Altynshash Jaganova

Altynshash Jaganova (Kazakh: Жағанова Алтыншаш Қайыржанқызы; born 29 December 1943) is a Kazakh novelist, journalist, playwright, activist and politician. Since 1988, he has been the editor-in-chief of Kazakhstan Ayelderi.

Biography
Altynshash Jaganova was born on 23 December 1943 in Astrakhan District, Akmola Region, Kazakh SSR. In 1974, she graduated from the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute with a degree in literature.

Rukhaniyat party
In 1995, Alytnshash Jaganova founded and led a Rukhaniyat Party. On 30 October 2003, it was registered by the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan. The aim of the new party was to promote civil and interethnic harmony. At the seventh party Congress in March 2010, she assumed her position as party leader. She commented on her departure from the post of party leader: ""I thought about it a lot, but nevertheless, I decided that the party should be led by young people. Our young people have long ripened, and not only ripened but also overripe. And we did not give the young people the opportunity to develop, we did not give way to them. But life changes, so we must change. Therefore, Serikzhan Mambetalin was elected chairman of the party""

According to the new leader of "Rukhaniyat" Serikzhan Mambetalin, Altynshash Jaganova became an honorary member of the party: "“We decided to award A. Jaganova the title of honorary founder of the Rukhaniyat party. Our young people are grateful for her support, and we think that she will always be with us and give us advice”" In December 2011, she was excluded from the party for slandering its leadership, also she was accused of losing ties with the party and denying its ideology. Earlier, Altynshash Jaganova declared the illegality of nominating candidates for deputies of the parliament from the Rukhaniyat party, referring to the fact that she has the seal and documents of the party. In 2012, During the congress of "Rukhaniyat", Altynshash Jaganova was again elected as a chairman of the party.

Creative
Altynshash Jaganova is known as an author of a number of publications in the press and stories about the fate of women, friendship and brotherhood. Her first book is «Amina, wolves and the end of the world» (1967), also «Akkoyan - the white hound» (1970), «Minx» (1972),«Echo in a circle». Her plays «It all started with Apa», «Heavy rain», «Those who crossed the line», «Restless woman», «Agony», «Metastasis» were staged on the stages of Kazakh Drama Theater named after M. Auezov, a number of regional theaters and the Uzbek Academic Drama Theater named after Hamza. According to her script, a full-length feature film "Muslima" was shot, as well as a performance was staged at the German Drama Theater in Almaty.

Awards and titles

 * Order of Kurmet (15.12.2008).
 * Medals
 * Honoured figure of Kazakhstan (2000)

Family

 * First husband — Askar Suleimenov (1938—1992), Soviet and Kazakh writer, literary critic, playwright. Laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1996).
 * Son — Alisher Askarovich Suleimenov (born 1965), Kazakh film actor, director. Laureate of the prize of the Youth Union of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
 * Daughter — Karakoz Askarovna Suleimenova (born 1967), Kazakh film and theater actress, TV presenter. Honored Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan, laureate of the State Prize "Daryn", knight of the Order of Kurmet.
 * Her second husband is Anes Tulendievich Saray (born 1937), a Soviet and Kazakh writer, playwright, and journalist. Laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1992). Honored Worker of Kazakhstan (2002).