Uzakbai Karabalin
Prior to the appointment, Karabalin was serving as Director General of the Kazakhstan’s Oil and Gas Institute, a research body.
Karabalin was born on Oct.14, 1947 in Koshagyl village in Atyrau oblast. In 1970, he graduated from the Gubkin Moscow University of Oil and Gas. In 1973, he completed his post-graduate studies and in 1985 received his candidate of science degree in Technical Sciences from the Ufa Oil Institute. He is an Honorary Professor of the Kazakh National Technical University and amember of the Kazakh National Engineering Academy.
From 1997 to 2009, he served as the First Vice President of National Oil and Gas Company KazakhOil, president of KazTransGas, vice minister of energy and mineral resources, president of NC KazMunayGas and acting director general of MangistauMunayGas.
Sauat Mynbayev
Mynbayev had served as Minister of Oil and Gas since March 2010. Prior to that, he had served as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources since 2007.
Mynbayev graduated from Lomonosov State University in 1985 as a degreed economist-cyberneticist.
From 1985 to November 1988, he studied as a post-graduate student at Lomonosov State University, and he holds a degree of a candidate in economic sciences.
At different times, Mynbayev served as Vice Minister of Finance, Minister of Finance, Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Minister of Agriculture, President of the CJSC Kazakhstan Development Bank, Director General of Caspian Industrial & Financial Group Ltd., Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Industry and Trade, chairman of the Board of Kazakhstan Holding for Governmental Assets Management Samruk.
