Bulat Sugurbayev

Bulat Sugurbayev has served as Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Malaysia since March 2021.

A career member of the Diplomatic Service since 2005, he previously served as Director of the Americas Department, Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Ministry's International Information Committee (Public Diplomacy) and earlier – as Head of Public Image Division at the same Committee.

His previous assignments include service at the Embassy of Kazakhstan to Singapore, Australia and New Zealand as well as the Foreign Ministry's Department for Asia and Africa.

Bulat Sugurbayev was awarded a Specialist Degree (Honours) from the Eurasian National University (Kazakhstan) in 2005.

Education
Specialist Degree (Oriental Studies, Honours) from the Institute of International Relations at the L. N. Gumilev Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan

Courses
“Modernisation of the Public Administration in Kazakhstan”, Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2013

“International Relations”, Clingendael – the Netherlands Institute of International Relations, 2007

Arabic Language proficiency at the Cairo University, Egypt, 2005

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Malaysia
Since 2021

Director, the Americas Department,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
2015-2021

Deputy Chairman, Committee for International Information,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
2013-2015

Head, Public Image Division, Committee for International Information,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
2012-2013

Third, Second, First Secretary,
Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Singapore, Australia and New Zealand
2008-2012

Attaché, Third Secretary, Department for Asia and Africa,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
2005-2008