Nurlan Sauranbaev
Profile
Nurlan Sauranbaev is a Kazakh politician currently serving as the Minister of Transport of Kazakhstan, a position he has held since June 2025. With an extensive background in industrial management and public administration, he previously served as the chairman of the Management Board of Kazakhstan Temir Joly from 2021 to 2025 and as the akim of Shymkent from 2017 to 2018. His career includes significant roles in the energy and defense sectors, including serving as Deputy Minister of Defense and holding various executive positions within KazMunayGas.
Details
- Born
- 1967-05-20 · 59 years old
- Birth place
- Taraz, Kazakhstan
- Education
- Kazakh State University named after S. M. Kirov; ENI–Agip Oil Industry Training Center; National Defense University named after the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Career
- General Director of Enbek; Executive Director of the Congress of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan; Director of Passenger Transportation at Kazakhstan Railways; First Vice President of Atyrau Refinery; Managing Director at KazMunayGas; Vice Minister of Industry and New Technologies; Deputy Minister of Defense; Akim of Shymkent; Chairman of the Management Board of Kazakhstan Temir Joly
