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Gaziz Abishev is a Kazakhstani political scientist and commentator specialising in Kazakhstan’s domestic politics and international relations.
Public and expert roles
- Since 2026 — Member, Public Chamber under the Qurultay
- 2025–2026 — Member, National Qurultay under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- 2022–2026 — Member, Public Chamber of the Mazhilis, Parliament of Kazakhstan
- 2020–2023 — Member, Experts’ Club of the Senate, Parliament of Kazakhstan
Professional experience
- Visiting Fellow — University of Oxford (2025–2026)
- Political commentator — Jibek Joly TV (2023–present)
- Chief Editor — Turan Times news and analysis agency (2018–2024)
- Analyst — Institute of World Economics and Politics (2020–2021)
- Adviser to the Vice Minister — Ministry for Investment and Development of Kazakhstan (2016–2018)
- Analyst — Central Communications Service under the President of Kazakhstan (2014–2015)
- Chief Editor — OilNews.kz (2013–2015)
- Correspondent — Channel 7, “Drugimi Slovami” (“In Other Words”) programme (2012–2013)
- Deputy Chief Editor — Kursiv business newspaper (2009–2012)
- Mathematics teacher — Gymnasium No. 3 for Gifted Children, Pavlodar (2005–2009)
- Commissioner — Pavlodar Regional Headquarters of Student Youth Labour Brigades (2005)
Education
- 2025 — PhD programme in Political Science, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana (PhD candidate; dissertation in preparation for defence)
- 2016 — MSc in Economics, Queen Mary University of London
- 2008 — Bachelor of Management, Almaty Academy of Economics and Statistics
- 2007 — Master of Mathematics, Pavlodar State Pedagogical Institute (now Margulan University)
- 2005 — Degree in Mathematics Teaching, Pavlodar State Pedagogical Institute
