Duken Masimkhanuly

Director  General of the R. B. Suleimenov Institute of Oriental Studies (since 2020) – Doctor of Philology, Professor

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Biography:

Duken Masimhanuly was born on April 20, 1963 in Akshi locality of Tekesi district, Xinjiang county, People’s Republic of China.

In 1982, after graduating from high school with honors, in the same year, Duken Masimhanuly entered the University of Central Nations in Beijing. In 1987 he graduated “with honors” from this educational institution, specializing in “philologist-translator”. After completing his studies at the university, he was assigned to the Institute of Literature at the Academy of Humanities of XUAR (Urumqi), where he worked as a researcher in 1987-1993.

In 1993, having arrived in the Republic of Kazakhstan by special invitation of the Kazakh National University named after Al-Farabi, he worked under the contract in the historical homeland, upon its completion, finally stayed in Kazakhstan, and engaged in teaching work at the Department of the Far Eastern Countries of the Faculty of Oriental Studies of KazNU. In 1999-2002 he was the head of this department.

In 2002 he was invited to teach at the Eurasian National University named after L.N. Gumilev. L.N. Gumilev Eurasian National University (Nur-Sultan).

In 2003-2009. – Head of the Department of Oriental Studies of the Faculty of International Relations of L.N. Gumilev Eurasian National University.

In 2010-2019. – Professor, Head of the Department of Chinese Philology of the Faculty of Philology of the mentioned institution.

In 2019-2020. – Director of the Research Institute of Chinese Studies at ENU.

Since June 2020 – Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies named after R.B. Suleimenov. R.B. Suleimenov Committee of Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Under the guidance of academician R. Nurgali, he successfully defended his PhD thesis on “National liberation theme in the poetry of Kazakhs in China (20-50 years of the twentieth century)” in 1999 and his doctoral thesis “National traditions and innovation in Kazakh and Chinese literatures (based on the works of M. Auezov and Lu Shun)” in 2008.

Duken Masimkhanuly began his creative path while still within the walls of the university and to this day more than 30 books have been published.

The main works:

1. “Zhurekke sayahat” (collection of poems. 1991, People’s Republic of China, Urumqi).

2. “Zher Sharynyn kyzyl beldeui” (translation, novel. 1992 Urumqi).

3. “Semser suy” (collection of poems. 1998, Almaty).

4. “Kokpar” (collection of poems. 2003, Almaty).

5. “Altynnyn buy” (collection of poems. 2007, People’s Republic of China, Beijing).

6. “Alkuren Arman” (collection of poems. 2008, Astana).

7. “Zhyr-Zhebe” (monograph, 2000, Almaty).

8. “Sarap” (collection of research articles, 2001, Astana).

9. “Soz – zhelken” (monograph, 2005, Almaty).

10. “Mukhtar Auezov zhane Lu Shun” (monograph, 2007, Almaty).

11. “Kazak zhane kytay adebietteri: ulttyk dәstur men zhanashyldyk” (monograph, 2010 Pavlodar).

12. “Kytay tili phonetikasyn negizderi” (co-author K. Mamytkan, textbook, 2002 Almaty).

13. “Kytai philology son kirispe” (co-author A.Abidenkyzy, textbook, 2004 Astana).

14. “Lu Shun. The Tale of Zhane Angimeler” (translation, 2009 Astana).

15. “Lu Shun Alemi” (textbook, 2007, Astana).

16. “Lu Shuntanu daristeri” (textbook, 2011, Astana).

17. “Eurasialyk Orkeniet: ezhelgi turki zhane kytay elinin ruhani karym-katynasy” (collection of scientific articles. 2012 Astana).

18. “Kytai turaly kyryk soz” (collection of scientific research works, 2014 Astana).

19. “Oz aspanym ozimde” (collection of selected poems, 2014 Astana).

20. “Muktar Auezov zhane Lu Shun” (monograph, 2014, PRC Urumqi. Tote zhazumen).

21. “Azattygym men Kazaqtygym” (collection of journalism and philosophical reflections, 2014, Astana).

22. “Duken Masimkhanuly. Tandamaly (ush tomdyk)” (Volume 1: monographs. 2016, Astana).

23. “Duken Masimkhanuly. Tandamaly (ush tomdyk)” (Volume II: studies of different years. 2016 Astana).

24. “Duken Masimkhanuly. Tandamaly (ush tomdyk)” (Volume III: studies of different years. 2016 Astana).

25. “Duniezhuzi turkology synyn tarikh” (collective monograph, 2016 Almaty).

26. N. Nazarbayev. “Koshі-kon zhane kazak alemi” (compilers and preface – M. Kasymbekov, D. Masimkhanuly. 2017 Astana).

27. “Duken Masimkhanuly. Please keep in mind. Volume 1, Lu Shun tandamaly shigarmalary” (translation, 2017 Astana).

28. “Duken Masimkhanuly. Please keep in mind. Volume II, Mao Dong. Tun (novel)” (translation, 2017, Astana).

29. “Kytaysha-Kazakhsha ulken sozdik” (Compiled by: D.Masimkhanuly, A.Abidenkyzy. 2018 Astana).

30. Ba Jin. Aulet (novel, translation. 2019 Almaty).

31. Mao Dong. Tun (novel, translation. 2019 Almaty).

32. “Sap, sap konilim” (collection of poems, 2020 Almaty).

Prizes and awards:

Best Work in Minority Literature Research Award (China) for Study on Oguznama (1990), All China Youth Award for Outstanding Work in Scientific Research and Literary Creativity (1991), Writers’ Union Award PRC “Original Talent” (1992) for achievements in the field of literary creativity and translation; by Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, he was awarded the medals “10 Years of Independence of Kazakhstan” (2001), “20 Years of Independence of Kazakhstan” (2011), “25 Years Independence of Kazakhstan” (2016), “20th anniversary of Astana” (2018). In 2010, D. Masimkhanuly was awarded the title of the Republic of Kazakhstan “Best University Teacher”, in 2012 the International Literary Prize of the Union of Writers of Kazakhstan “Alash” and the SCO Award (Shainhai Cooperation Organization) “Silk Road: Humanitarian Cooperation” (gold medal). In 2013, for his significant contribution to the field of scientific research and training of young specialists, he was awarded the medal of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan – “Y. Altynsarin.” In December of the same year, by Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, D. Masimkhanuly was awarded the honorary title “Honored Worker of Kazakhstan.” He is also a prize-winner of several national and international poetry competitions. Diploma winner of the “Festival of Poets” of Turkic-speaking poets in Elazig (Türkiye).

Having returned to his historical homeland in the first year of Independence, Duken Masimkhanuly has been tirelessly serving the science and education of our country for 28 years, training hundreds of Sinologists and Chinese language specialists, making his contribution to the formation and development of Sinology in Kazakhstan. His students work fruitfully in the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Embassies and Consulates of Kazakhstan in the PRC, Kazakh-Chinese joint ventures, higher educational institutions and research institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Showing concern for the nation and being a public figure, Duken Masimkhanuly takes an active part in the socio-political life of our Country. In 2003-2019, he performed public work as a member of the National Council under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Since 2019, he has been a member of the Republican Public Commission on Issues of Compatriots and Migration at the Compatriots Fund.

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Duisen Galymzhan Mustakhimuly – deputy director for science
E-mail: galyimzhan@inbox.ru

Belgozha Yernur – Scientific Secretary