Aitkul Samakova

Aitkül Baiğazyqyzy Samaqova (; born 2 February 1949) is a Kazakh politician, former Member of Parliament, and political scientist. She has been a representative to the Mäjilis and the Senate of Kazakhstan, and the First Deputy to the Kazakhstan Minister of Trade. Samaqova was Kazakhstan's Minister of the Environment from 2002 to 2006.

Early life and education Samaqova was born on 2 February 1949 in Alma-Ata, the Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union.

In 1967, Samaqova earned a technical degree at an Almaty polytechnic college. In this capacity, she was responsible for representing the government of Kazakhstan on issues pertaining to the treatment of women to international bodies like the United Nations.

In 2002, she was appointed Minister of the Environment. She was a member of the Tasmagambetov Cabinet and the Daniyal Akhmetov Cabinet. While Minister of the Environment, Samaqova continued to be Chairman of the National Commission for Family and Women Affairs under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Samaqova served on the Environment and Nature Management Committees, and worked as the Chairman of the Nur Otan's Social Council.

Samaqova is a member of the Board of Directors of the Export Insurance company KazakhExport.