Quanyşalin then pursued his higher education in Alma-Ata (now Almaty) at the Faculty of Philology in the S. M. Kirov Kazakh State University, studying from 1972 to 1978 and graduating with a degree in "teacher of Russian language and literature".

In 1993, Quanyşälin became a leading researcher and the head of the Laboratory of Socio-Medical and Demographic Studies at the Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University.

[4] This conflict unfolded in Oral on 15 September 1991, during a period of significant turmoil and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, as Quanyşälin's participation in the Azat party reflected his dedication to upholding Kazakhstan's sovereignty and independence during the pivotal time.

[5][6] At the party's 1st Congress held on 6 October 1991, Quanyşälin emerged as a prominent figure and was elected as the first deputy chairman of the Azat Civil Movement.

[7][8] Later, in late 1992, Quanyşälin assumed the role of acting chairman presumably due to health issues faced by the party's leader, Mikhail Isinaliyev.

[6] However, his efforts were cut short by the dissolution of the parliament in 1995 by President Nursultan Nazarbayev, prematurely ending his impactful tenure and leaving the issue unresolved.

[3][9] In the 2004 legislative election, Quanyşälin sought to return to the parliament by running as an independent candidate for the lower chamber Mäjilis, aiming to represent the voters' interests of the District 12 for which his bid was ultimately unsuccessful.

During his campaign, Quanyşälin in an interview to Navigator, openly voiced his concerns about the Kazakh authorities' disregard for the law and the potential ramifications, in which he highlighted the issue of a "manual parliament", referring to a rubber stamp legislature, and raised the possibility of a subsequent color revolution challenging President Nazarbayev's authority in the lead-up to the upcoming presidential election for 2006.

[26] This resulted in Quanyşälin in not ruling out possibility of withdrawing from the race, citing legal issues if he were to lose the court case against Qojanazar as well as public calls for election boycott by the opposition in which he also announced his support for.

"[30] In connection to the December 2011 Janaozen massacre, Quanyşälin became one of founders of the Janaozen-2011 committee in February 2012, where he served as the organization's head of the information group and called for a thorough independent investigation into actions committed by the Kazakh authorities against the protesting oil workers.

[31] In August 2013, Quanyşälin, along with the opposition, openly defended fugitive businessman and former banker Mukhtar Ablyazov against his extradition from France after his initial arrest.

[33][34] Quanyşälin was also among 566 signatories of the September 2013 petition in appealing the Spanish government to forbid the extradition of Aleksandr Pavlov, a close aide of Ablyazov, to Kazakhstan.

[35] Following the 2016 anti-land reform protests, Quanyşälin took part in the Atyrau court trial of activists Maks Boqaev and Talgat Aianov in November 2016, where he called for the acquittal and release of them.

[39] In November 2019, Quanyşälin made a public address to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, requesting to be saved from "political surveillance and persecution" of Karim Masimov's office.

[40] On 12 March 2020, Quanyşälin along with other activists protested against the blocking of their bank accounts, to which he linked the incident due to his livestream participation with Ablyazov.

Quanyşälin in an interview to Orda.kz reported witnessing live ammunition being fired across the city, for which as evidence he presented a possessed physical cartridge to the journalist.

[45][46] In the aftermath of the unrest on 7 February 2022, he initiated the creation of the Center for the Study of Bloody January, where he accused of the existing investigative commissions, led by lawyers Aiman Omarova and Abzal Quspan of being controlled by the Kazakh authorities and the fact that the protest violence was infiltrated by "criminal elements and disguised law enforcement officers.

"[47] Following President Tokayev's early State of the Nation Address in March 2022, Quanyşälin made a public criticism over Tokayev's proposed reforms at a following press conference, from which he noted the ongoing political persecutions and demanded him to intervene in upholding the decision by the Esil District Court of Astana in banning the unregistered parties of the QDT and Köşe under the Article 405, which included sentences given to the parties' activists.

organizing committee for health reasons, from which in a statement he stressed that the "Qaraorda" had no intention of registering "a real opposition party" and from there, Quanyşälin suggested prominent marathon runner and public figure Marat Jylanbaev to succeed his leadership role while promising to continue serving as a committee member, a proposal which was unanimously adopted by the party.

[54] On 17 September 2022, Quanyşälin on social media announced his intention to take part in the 2022 presidential election, where he appealed for public associations "with at least nine branches in the country" to provide him official nomination.

[55][56] From there, he reported in encountering various obstacles to fulfill the requirements in becoming a presidential candidate, one of which was the failure in obtaining a registration of Alğa, Qazaqstan!, making it unfeasible to be legally nominated for presidency by his newly formed party.