List of Famous people born in Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan

Mahmud al-Kashgari

First Name Mahmud

Last Name Al-Kashgari

Born on January 1, 1029

Died on January 1, 1101 (aged 72)

Born in Kyrgyzstan, Issyk-Kul Region

Mahmud ibn Hussayn ibn Muhammed al-Kashgari was an 11th-century Kara-Khanid scholar and lexicographer of the Turkic languages from Kashgar.

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Mukar Cholponbayev

First Name Mukar

Born on March 29, 1950

Died on May 24, 2020 (aged 70)

Born in Kyrgyzstan, Issyk-Kul Region

Mukar Shaltakovich Cholponbayev was a Kyrgyzstani politician.

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Sabuktigin

Born on January 1, 0942

Died on August 5, 0997 (aged 55)

Born in Kyrgyzstan, Issyk-Kul Region

Abu Mansur Nasir al-Din Sabuktigin, also spelled as Sabuktagin, Sabuktakin, Sebüktegin and Sebük Tigin, was the founder of the Ghaznavid dynasty, ruling from 367 A.H/977 A.D to 387 A.H/997A.D. In Turkic the name means beloved prince.

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Yury Chechun

First Name Yury

Born on July 5, 1986 (age 38)

Born in Kyrgyzstan, Issyk-Kul Region

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Marat Amankulov

First Name Marat

Last Name Amankulov

Born on March 24, 1970 (age 54)

Born in Kyrgyzstan, Issyk-Kul Region

Marat Askerovich Amankulov is a Kyrgyz politician, and current member of the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan.

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