[1] Previously, Togjanov served as the controversial Äkim of Aktobe Region from August 2022 to September 2023, Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 2020 to 2022, Äkim of Mangystau Region from 2017 to 2019 and Chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of Kazakhstan from 2019 to 2020.

He is especially known for insisting not to answer when asked on his salary in 2022,[2] his 2023 controversial interview with Ashat Niyazov[3] and his fellow politician and younger brother, who swore at his employees.

[4] Born in the village of Shagatai, Togjanov graduated in 1988 from Karagandy State University, majoring in law.

[7][8] From 16 September 2019 to 11 February 2020, Togjanov served as the chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of Kazakhstan.

[1] On July 23, 2023, the Äkim of Aktobe Region Togjanov's interview with journalist Ashat Niyazov, the founder of the "Obojayu" (Russian: Обожаю, lit.

'Love it') YouTube channel, demanded that the journalist speak Kazakh instead of actually answering Niyazov's questions, and kept changing the topic to the language issue of the country.