Shaken Niyazbekov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Kazakhstani artist
Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1938
Place of Birth: Taraz, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan
Date of Death: 16-Aug-2014
Profession: painter
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Shaken Niyazbekov
- Shaken Onlasynovich Niyazbekov (Kazakh: ????? ?????????? ?????????, Sháken Onlasynuly Niiazbekov; Russian: ????? ??????????? ?????????; 12 November 1938 – 16 August 2014) was a Kazakhstani artist best known for designing the flag of Kazakhstan. He was born on 12 November 1938 in Jambul (present-day Taraz).
- Shaken Niyazbekov left Secondary school and entered Leningrad art-industrial college.
- During studying in this college he participated in restoration works in the Hermitage, Isakiev’s cathedral and Petrodvorets. Niyazbekov's project of the national flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan was chosen among more than 600 proposals.
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