Chingiz Aitmatov

Biography

Chingiz Aitmatov was born in Sheker and received education at the Kyrgyz Agricultural Institute named after Skryabin, becoming a scientist-zootechnician. Following his studies, he worked at KirNIIZhV and began studying at the Higher Literary Courses in Moscow in 1956. Throughout his career, he served as the chief editor of "Literaturny Kyrgyzstan" magazine, a correspondent for the "Pravda" newspaper, and the Chairman of the Board of the Kyrgyz Writers' Union. From 1993 until March 2008, Chingiz Aitmatov served as the Extraordinary and Full Commissioner Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to several countries. Subsequently, he became a member of the Board of Directors of BTA Bank JSC and was awarded titles such as Hero of Socialist Labour of the USSR and Hero of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Written by the editors from the dossier facts.

Career

1. since 1958

   Editor-in-Chief

   Literary Kyrgyzstan magazine

2. since 1960

   Correspondent

   Pravda newspaper

3. since 1965

   Chairman of the Board

   Writers' Union of Kirghizia

4. since 1986

   Editor-in-Chief

   Foreign Literature magazine

5. 1990 — 1993

   Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

   USSR/Russian Federation in Belgium

6. 1993 — March 2008

   Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

   of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Kingdoms of Belgium, the Netherlands, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the French Republic, Permanent Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and UNESCO

7. since 14 April 2008

   Member

   Board of Directors of BTA Bank JSC, Kazakhstan

8. until October 1990

   Member

Education

• 1953Kyrgyz Agricultural Institute named after Skryabin — zoo technician scientist
• 1958Literary Institute, Moscow

Awards

• Manas 1st degree
• Dustlik (Uzbekistan)
• Hero of Socialist Labour of the USSR
• Hero of the Kyrgyz Republic
• Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic

Family

Married