Aida Ğalymqyzy Balaeva (Kazakh: Аида Ғалымқызы Балаева, [ɐˈjɪdə ɣɑˈɫɯmqɯzɯ bɑˈɫɑjɯβɑ]; born 4 July 1974) is a Kazakh politician who's currently serving as the Minister of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan since September 2023.

Born in Jambyl, Balaeva graduated from the Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University in 2000 with a degree in Russian language and literature, and then the Kazakh National Agrarian University in 2007 with a degree in law.

[1] In 2010, she defended her academic title with a candidate of sociological sciences, the topic of the dissertation: “Ethno-religious identification of the youth of Kazakhstan: sociological aspect.”[2] From 1994 to 2004, Balaeva served a leading specialist in the department of analysis and coordination of socio-political processes of the Almaty Regional Information and Public Accord Department of the Ministry of Information and Public Accord as the acting head of the information department.

From 30 December 2014 to July 2019, she served as the Head of the Department of Internal Policy of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan.

[3] On 22 July 2019, Balaeva was appointed as the Assistant to the President of Kazakhstan as the Head of the Division for Monitoring the Consideration of Appeals.