Salimzhan Zhumashuly Nakpaev (Kazakh: Сәлімжан Жұмашұлы Нақпаев [sælɪmˈʑɑn ʑʊmɑɕʊˈlə nɑqˈpɑjəf], Sälımjan Jūmaşūly Naqpaev; Russian: Салимжан Жумашевич Накпаев [səlʲɪmˈʐan ʐʊˈmaʂɪvʲɪtɕ nɐˈkpaɪf]), born in 1966, had served as the mayor of Atyrau, the capital of the Atyrau Province since 2006 to 2009.
After graduating from the Almaty Institution of National Economy with a degree in economics, Nakpaev began his professional life in 1983 as an engineer in the Makat District.
After his service in the Soviet Army, he returned to his previous post where he worked for more than four years.
From March 2003, Nakpaev was the manager of the executive board of the akim of the Atyrau Province.
From January 2005, he was the akim of the Zhylyoi District of the Atyrau Province.