Serikbek Daukeev


Serikbek Zhusupbekovich Daukeev is a Kazakh politician and geologist, who held various ministerial and äkimship positions and was the President of the Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences.

Biography

After graduation from Kazakh Polytechnic Institute named after Lenin in Alma-Ata in 1972 with a degree in Mining Engineering and Geophysics, he joined a land seismic seismic crew. By 1983, he had already become the Chief Engineer of Kazgeofizika. In 1986 Serikbek Daukeev came to the helm of Alma-Ata Geophysical Exploration Company after completing a program in Setting Up Industrial Production under the aegis of the Ministry of Geology of the USSR. The company was tasked with implementing new geophysical technologies in Kazakhstan under the guidance of the Minister of Geology of the USSR.
In 1992, Serikbek Daukeev spearheaded a reform of the whole system of subsoil resource use in his capacity as the First Deputy Minister of Geology, then Minister of Geology, and Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection after the governmental reform.
Serikbek Daukeev successfully defended his doctoral dissertation on Geology and Mineralogy in 1996.
From 2000 to 2002, he held the post of akim in Atyrau Region. During his tenure as akim, he initiated a number of construction projects to change the urban landscape into a more modern style. At the same time he served on the boards of KazakhOil National Oil Company and Development Bank of Kazakhstan.
In April 2002, Serikbek Daukeev chaired Satbayev University of Geological Sciences and was elected the President of the National Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan.
He has authored over 150 scientific publications, including 7 monographs, and received a prestigious award named after Kanysh Satbayev.

Publications

Books co-authored:
  • Kontinentalnye vpadiny Zentralnoy i Vostochnoy Azii ;
  • Metodika i tehnologiya vibroseismicheskih rabot s elementami vysokogo razresheniya .
  • Konzepziya regulirovaniya i upravleniya sistem nedropolzovaniya v usloviyah rynochnoy ekonomiki .

Family

  • Spouse — Mayrash Yermagambetovna Daukeeva.
  • Son — Daniyar.
  • Brother — Gumarbek Zhusupbekovich Daukee .
  • Cousin — Dias Kenzhebekovich Daukeev .

Awards