Kenzhegali Abenovich Sagadiyev (Kazakh: Кенжеғали Әбенұлы Сағадиев, romanizedKenjeğali Äbenūly Sağadiev; 18 February 1938, Kostanay Region, Kazakh SSR – 25 July 2020[1]) was a public[2] and political figure in Kazakhstan, an Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan.[3]

Kenzhegali Sagadiyev
Кенжеғали Әбенұлы Сағадиев
President of National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan
In office
2 February 1994 – 13 March 1996
Preceded byUmirzak Sultangazin
Succeeded byVladimir Shkolnik
Personal details
Born(1938-02-18)18 February 1938
Kostanay Region, Zhangeldi District, Kazakh SSR, USSR
Died25 July 2020(2020-07-25) (aged 82)
Astana, Kazakhstan
Political partyNur Otan
Alma materAl-Farabi Kazakh National University, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
OccupationProfessor, Doctor of Economic Sciences
AwardsOrder of Otan
Order of the Leopard
Order of Parasat
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Order of Friendship of Peoples

Biography

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Kenzhegali Sagadiyev was born in the settlement of Akkol (Zhangeldi District, Kostanay Region) on 18 February 1938.[4] Following graduation from Semiozernoye Kazakh Secondary School,[5] he was admitted to the Dept. of Economics of the Kazakh State University named after Kirov in 1955.[6] Having graduated with honors, Kenzhegali moved to Moscow to enroll in a postgraduate program at the Institute of National Economy named after Plekhanov.[7] Sagadiyev defended his doctorate thesis at the age of 39 and had a Doctor of Economics degree bestowed on him by the Presidium of the State Commission for Academic Degrees and Titles of the USSR.[8]

A year later he received the academic title of professor in the field of Economics of Logistics (1978). Sagadiyev was elected a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR in 1989, and became а full member (academician) of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 1994.[9]

Kenzhegali Sagadiyev led 5 tertiary education institutions in Kazakhstan — Tselinograd Institute of Agriculture (1982—1990),[10] Kazakh University of Economics named after Ryskulov,[11] Kazakh National Agrarian University (1996—2001),[12] University of International Business (2001—2004 and 2012—2016, since 2017 — President Emeritus),[13] and International Information Technology University (2012).[14] In his capacity as a President of the National Academy of Sciences (1994—1996)[15] and Chairman of the National Agency for Technological Development (2012—2014)[16] he made a considerable contribution to the development of Kazakhstani science.

He was elected to the 3rd (2004—2007)[17] and 4th Mäjilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2007—2011),[18] served as Chairman of Mäjilis Finance and Budget Committee (2004—2007)[19] and played an important role in the improvement of taxation, financial and budget legislation.[20] During these years, he emphasized the support of science and education as key sectors for human capital development in Kazakhstan.[21]

Kenzhegali Sagadiyev established a modern university of business in Almaty,[22] authored over 445 scientific publications, including 20 monographs and a dozen textbooks and manuals.[6] His publications in Kazakhstani newspapers and magazines commanded a lot of attention.[23]

Sagadiyev’s reputation as an economist was international, he was elected a member of the New York Academy of Sciences[24] and American Economic Association, became an Academician of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences (1997),[25] an Academician of the International Academy of Higher Education (1997). As a member of Nur Otan party, Sagadiyev took part in its public initiatives.[26]

 

Kenzhegali Sagadiyev died at the age of 81 on July 25, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.[27] He was buried in the National Pantheon near Astana.[28]

Family

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Keznhegali and his wife Nagytai[29] brought up three sons. Their middle son Erlan Sağadiev is a statesman and former Minister of Science and Education of Kazakhstan.[30]

Awards and titles

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Orders and medals

Honorary titles

Legacy

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  • University of International Business (UIB) was established in 1992 to soon become the leading business school in Central Asia; later it was renamed Kenzhegali Sagadiyev University of International Business.[42]
  • A monument to Kenzhegali Sagadiyev was unveiled in Kostanay near the Big Bridge on the left bank of the Tobol River in 2021,[43] and a commemorative plaque and another monument were unveiled in Almaty on the UIB campus.[44]

References

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