Baktykozha Izmukhambetov

Baqtyqozha Salahatdinuly Izmukhambetov (; born 1 September 1947) is a Kazakh politician who is currently serving as a Member of the Mäzhilis since March 2023 from the Amanat party.

Izmukhambetov used to serve as the Chairman of the Mäzhilis from March to June 2016, äkim of Atyrau Region from 2012 to 2016, äkim of West Kazakhstan Region from 2007 to 2012, and a Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources from 2006 to 2007.

Career From 1965 to 1971, Izmukhambetov studied at the Ufa State Petroleum Technological University in Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.

Between 1991 and 1993, Izmukhambetov held different posts at the Ministry of Geology and Subsurface Protection. After that, he served as the director-general of Kazakhturkmunay and Kazmunaytengiz oil companies, and as a managing director of the national oil company KazMunayGas. Later, he served as the first vice minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, and from 19 January 2006 until 28 August 2007 as a minister of Energy and Mineral Resources.

During the 2012 legislative election, Izmukhambetov was elected to the Mäzhilis, he was subsequently appointed as the Deputy Chairman. From 2012 to 2016 he served as Äkim of the Atyrau Region, he succeeded Bergei Rysqaliev in this position. On 25 March 2016, Izmukhambetov was sworn in as the Chairman of the Mäzhilis and succeeded Qabibolla Zhaqypov. On 21 June 2016, Izmukhambetov resigned as the Mäzhilis Chairman to become chairman of the Republican Public Association of Veterans Organization of the Central Council. He was succeeded as chair by Nurlan Nyghmatulin.

Izmukhambetov is decorated with the Order of Qurmet (1999) and with the third class of the Order of Merit of Ukraine (2008).