Sapiyev Yerkebulan
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Türkiye
Biography
Date of birth: June 26, 1975
Place of birth: Moscow (Russian Federation)
Education: Ankara University (Turkey) - 1998;
Aidyn Istanbul University (Turkey) - 2017.
Diplomatic rank: Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, First Class
Languages: Kazakh, Russian, Turkish and English.
Married, has four children.
Work experience:
1999 – 2003 Leading economist, chief economist, Head of the division, Head of the office of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan
2003 – 2004 First Deputy Chairman, Chairman of the Board of JSC "Small Business Development Fund", Almaty
2004 – 2006 Chief expert, Head of division of the Department of social and economic analysis of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
2006 – 2011 Counsellor, Minister-Counsellor of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in the Republic of Türkiye
2011 – 2014 Deputy Director of the Department of Central Asia, South Caucasus and Türkiye, Deputy Director of the Department of Asian cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
2014 – 2018 Consul General of Republic of Kazakhstan in Istanbul (Republic of Türkiye)
2018 – 2019 Advisor to the Governor of Turkestan region of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ambassador-at-large at the Ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
2019-2022 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Turkmenistan
2022-2024 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Türkiye and Albania concurrently
Since 15.03.2022 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Türkiye
Since 15.03.2022 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Türkiye, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Organizations of Turkic States