Ilya Zhakanov
Ilya Zhakanov | |
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| Born | 6 May 1936 Aktogay village in Sarysu District of Jambyl Region, Kazakh SSR, USSR |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union Kazakhstan |
| Education | composer writer art critic |
| Alma mater | Kazakh State University named after S.M. Kirov Atyrau State University |
| Notable awards | |
| Spouse | Tiyshkul Altayeva |
| Children | 4 |
Ilya Zhakanov (born 6 May 1936 in Aktogay village, Sarysu District of Jambyl Region of the Kazakh SSR) was a Soviet and Kazakhstani writer, composer, and art critic. They were an Honored Worker of Culture of the Kazakh SSR (1990), Distinguished Cultural Contributor of Kyrgyzstan (1994), Distinguished Cultural Contributor of Kazakhstan (1998), and Hero of Labour of Kazakhstan (2022).