Dr. Zhanar Temirbekova is the Rector of Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University and an elected Member of the Maslikhat of Turkistan Region. With over two decades of higher education leadership, she has driven academic excellence, internationalization, and strategic management across Kazakhstan’s leading universities, as well as international organizations such as TURKSOY.
She holds a Ph.D. in Management from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and degrees in Engineering and Management from Hacettepe University (Ankara, Turkey). An active researcher and advocate for academic innovation, Dr. Temirbekova has published over 40 scientific works focusing on transformational leadership, female entrepreneurship, and work values.
A multilingual leader fluent in Kazakh, Turkish, English, and Russian, she plays a key role in Turkic-world educational integration and regional governance. In recognition of her exceptional service to education and public policy, she was awarded the prestigious Kazakh state honor, the Order of Kurmet.