Professor of the Higher School of Arts and Humanities appointed Minister of Education

By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Zhuldyz Suleimenova has been appointed Minister of Education.

Short Biography
Zhuldyz Suleimenova was born in 1983.

In 2004, she graduated from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University with a bachelor’s degree in History. From 2006 to 2008, she pursued a master’s degree in Philosophy and Political Science. In 2011, she completed her doctoral studies and received a PhD in Cultural Studies.

Zhuldyz Suleimenova began her career in academia, teaching at universities and holding leadership positions in youth policy and education. She worked at the Aktobe Institute, Kazakh National Agrarian University, International Academy of Business, and Kazakh State Women’s Pedagogical University. Since 2012, she has held a number of senior positions at Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools JSC, overseeing educational policy and development. From 2021 to 2023, she served as a Member of the Mazhilis of the VII convocation from the Nur Otan party, and since 2023, she has been a Member of the VIII convocation from the Amanat party.

At AIU
In 2025, Zhuldyz Suleimenova joined the academic community of Astana International University, where she taught the course Philosophy at the Higher School of Arts and Humanities.

Astana International University notes that the appointment of Zhuldyz Suleimenova to a high state position is recognition of her professional and academic achievements and represents an important milestone for the university’s academic community.