Mels Hamzauly Eleusizov (Kazakh: Мэлс Хамзаұлы Елеусізов, Mels Hamzaūly Eleusızov; born 20 March 1950) is a Kazakh political activist and ecologist who is the Chairman of Tabigat Ecological Union. He campaigned in many of Kazakhstan's elections, mostly notably in the 2005 and 2011 presidential elections.
Mels Eleusizov | |
|---|---|
Мэлс Елеусізов | |
_(cropped).jpg) Eleusizov in 2016 | |
| Chairman of Tabigat | |
| Assumed office December 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 March 1950 Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Kazakh |
| Children | Aijan, Kamila, Igor, Timur |
| Alma mater | Al-Farabi Kazakh National University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Branch/service | Soviet Army |
| Years of service | 1968–1970 |
| Rank |  Captain |
Biography edit
Early life and education edit
Eleusizov was born in 1950 in the city of Alma-Ata (now Almaty). From 1968 to 1970, he served in the Soviet Army as a reserve captain before becoming a flight attendant, and Secretary of the Komsomol Committee of the Alma-Ata United Air Squadron. From 1975, Eleusizov worked in ARO-2, Jetysu shoe association, signaling and communication distance of the Alma-Ata railway while being the Head of the operational Komsomol Detachment of the Oktyabrsky District.[1]
In 1981, he graduated from the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University with a degree in law. In 1982, Eleusizov became the Deputy General Director of the Zerger Production Association. In 1984, he was the chief engineer of the military state farm of the Alma-Ata Central Asian military district until he became the Deputy Director of the Kazgiprovodkhoz Institute.[1]
Political career edit
In December 1989, Eleusizov became the Chairman of the Tabigat Ecological Union of Associations and Enterprises of Kazakhstan. Since 1993, he has repeatedly spoken about plans to transform his eco-union into a political party, but so far his attempts have been unsuccessful.[2][3]
He has campaigned many years for legislative and presidential elections. In 2005, Eleusizov won 0.28% of the vote.[4] Then in 2011 with 1.15% of the vote, where he himself admitted voting for Nursultan Nazarbayev.[5][6]
On 12 March 2015, Eleusizov announced his candidacy in the 2015 Kazakh presidential election, however, days later on 17 March, he dropped out of the race citing lack of funds and time for his campaign.[7][8]
References edit
- ^ a b "Елеусизов Мэлс Хамзаевич ▷ биография, фото, должность". kapital.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ "Эколог Мэлс Елеусизов вновь заявил о намерении создать партию". Радио Азаттык (in Russian). 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ Салапаева, Ульяна (2019-10-09). "Мэлс Елеусизов вновь создаёт партию". www.forbes.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ "Results of the Presidential Elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan, December 4th 2005". kazakhstanembassy.org.uk. 2005-12-07. Archived from the original on 2008-02-11. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN EARLY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 3 April 2011 (PDF). Warsaw: OSCE. 2011. p. 29.
- ^ tengrinews.kz (2011-04-03). "Presidential candidate Mels Eleusizov cast his vote for Nazarbayev". Главные новости Казахстана - Tengrinews.kz. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ INFORM.KZ (2015-03-12). "Mels Eleusizov announces his candidacy for president". www.inform.kz. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ "Мэлс Елеусизов снял свою кандидатуру с предвыборной гонки". election.vlast.kz (in Russian). 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2020-10-11.