Akmaral Alnazarova | |
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Kazakh: Ақмарал Шәріпбайқызы Әлназарова | |
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Minister of Healthcare | |
Assumed office 05 February 2024 | |
President | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
Prime Minister | Oljas Bektenov |
Preceded by | Azhar Giniyat |
Member of the Senate of Kazakhstan from the Kyzylorda Region | |
In office 13 August 2020 – 6 February 2024 | |
President | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
Preceded by | Murat Nurtleu |
Personal details | |
Born | Kyzylorda, Kazakh SSR | 16 February 1971
Nationality | Kazakh |
Political party | Nur Otan |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater |
Kazakh National Medical University Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University |
Akmaral Sharipbaevna Alnazarova ( Kazakh: Ақмарал Шәріпбайқызы Әлназарова; born in February 16 1971; Kyzylorda, Kazakh SSR, USSR) is a Kazakhstani board-certified public health physician, [1] board-certified pediatrician, [2] habilitated Doctor of Medicine. [3] Alnazarova was appointed the new health minister of Kazakhstan on February 6, 2024. [4]
Akmaral was born in Kyzylorda, [5] in a family of medical doctors on February 16, 1971. [6] She holds degrees in pediatrics from Almaty State Institute of Medicine [7] and Economics from Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University. [8] Akmaral Alnazarova also took a 10-month upskilling course in Healthcare Management (British method) in 2012. [9] She started her career in 1994 as an admissions ward physician at Kyzylorda Public Children's Hospital, [10] and later worked as an associate researcher at the Kyzylorda Branch of the Scientific Center for Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery. [11] Alnazarova held managerial positions at healthcare institutions in Kyzylorda, including Chief Physician of Kyzylorda Regional Children's Hospital, Head of Kyzylorda Region Healthcare Department, [12] Head of the Regional Department of Kazakhstan's Medical Service Monitoring Committee at the Ministry of Healthcare, and Principal of Kyzylorda College of Medicine. [13] During her tenure, the college launched such new specializations as Laboratory Diagnostics, Hygiene and Epidemiology, Installation, Repairs & Maintenance of Medical Equipment, Medical Optics, Dental Orthopedics. [14]
Between February 2013 and November 2015 Alnazarova served as a Deputy Akim [15] and Head of Healthcare Department of the Kyzylorda Region. [16] Akmaral held the position of First Deputy Chairman of the Kyzylorda Regional Branch of Nur Otan party, now Amanat, between April 2019 and June 2020. [17] Elected to the Senate of the Republic of Kazakhstan in August 2020 as a representative of the Kyzylorda Region, [18] [19] she worked there successfully until 2024. [20] Akmaral Alnazarova was appointed Minister of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan on February 6, 2024. [21]