He also got a master's degree in State and local government in the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Kazakhstan.
[2] Meyirjan Otynşiev started his career as Chief specialist in the Department of Employment and Social Programs of Almaty in 2010.
On 20 January 2021, he was appointed as First Deputy of the Almaty city branch of the ruling Nur Otan party.
[3] In March 2022, he started his tenure as the Executive Secretary of the Almaty city branch of the Amanat party.
His candidacy was initially proposed by his predecessor and fellow Almaty local politician Stanislav Kankurov.