Autobiography

Nabizhan Muhamethkanuly Birth of place: 12.04.1954 He was born in Mukhur village of Togyztarau district of Yili region. Education: 1973-1977 Graduated from the History Department of Sun Zhongshan University in Guangzhou, China in 1977. Degree of Science: Doctor in History, Professor, the department of sinology, the Department of Oriental Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Director of the «Modern China Research Center». Career path: 1970-1980 worked in the Propaganda Department of the Yili County Party Committee. 1980-1993 Worked as an assistant researcher at the Central Asian Institute of the Xinjiang Academy of Social Sciences, served as an associate researcher and deputy director of the Institute of Ethnology of the Xinjiang Academy of Social Sciences (1989-1993) responsible for scientific research. 1993-1997 He studied at the Ch.Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology of the Republic of Kazakhstan at his own expense, studied for a doctoral degree. 1997-2000 He was an associate researcher at the Ch.Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 2000-2007 Associate Professor, Professor and Head of Modern and Contemporary History of foreign countries Department (2005-2007) of the historical faculty of the Kazakh National University named after Al-Farabi. 2007-2014 Professor of International Relations and World Economy Department, Faculty of International Relations of the Kazakh National University named after Al-Farabi. 2014-2017 Head of the department of sinology at Oriental studies faculty of the Kazakh National University named after Al-Farabi. 2017- to present Professor of the Department of Oriental Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and the director of the «Modern China Research Center» at the university. 1995 He defended candidate degree of history on the topic «The History of the Development of Relations between Kazakhstan and China (18-20th Century) ». In the specialty 07.00.02 National History (History of the Republic of Kazakhstan). 2001 Defended his Doctor degree on the subject of History of the topic «History of Kazakh society in China (1860-1920)» in the specialty 07.00.03 -World History, 07.00.02 - National History (History of the Republic of Kazakhstan). 2008 He got Associate Professor, 2009 He received his Professor’s degree. Awards: In 1990 he was awarded the title of «Xinjiang Youth»; in 1991 he was «China You