Barlybayev Tolezhan

Born on November 26, 1970, Temirtau city, Karaganda region, Republic of Kazakhstan.

He graduated from Russian State University for the Humanities (1992).

1992-1993 - Editor of the chief editorial office of information of the Republican State Committee for radio broadcasting of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

1993 - Journalist of the TV company «Tan-plas».

1993-1994 - Referent, Attaché of the Department of Cultural Cooperation, Press and UNESCO of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

1994 - Attaché of the Department of America of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

1994-1997 - Third Secretary, Second Secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Ukraine.

1997-1998 - First Secretary of the Department of Information Analysis and Planning of Foreign Policy Measures of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

1998-2002 - First Secretary, Counsellor of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Ukraine

2002-2003 - Head of Division of the Department of Europe and America of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2003 - Head of the Secretariat of the Minister – Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2003-2007 - Counselor of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Poland.

2007-2008 - Chief Inspector of the Center for Foreign Policy of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2008-2009 - Head of the Sector of the Center for Foreign Policy of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2009-2012 - Deputy Head, Head of the Center for Foreign Policy of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2012-2014 - Minister-Counsellor of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Croatia

2014-2016 - Deputy Head of the Center for Foreign Policy of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2016-2017 - Minister-Counsellor of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

2017-2022 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Croatia.

2018-2022 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro concurrently.

2022-2024 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Slovak Republic.

From May, 5 2025 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Ukraine.

Diplomatic rank: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

Foreign languages: English, Croatian and Ukrainian.

Marital status: Married, has two children.