Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov

Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov (Kazakh: Бақытжан Тұрсынұлы Жұмағұлов, Baqytjan Tūrsynūly Jūmağūlov; born 18 August 1953) is a Kazakh politician who was Chairman of Otan and after renamed Nur Otan, the largest political party in Kazakhstan.

[1] and acting chairman of Nur Otan party, created by merging a number of other parties into Otan.

Zhumagulov told reporters in a news conference in Astana on 25 September 2006 that Otan and Asar political parties officially merged.

"[1] Since 4 July 2007, Nur Otan has been headed by President Nursultan Nazarbayev.

[2] From 2010 to 2013, he held the post of Minister of Education and Science.