Anuar Turlybekuly "Anuarbek" Alimzhanov (Kazakh: Әнуар Тұрлыбекұлы Әлімжанов, romanized: Änwar Turlıbekulı Älimjanov; 2 May 1930 – 9 November 1993) was a Soviet and Kazakh writer, publicist, public figure and politician.

[2] After graduating from the Faculty of Journalism, he worked as correspondent for Literaturnaya Gazeta (Moscow) in Central Asia and Kazakhstan.

He was repeatedly elected a member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR, a delegate to the 24th and 25th congresses of the CPSU.

In March-October 1991, President of the Association of Commercial Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Kazakh SSR.

[8][9] As the Soviet Union voted itself out of existence, the session concluded with Alimzhanov's farewell to fellow councilmembers, "Until we meet again, wherever that may be.

[13] Streets in the cities of Alma-Ata, Astana, Taldykorgan and a school in the Almaty region are named after the famous writer.