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The Executive Board of the IFAS Republic of Kazakhstan

Bolat Bekniyaz

Director

He graduated from the Geological Exploration Department of the Kazakh Polytechnic Institute named after V.I. Lenin specializing in “Hydrogeology and engineering geology” in 1984 (Almaty).

He upgraded his qualifications the Moscow State University after M.V. Lomonosov in “Geoecology” specialty (Moscow).

In 2002, he graduated from the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, specializing in Public Administration (Astana), and Taraz State University named after. M. Dulati, specializing in “Water Resources and Water Use” in 2015.

He leads general management of the Executive Board of the International Fund for Saving the Aral in the Republic of Kazakhstan in all directions.

Marat Narbayev

Deputy Director

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Department of Water Resources

Amirkhan Kenshimov

Director

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Medet Ospanov

Expert

Alma Chengelbayeva

Chief specialist

Environmental Department

Kaini Stamkulova

Director

Kaini has more than 20 years of experience of working in international organizations with the major focus on environmental and social projects in the Central Asia. Before joining IFAS she was involved in various environmental and infrastructure development projects such as irrigation and drainage, water supply and sanitation, urban planning, etc. with extensive cover throughout Kazakhstan, as well Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, Turkmenistan. In her current role she oversees and coordinates projects on supporting ecosystems in Aral sea basin, including biodiversity conservation, water resources management, addressing issues on land degradation and desertification.

In parallel she also participates in the social projects encouraging local community in pursuit of alternative to fishing and hunting activities. She is particularly passionate about promoting women’s access to education, health services and employment in the region. In 2013 she was granted Honorary Award of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan for her contribution in sustainable development of the Aral sea region.