Nurmambet was born on 21 August 1933 to Pakize and
Ahmet Nurmambet in Bazargic,
Dobruja, in the
Kingdom of Romania (nowadays
Dobrich,
Bulgaria). Her father was an officer in the 40th Artillery Regiment, Mărăşeşti 9th Division. When Romania
ceded Southern Dobruja to Bulgaria, at the beginning of
World War II, her family moved north to
Medgidia where her father was appointed commander of a garrison. ==Notes==