Mukhtar Tileuberdi

Mukhtar Tileuberdi
Мұхтар Тілеуберді
Tileuberdi in 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 September 2026
PresidentKassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime MinisterOljas Bektenov
Preceded byErmek Köşerbaev
In office
18 September 2019 – 29 March 2023
PresidentKassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime MinisterAsqar Mamin
Älihan Smaiylov
Preceded byBeibut Atamkulov
Succeeded byMurat Nurtileu
Kazakh ambassador to Austria and permanent representative to International Organizations in Vienna
In office
14 August 2023 – 2 September 2026
PresidentKassym-Jomart Tokayev
Preceded byÄlibek Baqaev
Succeeded byTBD
Deputy prime minister
In office
18 January 2021 – 29 March 2023
PresidentKassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime MinisterAsqar Mamin
Älihan Smaiylov
Succeeded byMurat Nurtileu
Kazakh ambassador to Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Vatican
In office
9 July 2009 – 4 March 2016
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded byAmanjol Jankuliev
Succeeded byJanar Aitjan
Kazakh ambassador to Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and Philippines
In office
5 August 2004 – 9 July 2009
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded byIkram Adyrbekov
Succeeded byBeibut Atamkulov
Personal details
BornMukhtar Beskenuly Tileuberdi
(1968-06-30) 30 June 1968 (age 58)
Aksu, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Children2
EducationKazakh State University
Awards
Order of Parasat
Medal for Distinguished Labor

Mukhtar Beskenuly Tileuberdi (born 30 June 1968) is a Kazakh politician and diplomat serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan twice, since 2026 and from 2019 to 2023. Previously, he was ambassador to Austria, Switzerland, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and deputy prime minister from 2021 to 2023.

Early life and education

Tileuberdi was born June 30, 1968, in the village of Aksu, Chimkent region. He graduated from Kirov Kazakh State University (Al-Farabi Kazakh National University) majoring in philosophy. After graduating from the university, he started working at the departments of History of Philosophy and Chinese Philology of the Al-Farabi Kazakh State University.

Career

Tileuberdi meets with U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., 12 December 2019
Tileuberdi meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington, D.C., 20 May 2022

Tileuberdi was appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs on 18 September 2019. Prior to that, he had served as First Vice Minister of foreign affairs of Kazakhstan from 2016 to 2019.

Tileuberdi has an extensive diplomatic career. He served as Kazakhstan Ambassador to Malaysia with concurrent accreditation to Indonesia, Brunei, and the Philippines. He also served as Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the Switzerland and with concurrent accreditation to Liechtenstein and the Vatican. Additionally, he served as the Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.

During his tenure as Foreign Minister, Tileuberdi pays great attention to supporting foreign investors interested in the Kazakh market and Kazakh businesses abroad. In one of his op-eds Tileuberdi emphasized that the Foreign Ministry was at the forefront of economic diplomacy aimed at promoting Kazakhstan as an investment destination.

Tileuberdi is active in the advocacy of interethnic and interfaith tolerance.

Awards

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ Досье: Тлеуберди Мухтар Бескенулы
  2. ↑ Мухтар Тлеуберди возглавил МИД РК
  3. ↑ "Mukhtar Tleuberdi appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan". kazconsulny.org.[dead link]
  4. ↑ Касым-Жомарт Токаев произвел ряд кадровых изменений
  5. ↑ О назначении Тлеуберди М.Б. Чрезвычайным и Полномочным Послом Республики Казахстан в Малайзии
  6. ↑ Тлеуберди Мухтар Бескенулы
  7. ↑ Указами Главы государства назначены
  8. ↑ "Minister of Foreign Affairs". government.kz.
  9. ↑ "Kazakhstan's economic diplomacy: on solid footing and with clear goals in mind". The Astana Times. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Kazakh FM Stresses Kazakhstan's Commitment To Establishing Interfaith Dialogue". The Astana Times.
  11. ↑ "Накануне Дня Независимости ряду казахстанцев присуждены государственные награды". akorda.kz. 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  12. ↑ "Идрисов вручил ордена и медали Турисбекову, Тажину, Туймебаеву" (in Russian). forbes.kz. 2016-02-06. Retrieved 2023-08-11.