Kazakhstan, Astana, Feb.19 / Trend D. Mukhtarov /
Yerzhan Malgajyuly Mayamerov became the new Mufti of Kazakhstan, the Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Kazakhstan reported on Tuesday.
"During the direct voting, the candidacy of Yerzhan Malgajyuly Mayamerov, former head of the East Kazakhstan branch of the Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Kazakhstan, was unanimously approved and he was elected as Grand Mufti and chairman of the Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Kazakhstan," the Administration spokesperson said.
Yerzhan Malgajyuly Mayamerov was born on Dec.16 1972. In 1990 he graduated from the high school named after Gani Muratbaev in the East Kazakhstan region. In 1993 he entered the faculty of 'Shari'ah and Law' of the Islamic University Al-Azhar in Egypt. After graduating from university in 2008, he continued studying in Egypt. In 2011, he was appointed as a representative of the Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Kazakhstan in the East Kazakhstan region.
