Yerlan Alimbayev

Yerlan Alimbayev (born 6 January 1975) is a Kazakh politician who serves as diplomat. Prior to his appointment as the Ambassador India, Alimbayev has served as Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and as the National Coordinator on the matters of the activities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization from the Republic of Kazakhstan. In various years, he held diplomatic positions in the Embassies of Kazakhstan in India, the Republic of Korea, as well as the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Switzerland.^[1][2][3]

Yerlan Alimbayev
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of India
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 September 2019
President	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Preceded by	Bulat Sarsenbayev
Personal details
Born	(1975-01-06) 6 January 1975 (age 50) Kyzylorda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Kazakh
Alma mater	The Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Early life and education

Born in Kyzylorda, Alimbayev earned his bachelor's degree in Oriental studies from the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Alimbayev also hold a master's degree from Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations, a for-profit business whose lack of university accreditation has put it under the spotlight of the news media.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]} He speaks Kazakh, Russian, English, French, Hindi and Urdu and is the recipient of several State awards and recognition.