Leadership

She oversees the Institute’s work in the areas of domestic policy, sociological research, methodological support of the electoral process, and analysis of public electoral sentiments. She is also responsible for developing a system of expert-analytical, forecasting, research, and methodological activities within the Institute.

A graduate of E.A. Buketov Karaganda State University (Faculty of Philosophy and Psychology) and L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, where she completed both a master’s and a doctoral program in political science.
She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science.

She has completed academic internships at INTO University of East Anglia (UK) and Central European University (Hungary) as a recipient of the international Bolashak scholarship.

Fluent in English.

Awards:
Jubilee Medal “20th Anniversary of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan” (2015); Jubilee Medal “25th Anniversary of Kazakhstan’s Independence” (2016); Jubilee Medal “20 Years of Astana” (2018); Medal “25 Years of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan” (2020); Medal “30 Years of the Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan” (2021); and other departmental honors.

She has published more than 30 articles on the development of think tanks, political technologies, and domestic policy in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
She is the author of the monograph “Expert-Analytical Centers in Politics: Global Experience and Kazakhstan.” She has participated as a researcher and analyst in 17 various scientific projects commissioned by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, government bodies, and analytical institutions.

She oversees the Institute’s activities in the areas of national and economic policy, security, international economics, and strategic planning. He is also responsible for developing the system of expert-analytical, forecasting, research, and methodological work within the Institute.

She holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Nottingham (United Kingdom). She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public and Local Administration from L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Law from H. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau State University.

She has over 17 years of professional experience, including 11 years in public service in the departments of the Akimat of Atyrau Region and in the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, where she was responsible for cooperation with international financial organizations and the OECD.

From 2019 to 2022, she worked within the structure of the National Holding “Baiterek” – at JSC “Qaztech Ventures” and JSC “Kazyna Capital Management,” heading the departments of strategic development, corporate development, and international cooperation.

From 2022 to 2025, she served as Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of JSC “Almaty City Development Center,” where she coordinated the Think Tank division responsible for conducting analytical research and developing digital and data-analytical tools for the city of Almaty.

As of October 1, 2025, she has been appointed Deputy Director of the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

She oversees the Institute’s operations in the areas of financial and economic activities, administrative and logistical support, and media coordination.

A graduate of Shakarim Kudaiberdiev Semipalatinsk State University (Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, and Auditing), Kainar University (Master’s degree in Law), and the Financial Academy (Doctoral studies in Economics).

Fluent in English.

Awards:
Medal “For Distinguished Labor” (2018); Medal “20 Years of the Constitution of Kazakhstan” (2018); Medal “20 Years of Astana” (2015); and other departmental honors.

She is responsible for organizing and managing the activities of the KazISS Representative Office in the city of Almaty.

A graduate of Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages, with both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Faculty of International Relations. She completed doctoral studies at the Department of Political Science and Political Technologies at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Political Science.

Fluent in German and English.

Awards:
Letter of Appreciation from the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2022); Jubilee Medal “30 Years of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA)” (2022); Badge “For Merit in the Development of Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan” (2022); Jubilee Medal “30 Years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan” (2021); Jubilee Medal “20 Years of Astana” (2018); Jubilee Medal “25 Years of KISI under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan” (2018); Medal “80 Years of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University” (2017); and other departmental honors.

She is the author of approximately 80 scientific publications, including articles in academic journals, materials from national and international scientific conferences, and mass media outlets. She is also a co-author of 16 collective monographs and has participated as a co-executor in 5 grant-funded and 3 program-targeted research projects commissioned by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Her research interests include political institutions, political processes, mass media, global processes in mass communications, international relations, and the foreign policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.