2020 Astana, Kazakhstan | (aged 82)
Political party | Nur Otan |
Alma mater | Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics |
Occupation | Professor, Doctor of Economic Sciences |
Awards |
Order of Otan Order of the Leopard Order of Parasat Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of Friendship of Peoples |
Kenzhegali Abenovich Sagadiyev ( Kazakh: Кенжеғали Әбенұлы Сағадиев; 18 February 1938, Kostanay Region, Kazakh SSR – 25 July 2020 [1]) was a public [2] and political figure in Kazakhstan, an Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan. [3]
Kenzhegali Sagadiyev was born in the settlement of Akkol ( Zhangeldi District, Kostanay Region) on 18 February 1938. [4] Following graduation from Semiozernoye Kazakh Secondary School, [5] he was admitted to the Dept. of Economics of the Kazakh State University named after Kirov in 1955. [6] Having graduated with honors, Kenzhegali moved to Moscow to enroll in a postgraduate program at the Institute of National Economy named after Plekhanov. [7] Sagadiyev defended his doctorate thesis at the age of 39 and had a Doctor of Economics degree bestowed on him by the Presidium of the State Commission for Academic Degrees and Titles of the USSR. [8]
A year later he received the academic title of professor in the field of Economics of Logistics (1978). Sagadiyev was elected a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR in 1989, and became а full member (academician) of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 1994. [9]
Kenzhegali Sagadiyev led 5 tertiary education institutions in Kazakhstan — Tselinograd Institute of Agriculture (1982—1990), [10] Kazakh University of Economics named after Ryskulov, [11] Kazakh National Agrarian University (1996—2001), [12] University of International Business (2001—2004 and 2012—2016, since 2017 — President Emeritus), [13] and International Information Technology University (2012). [14] In his capacity as a President of the National Academy of Sciences (1994—1996) [15] and Chairman of the National Agency for Technological Development (2012—2014) [16] he made a considerable contribution to the development of Kazakhstani science.
He was elected to the 3rd (2004—2007) [17] and 4th Mäjilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2007—2011), [18] served as Chairman of Mäjilis Finance and Budget Committee (2004—2007) [19] and played an important role in the improvement of taxation, financial and budget legislation. [20] During these years, he emphasized the support of science and education as key sectors for human capital development in Kazakhstan. [21]
Kenzhegali Sagadiyev established a modern university of business in Almaty, [22] authored over 445 scientific publications, including 20 monographs and a dozen textbooks and manuals. [6] His publications in Kazakhstani newspapers and magazines commanded a lot of attention. [23]
Sagadiyev’s reputation as an economist was international, he was elected a member of the New York Academy of Sciences [24] and American Economic Association, became an Academician of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences (1997), [25] an Academician of the International Academy of Higher Education (1997). As a member of Nur Otan party, Sagadiyev took part in its public initiatives. [26]
Kenzhegali Sagadiyev died at the age of 81 on July 25, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. [27] He was buried in the National Pantheon near Astana. [28]
Keznhegali and his wife Nagytai [29] brought up three sons. Their middle son Erlan Sağadiev is a statesman and former Minister of Science and Education of Kazakhstan. [30]
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