Abish Kekilbayev

Abish Kekilbayev
Senator of Kazakhstan
In office
October 2005 – March 2010
President Nursultan Nazarbayev
Succeeded by Mukhtar Altynbayev
In office
February 2002 – October 2005
President Nursultan Nazarbayev
Secretary of State
In office
October 1996 – January 2002
President Nursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded by Akhmetzhan Yessimov
Succeeded by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
The Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Kazakhstan
In office
5 February 1994 – 11 March 1995
President Nursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded by Serikbolsyn Abdildin
Personal details
Born (1939-12-06)6 December 1939
in the village of Ondy Mangystau Region, Kazakh SSR
Died 11 December 2015(2015-12-11) (aged 76)
Astana, Kazakhstan
Nationality Kazakh
Alma mater Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Abish Kekilbayev (Kazakh: Әбіш Кекілбайұлы; Russian: Кекилбаев Абиш Кекилбаевич) (6 December 1939 – 11 December 2015),[1] public and political figure, Hero of Labor, National writer of Kazakhstan, laureate of the State Prize, a philologist, academician of the Academy of Social Sciences, Emeritus Professor of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and of the L. Gumilyov Eurasian State University.[2]

In 1962 Abish Kekilbayev graduated from the philological faculty of the S.M. Kirov Kazakh State University.

In the Soviet period he served as the deputy minister of culture of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, the second secretary of board of the Union of writers, the head of department of the Central Committee of Communist Party of Kazakhstan, Head of the Records Office for Culture and Inter-Ethnic Relations of the Kazakh SSR Presidential Administration, the editor-in-chief of the Yegemen Kazakhstan newspaper, the literary employee of the Kazakh adebiety newspaper, the head of literature and art department of the Leninshyl zhas newspaper editorial office.

Abish Kekilbayev was elected Deputy of the Supreme Soviet (Council) of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the twelfth convocations, the chairman of Committee on national policy, cultural development and language of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Abish Kekilbayev - Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the 12th convocation

From April 1994 through May 1995 he was the Chairman of the Republic of Kazakhstan Supreme Soviet (13th convocation). At the same time we should acknowledge, that the Supreme Soviet of the thirteenth convocation put the prerequisites of further development of parliamentarism in Kazakhstan. Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the thirteenth convocation A. Kekilbayev noted: "Creation of professional Parliament can be called without any stretch, one of the biggest events in the socio-political life of this year. Undoubtedly, the beginning of its work will enter the Kazakhstani historic calendar as one of the notable milestones in formation of new statehood and democracy… We have never had a professional Parliament and we have to act by the method of trials and errors… Gradually goes the crystallization of powers of the Supreme Soviet, possessing new status".[3]

On the eve of Kazakhstan independence, he was addressing the issues of Kazakh language, onomastics, national history, socio-cultural aspects and international relations.

In May 1995 Kekilbayev was appointed State Advisor to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In December 1995 he was elected Deputy of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1st convocation), Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, Defense and Security of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan.[4]

From October 1996 through January 2002 he served as Secretary of State of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In 2002 was an Advisor to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In 2002 Abish Kekilbayev was appointed Deputy of the Senate of Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Senator of 2nd, 3rd and 4th convocations. A member of National Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Assembly of people of Kazakhstan. A member of the Organization of the Central Asian states. A member of the group of cooperation with the Congress of the USA, with House of Councillors of Japan, with the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia.[5][6][7]

Bibliography

He translated into the Kazakh language the novels by Guy de Maupassant "Pierre et Jean", "Une vie ou L'Humble Vérité," Chingiz Aitmatov's story "Cranes Fly Early" and participated in the translation of Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace" and I.Bunin's works. "King Lear", "Romeo and Juliet" by Shakespeare, "Princess Turandot" by Carlo Gozzi, "On the Night of the Lunar Eclipse" by Mustai Karim, "Don Juan oder Die Liebe zur Geometrie" by Max Frisch and "Ghosst" by Henrik Ibsen were also translated by Kekilbayev and were included in the repertoires of Kazakhstani theatres.

Abish Kekilbayev is the author of a collection of poems "Golden Rays" (1963) and a collection of stories "A Flock of Cloud" (1966), "Steppe Ballades" (1968), articles "Face to Face with Time", essays "Cranes", "Steppe Ballades", "Snow in March", "The Ballades of the Forgotten Years", "The End of a Legend" and "Pleiades - Constellations of Hopes." [8]

Ballad of Forgotten Years is translated into English and published by Stacey International (London, UK). This book by Kazakhstan's most venerated writers in the bardic vein a prose ballad of the ancient rivalry between his Kazakh forbears and Turkmen neighbors on their illimitable sun-scorched (or snow-carpeted) steppe, in the unceasing nomadic contest for pasture, animals, and sometimes women.[9]

Honours

Abish Kekilbayev has been awarded the Order of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and the Order of Otan for the significant contribution to the development of Kazakhstan.

The head of state unveiled that on the eve of the Independence Day by the presidential decree Abish Kekilbayev has been awarded the Highest State Title "Kazakhstannyn Yenbek Yeri" for his services to the country and contribution to the development of culture and literature, his active public activity. The head of state personally presented him this highest honor.[10]

The President said that he presented the title to Abish Kekilbayev at the solemn event devoted to his 70th anniversary. "His works as well as political and public activity represent his significant contribution to the strengthening of Independence, establishment of a new state, formation of high spiritual life of our society," Nursultan Nazarbayev stressed.[11]

Kazakhstan

Soviet Union

References

  1. ↑ "Kazakhstan mourns over death of prominent public and political figure Abish Kekilbayev". inform.kz.
  2. ↑ "Scientific-practical conference was held dedicated to seventieth anniversary of Abish Kekilbayev". enu.kz.
  3. ↑ "History of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan". parlam.kz.
  4. ↑ "Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan". parlam.kz.
  5. ↑ "Deputies of the second convocation of Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan". parlam.kz.
  6. ↑ "Deputies of the third convocation of Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan". parlam.kz.
  7. ↑ "Deputies of the fourth convocation of Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan". parlam.kz.
  8. ↑ "Bibliography of Abish Kekilbayev". Kazakh.net.
  9. ↑ "Ballad of Forgotten Years by Abish Kekilbayev". Stacey International.
  10. ↑ "Abish Kekilbayev has been awarded the Highest State Title "Kazakhstannyn Yenbek Yeri"". www.akorda.kz.
  11. ↑ "President Nursultan Nazarbayev Presents State Decorations and Prizes for 2009 at Akorda". www.akorda.kz.
  12. ↑ "Recipients of state awards". Parlament of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
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