Baktiyar Saparbekovich Kozhakhmetov
Member of the Board of Directors of "Association of Travelers of Russia", honorary member of the Presidium of "Union of Kipchaks of Hungary", member of "Civil Peace Center". Representative of the National Geographic Society "QazaqGeography". Author and leader of ethnological expedition on camels "Otyrar-Ulytau" (1991, length 1200 km.) and international expedition "Altai-Danube", which took place in five stages from 1999 to 2005, length 6000 km. Initiator and organizer of inclusion of nomination "Traditional spring rites of Kazakh horse breeders" in the world list of intangible cultural heritage of UNESCO. The initiator of the construction of the visitor center in the village of Ulytau. Author of photo albums "Ulytau", "Sign of the Height", books "Hungary through the eyes of the Altai-Danube", "Copper path", co-author of photo album "Sacred Ulytau", "Man and nature", "Battle of Bulatyn". He was awarded letters of thanks from the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Minister of Culture, the Minister of Tourism and Sports, Akimov Region and City. At the end of 2000, he was awarded the "Best Museum Worker of the Year" gold medal "10 Years of Independence" and several jubilee medals. In 2015, he was awarded the title "Excellence in the field of culture". He is a knight of the Order of Honor.