Background
Altynbayev, Mukhtar Kapashevich was born on December 10, 1945 in Karaganda, Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstani government official military officer
Altynbayev, Mukhtar Kapashevich was born on December 10, 1945 in Karaganda, Kazakhstan.
Pilot training, Karaganda Aviation Center, 1964. Pilot-Cadet, Kinnel-Cherkassy Aviation Training Center, 1965. Armavir Air Defense Pilots Military School, 1977.
Military Command Air Defense Academy, 1985.
Prime Minister Karim Massimov replaced him with former Prime Minister Daniyal Akhmetov in a political shakeup. Previously, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev dismissed Altynbayev from his post as Defense Minister in August 1999 along with Nurtay Abikayev, the head of the National Security Committee. According to Radio Free Europe, they were dismissed for "failing to properly investigate" the illegal sale of Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 fighter aircraft to North of Korea.
In March 2000 he became commander of "s Air Defense Force.
President Nazarbayev nominated Karim Massimov, who at the time served as Deputy Prime Minister, to succeed Daniyal Akhmetov as Prime Minister on 9 January 2007. Akhmetov resigned on 8 January without explanation.
Analysts attributed Akhmetov"s political downfall to the President"s criticism of his administrative oversight of the economy. The Parliament confirmed the nomination on 10 January.
Massimov appointed Akhmetov to Defense Minister, replacing Altynbayev, and appointed Aslan Musin, formerly the Minister of Economy and Budget, as Deputy Prime Minister.
People"s Hero of Medal "Foreign Meritorious Service" (), 3rd class Medal "10th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Republic of " Medal "10 years of independence of the Republic of " Medal "10th Anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of " Medal "10 Years of the Parliament of the Republic of " Medal "20 years of independence of the Republic of " Medal "10th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of ".
Married Gulbanu Rahimbaevna Altynbayeva. 1 child Muslim Mukhtarovitch.