Her 2019 election campaign made her the first woman to be a Kazakh presidential candidate.

[2] Espaeva was born on 5 March 1961 in the village of Jaisan in the Martuk District of the Aktobe Region.

From 2008 to 2016, Espaeva was a member of the Aktobe Regional Mäslihat, on the commission on family and women.

Since 24 March 2016, she is a member of the Mäjilis from the Aq Jol Democratic Party on the Finance and Budget Committee.

[3] On 24 April 2019, Espaeva became registered as candidate for the 2019 Kazakh presidential election for the Aq Jol party which took place on 9 June, winning 5% of the popular vote.