The Order of Kurmet is an order

Order (decoration)

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 awarded by the government of Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...

. It was established in 1993.

The order is awarded to Kazakhstani citizens who have exhibited merit in the fields of economics

Economics

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, science

Science

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, culture

Culture

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, social issues, and education

Education

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.

The order has no grades or classes.

Politics and administration

• Maulen Sagatkhanuly Ashimbaev, Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of the Republic Kazakhstan
• Serik N. Baimaganbetov, Minister of Internal Affairs
• Talgat Sovetbekovich Donakov, Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Baktykozha Izmukhambetov, governor of West Kazakhstan Province
• Kussainov A.K., Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Mukhtar A. Kul-Mukhammed, Minister of Culture and Information
• Kanat Saudabayev
  Kanat Saudabayev
  Kanat Bekmyrzayevich Saudabayev is a Kazakhstani politician who was born next to Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan in 1946. Saudabayev has served as the Secretary of State of the Republic of Kazakhstan since 15 May 2007...
  
  , Ambassador to the United States
• Marat M. Tazhin
  Marat Tazhin
  Marat Muhanbetuly Tazhin is a Kazakh politician. He served as the Foreign Minister in the Government of Kazakhstan from 2007 to 2009. He previously served as Secretary of the National Security Committee...
  
  , Minister of Foreign Affairs

Business and economics

• Arken Arystanov
  Arken Arystanov
  Arkén Kenesbékovich Arystánov is the chairman of the Agency for regulation of the regional financial center of Almaty city and a board member of the Agency on regulation and supervision of financial market and financial organisations, Kazakhstan.- Education and early career :1988 – Graduated...
  
  , Chairman of the Regional Financial Center of Almaty city
  RFCA
  Regional Financial Centre of Almaty City - business and financial centre in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Chairman - Arken Arystanov.The Regional Financial Centre of Almaty acts as a financial hub, attracting international investment funds as well as listed companies...
  
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• Kanat Bozumbayev, President of KEGOC
  KEGOC
  The Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company is a national transmission grid operator of Kazakhstan. It was established according to Government Resolution of 28 September 1996 on 11 July 1997. All shares of KEGOC are hold by the state-owned holding company Samruk-Kazyna....
  
  
• Kenzhebek Ibrashev, Vice-President of National Company KazMunayGas
  KazMunayGas
  KazMunayGas is the state-owned oil and gas company of Kazakhstan. It was founded in 2002 by merging Kazakhoil and Oil and Gas Transportation.-Subsidiaries:Main subsidiaries of KazMunayGas are:...
  
  
• David J. O'Reilly
  David J. O'Reilly
  David J. O'Reilly , is former chairman and CEO of Chevron Corporation. In 1968, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from University College, Dublin, from which he also received an honorary doctor of science degree in June 2002. He began his career with Chevron Research...
  
  , CEO of Chevron
  Chevron Corporation
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• Alexandr Poyarel, General Director of Kazphosphate
• Saken Seifullin, Chairman of Seimar Alliance Policy Insurance JSC and the former CEO of FoodMaster.

Science and technology

• Izmuhambetov Talapkali Abishevich, director of Republican Medical College
• Gulnaz Kenzhetayevna Akhmetova, Deputy Chairman of the Academic Methodologies Council of the Ministry of Education and Science

Culture and the arts

At a ceremony in Almaty, Deputy Minister of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan, Askar Buribaev handed awards to Kazakh cultural and art workers.

• Dukesh Baimbetov (Radio and TV)
• Dinmukhamed Achim (actor)
• Kudaibergen Sultanbaev (actor)
• Koeman Tastanbekov (actor)
• Meruert Utekesheva (actor)
• Kasim Zhakibaev (actor)
• Bakhit Zhangalieva (actor)