Mukhtar Shakhanov
Mūhtar Şahanov | |
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Мұхтар Шаханов | |
 Official Mäjilis portrait, 2007 | |
| Born | 2 July 1942 Otrar, Chimkent Oblast, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 19 April 2026 (aged 83) |
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Mūhtar Şahanov[a] (Kazakh: Мұхтар Шаханов; 2 July 1942 – 19 April 2026) was a Kazakh writer, politician and diplomat who was the Kazakh ambassador to Kyrgyzstan. He was also a Member of the Mäjilis, and editor-in-chief of the magazine Jalyn.
Life and career
Şahanov was born in Otrar on 2 July 1942.[1] He became well known in Kazakhstan for his articles that raised public awareness about the need for the protection of the Aral Sea, earning him worldwide recognition.[2] He also led the commission[3] on Jeltoqsan tragedy.[1][2][3]
Şahanov died on 19 April 2026, at the age of 83.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Often transliterated as Mukhtar Shakhanov through a Russified Romanization of Мухтар Шаханов.
References
- 1 2 Persons. Parliament of Republic of Kazakhstan
- 1 2 Adult Award Winner in 1992. Global 500 Forum Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 Kazakhstan cautiously marks 20th anniversary of anti-Soviet protests. MSN Japan THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS
- ↑ "Ақын, драматург Мұхтар Шаханов өмірден өтті". stan.kz (in Kazakh). Retrieved 19 April 2026.