village of Chemolgan Kaskelen district of Almaty region. He
was born in Shepherd family.In 1958 he began his career as a worker in the city of Temirtau, Karaganda then. From 1969 to the Party and Komsomol work.
Since 1973, party secretary of the Karaganda Metallurgical Plant. Since 1977, the Secretary, 2nd Secretary of the Karaganda regional committee.
Since 1979 Secretary of the Central Committee of the CP;
Since 1984 chairman of the CM; in 1989-91 1 st Secretary of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan.
Doctor of Economic Sciences,