Erlan Sairov

Early life and education Erlan Sairov was born on 25 June 1970, in East Kazakhstan Region.

Career Sairov began his career in 2000, as the director of the department of Domestic policy of the Ministry of Culture, Information and Public Accord. He has held the position until 2003. From there, he led the "Kazengineering" JSC as executive director until 2005.

He held the position of Deputy Chairman of the FTUK until 2018. From 2019 to January 2021, Sairov was Director of the Eurasian Integration Institute. From February 2022, to 19 January 2023, he has been a member of the Jaña Qazaqstan parliamentary group . In June 2023, while reminding the Parliament of the rising prices in Kazakhstan, he remarked that now banyas were visited less often by Kazakhstanis, adding himself to the category. This went viral and was criticised as unparliamentary.

In November 2025, the theatre showing of the comedic film Ruyñ Kım? was abruptly ended only a week after the premiere. This came shortly after Sairov's negative remarks regarding it in Parliament. Sairov viewed the comedy about the different Kazakh tribes as divisive, and harshly criticised it. The studio Tiger Films commented that the movie's closing was voluntary, but remarked that the movie was aimed to be satirical.

Awards and honors Sairov's awards and honors include: Medal for Distinguished Labor (2020)