Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov

Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov (Kazakh: Бақытжан Тұрсынұлы Жұмағұлов, Baqytjan Tūrsynūly Jūmağūlov; born 18 August 1953) is a Kazakh politician who was Chairman of Otan and after renamed Nur Otan, the largest political party in Kazakhstan.[1] and acting chairman of Nur Otan party, created by merging a number of other parties into Otan.

Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov
Minister of Education and Science
In office 22 September 2010 – 2 September 2013
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Prime Minister	Karim Massimov Serik Akhmetov
Preceded by	Zhanseit Tuymenbayev
Succeeded by	Aslan Särınjıpov
Member of the Senate
In office 13 July 2017 – 24 January 2023
Deputy Chair of the Mazhilis
In office 2 September 2007 – 28 April 2008
Chair	Aslan Musin
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Janibek Karibjanov
Leader of Nur Otan in the Mazhilis
In office 1 September 2007 – 11 February 2008
Leader	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded by	Amzebek Jolshybekov
Succeeded by	Oral Muhamedjanov
Member of the Mazhilis
In office 27 August 2007 – 28 April 2008
First Deputy Chairman of Nur Otan
In office 4 July 2007 – 23 January 2008
Chairman	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Adilbek Zhaksybekov
Chairman of Nur Otan
Acting
In office 18 April 2005 – 4 July 2007
Leader	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded by	Amangeldı Ermegiaev
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	(1953-08-18) 18 August 1953 Almaty Region, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan)
Political party	Nur Otan (2002–present)
Children	Ruslan Zhumagulov, Alina Zhumagulova

Zhumagulov told reporters in a news conference in Astana on 25 September 2006 that Otan and Asar political parties officially merged. "In all, the merged Otan party has a membership of 700,000, which makes it the country's largest political party."[1]

Since 4 July 2007, Nur Otan has been headed by President Nursultan Nazarbayev.[2]

From 2010 to 2013, he held the post of Minister of Education and Science.