From 1965 to 1971, Izmukhambetov studied at the
Ufa State Petroleum Technological University in
Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of the
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Between 1991 and 1993, Izmukhambetov held different posts at the Ministry of Geology and Subsurface Protection. After that, he served as the director-general of Kazakhturkmunay and Kazmunaytengiz oil companies, and as a managing director of the national oil company
KazMunayGas. Later, he served as the first vice minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, and from 19 January 2006 until 28 August 2007 as a minister of Energy and Mineral Resources. During the
2012 legislative election, Izmukhambetov was elected to the
Mäjilis, he was subsequently appointed as the
Deputy Chair. From 2012 to 2016 he served as
Akim of the
Atyrau Region, he succeeded
Bergey Ryskaliyev in this position. On 25 March 2016, Izmukhambetov was sworn in as the
Chairman of the Mäjilis and succeeded
Kabibulla Dzhakupov. On 21 June 2016, Izmukhambetov resigned as the Mazhilis Chair to become chairman of the Republican Public Association of Veterans Organization of the Central Council. He was succeeded as chair by
Nurlan Nigmatulin. Izmukhambetov is decorated with the
Order of Kurmet (1999) and with the third class of the
Order of Merit of Ukraine (2008). ==Notes==