By the Order of the Chairman of the Committee of culture of the Ministry of culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan I.M.Kozybayev #18-k dated March 15, 2011 G.K.Balabekova is appointed Director-General of the state establishment “The National library of the Republic Kazakhstan”, previously First Deputy Director-General of the NLRK.

   On March 17, 2011 there took place the official introduction of the new Director-General of the National library of the RK G.K.Balabekova. She was introduced to the collective by the minister of culture of the RK M.A.Kul-Mukhamed. In the greeting speech M.A.Kul-Mukhamed thanked O.I.Issakhov  for the work at the post of Director-General, stressing that for the merits before Motherland and a considerable contribution to the cultural development of the country O.I.Issakhov had been awarded the “Kurmet” order.

   In his speech before the workers O.Issakhov underlined the importance of continuity in leadership and said that with the new director the National library of the RK would preserve and develop the achieved successes, integrating into the world informational space.

   G.K.Balabekova works at the National library of the RK from 1987 after graduating from the Leningrad institute of culture after N.K.Krupskaya (the faculty of librarianship, specialization – “Automation of library-bibliographical processes”). From 1987 to 2003 occupied at the National library of the RK the posts of bibliographer, senior bibliographer, chief bibliographer of the informational-bibliographical department, head of the readers’ servicing department. In 2004 appointed Deputy Director-General, in 2008 – First Deputy Director-General of the National library of the RK.

   The collective of the National library of the RK sincerely thanks O.I.Issakhov for the activity at the post of Director-General and wishes G.K.Balabekova creative successes at the new post.