Ajar Giniyatovna Giniyat (Tulegaliyeva) (Kazakh: Ажар Ғиниятқызы Ғиният, Ajar Ğiniatqyzy Ğiniat; born in West Kazakhstan Province on June 8, 1969, Kazakhstani SSR) is a Kazakhstani stateswoman, who served as the Minister of Health of Kazakhstan from January 11, 2022 to February 5, 2024.

[3] Born in West Kazakhstan Province, Ajar graduated from Aktobe State Institute of Medicine with a degree in Paediatrics in 1992; she also holds diplomas in Local and State Governance (Yesenov University, Aktau)[4] and Business Administration (Almaty Management University МВА, 2015).

[6] In 1994 she moved to an Aktau primary healthcare unit where she progressed from an infectious disease doctor to head of the department.

Ms. Giniyat served as deputy head of the Medical Center of the Administrative Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan from September 2017 until June 2020,[8] after that, she was appointed Vice Minister of Health.

[9] Ms. Giniyat spearheaded a pro-vaccination campaign and delivered numerous related briefings during the COVID-19 pandemic.