Jasaral Quanyşälin
Jasaral Minajadinuly Quanyşälin (Kazakh: Жасарал Мінажадинұлы Қуанышәлин, romanized: Jasaral Mınajadinūly Quanyşälin; Russian: Жасарал Минажадинулы Куанышалин, romanized: Zhasaral Minazhadinuly Kuanyshalin; 7 April 1949 – 18 May 2023) was a Kazakh politician, journalist, and activist who served as a member of the Supreme Council of Kazakhstan from 1994 to 1995.
Jasaral Quanyşälin | |
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Жасарал Қуанышәлин | |
| Member of the Supreme Council of Kazakhstan | |
| In office 19 April 1994 – 11 March 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Äiteke Bi |
| Chairman of Alğa, Qazaqstan! | |
| In office 18 April 2022 – 29 March 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Marat Jylanbaev |
| Chairman of the Azat Civil Movement | |
| In office 1992–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Mikhail Isinaliyev |
| Succeeded by | Hasen Qojahmetov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 April 1949 Qarabutaq, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Qosy Batyr, Kazakhstan) |
| Died | 18 May 2023 (aged 74) Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Political party | Alğa, Qazaqstan! (2022–2023) |
| Other political affiliations | QDT (from 2017) Alğa! (until 2012) Azat, 2008 (2005–2008) Azat, 1990 (1990–1994) |
| Spouse | Aisulu Qadyrbaeva |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Al-Farabi Kazakh National University |
| Profession | Journalist, politician |
| Military service | |
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| Branch/service | Soviet Army |
| Years of service | 1968–1971 |
Throughout his political career, Quanyşälin worked in the opposition, being involved in various opposition movements for which he faced arrest in 2006 after criticizing President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Quanyşälin was elected to parliament in 1994 and has participated in the 2004 legislative election, as well as attempting to contest the 2011 and 2022 presidential elections, where he was unable to conduct campaigning or secure the necessary presidential nomination, respectively. Notably, he founded and led the Azat Civil Movement from 1991 to 1994, and in more recent years, he founded and led the unregistered Alğa, Qazaqstan! party from 2022 before stepping down in 2023 for health reasons shortly before his death, after making unsuccessful efforts to officially register the party.