Uzakbay Karabalin

Uzakbay Suleymenovich Karabalin currently serves as Deputy Chairman at Kazenergy Association since 2016, Non-Executive Director at National Company KazMunayGas JSC since 2016, and Member of the Supervisory Board at Kazmunaygas-Service LLP since 2006.
Former positions include Chairman at KazMunaiGas Exploration Production JSC from 2006 to 2008, Chairman at Transport of Oil & Gas from 2001 to 2002, Chairman at KazTransOil JSC from 1997 to 2002, General Director at Mangistaumunaigaz JSC from 2008 to 2013, General Director and Director at Kazakh Institute of Oil & Gas JSC from 2010 to 2013, Deputy Director-Science & Research at Kazakhstan Scientific Research & Exploration Oil Institute from 1974 to 1988, Vice President-Corporate Development at KazakhOil TOO from 1999 to 2000, President at Government of Kazakhstan from 2007 to 2008, President at QazaqGaz National Co. JSC from 2000 to 2001, President at Kazakhstan Boxing Federation from 2004 to 2009, Head-Main Department at Ministry of Oil & Gas (Kazakhstan) from 1992 to 1994, and other roles including Chairman & Professor at Atyrau Institute of Oil & Gas, Chairman-Guryev Branch at Kazakh Polytechnical Institute, Director at Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund JSC, and Member-Supervisory Board at KazRosGaz TOO.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from Gubkin Russian State University of Oil & Gas in 1970 and a doctorate from Ufa State Petroleum Technological University in 1985.