Azamat Zhamankulov

Biography

Azamat Zhamankulov is a former Minister of Culture, Information, Sport and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic. He received education from the Kyrgyz-Turkish University "Manas" in "enterprise management" and the International Institute of Kyrgyzstan in "finance". Throughout his career, he served as the Executive Director of "Realte Partner" LLC (2011–2013) and as an Investment Attraction Specialist-Economist at "Kristall" JSC (2013–2014). Among other positions, he held the post of Vice-President of the "World EthnoGames" public foundation and Director of the Department of Tourism - Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Information and Tourism (2015–2018). Subsequently, he was the Minister of Culture, Information and Tourism (2018–2020) and the Minister of Culture, Information, Sport and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic (2021–2022).

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Career

1. 2011 — 2013

   executive director

   Real Partner LLC

2. 2013 — 2014

   investment attraction specialist-economist

   Kristall OJSC

3. May-August 2014 — 2014

   Deputy Head of the Secretariat for the Preparation and Holding of the World Nomad Games

4. 2014 — 2015

   executive director

5. 2014 — 2015

   Vice President

   public foundation "World Ethno Games"

6. 2015 — 2018

   Director of the Tourism Department - Vice Minister

   Ministry of Culture, Information and Tourism

7. 25 October 2018 — October 2020

   minister

   culture, information and tourism

8. 13.10.2021 — 3.10.2022

   Minister of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy

   of the Kyrgyz Republic

Education

• 2008Manas Kyrgyz-Turkish University — enterprise management
• 2011International Institute of Kyrgyzstan — finance

Family

Nurjamal Mambetova (spouse)