Sadvokassova Aigul Kakimbekovna

Education: Graduated from the Eurasian National University named after L.N. Gumilyov, majoring in History, KazNU named after al-Farabi, majoring in Sociology.

Academic degree and academic titles: Doctor of Sociological Sciences, defended her dissertation on the topic "Sociological Analysis of the Development of Civil Service in the Republic of Kazakhstan". Scholarship holder of the international Bolashak program (research internship, 2022-2023, USA, Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs).

Professional experience:

· Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the Seifullin Agrarian University (1995-1997);

· Chief Specialist of the Department of Mass Media of the Ministry of Culture, Information and Public Consensus of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2001-2002);

· Head of the Department of Media Accounting and Monitoring of the Department of Mass Media of the Ministry of Culture, Information and Public Consensus of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2002);

· Deputy Director of the Research Institute of Theory and Practice of Public Administration and Civil Service of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2002-2003);

· Head of the Sociological Center of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2005-2006);

· Associate Professor of the Department of Political Technologies of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2006-2007);

· Expert analyst at the KazEnergy Association (2006-2007);

· Head of the Department of Sociological Research at the Institute of Parliamentarism of the Nur Otan People's Democratic Party (2007-2010);

· Head of the Center for the Study of Interethnic and Interfaith Relations in the Central African Republic at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2011-06.2020);

· Deputy Director of the Institute of Applied Ethnopolitical Research of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan (06.2020-04.2025);

· General Director of the Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies (since 04.2025)

Other positions:

· Chairman of the Scientific Expert Council of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan

Scientific, literary works, publications:

· Author of more than 100 articles and publications in Kazakh and foreign publications.

· Participated in the development of state programs and concepts in the field of ethnopolitics, methodology of sociological monitoring of the interethnic situation