Bibigul Nurgalievna Zheksenbai

Date of Birth: December 2, 1971

Place of Birth: Kazakh SSR, East Kazakhstan Region

Education, specialization (qualification), licenses:

• Al-Farabi Kazakh State University
• Institute under the Kazakh University of International Relations and World Languages named after Ablai Khan

Career:

• Correspondent for the republican newspaper “Sport” (1992–1993)
• Correspondent for the republican socio-political newspaper “Zhas Alash” (1993–1994)
• Correspondent for the weekly newspaper “Atamura” (1994–1996)
• Editor, correspondent, producer, and Deputy Director of the Central Bureau of Khabar Agency in Astana (1996–2007)
• Deputy Director of the Directorate of Information Programs and Director of the Directorate of Information and Analytical Programs at Kazakhstan RTRC (06.2007–12.2007)
• Deputy General Director of National Television at Kazakhstan RTRC (12.2007–09.2008)
• Deputy General Director and Editor-in-Chief of Era TV (09.2008–05.2010)
• General Director of Channel Seven (05.2010–01.2011)
• Chairman of the Board of Directors of Channel Seven (01.2011–11.2016)
• Adviser to the Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan on media relations (11.2016–04.2019)
• General Director of Astana TV (04.2019–10.2019)

Other positions:

• Deputy Chairman of the National Kurultai (since June 14, 2022)
• Vice President of the Civil Alliance of Kazakhstan

Elected positions:

• Member of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan representing Astana (since January 16, 2023)

State and international awards, prizes, honorary titles:

• Recipient of the Parasat Order (03.03.2025)
• Medals: “10 Years of Independence of Kazakhstan”, “10 Years of the Parliament of Kazakhstan”
• Honorary titles: “Honored Cultural Figure of Kazakhstan”, “Person of the Year – 2006”
• Laureate of the Prize of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of mass media