User:Bekuzak02/Zhilisbaev, Beken Bekenovich

Beken Bekenovich of Zhylysbaev (KAZ. Beken Bekenovich Zhylysbaev ;may 9, 1923, the village Barbet (Mountain), Chubartausky district, Semipalatinsk oblast - 23, 2015, Alma-ATA) - Soviet and Kazakh singer (tenor). People's artist of the Kazakh SSR (1977).

Biography
He was born in a peasant family. He took part in the great Patriotic war. In 1951 he graduated from the Alma-ATA Conservatory. During his studies he was a soloist of Kazakh radio and Kazakh state Philharmonic named after Dzhambul. He performed as a soloist with concerts, taught at the Conservatory. Since 1957 he headed the Department of solo singing. Since 1973 — Professor of Alma-ATA Conservatory.

In 1957 he was elected to the Alma-ATA city Council of people's deputies. A member of the CPSU since 1963.

Awards and titles
In 1955 he was awarded the title of Honored artist of the Kazakh SSR. Since 1977 — people's artist of the Kazakh SSR.

Awarded the order of Lenin, 2 orders of "Badge of Honor" (1948; 03.01.1959), Patriotic war (twice), "Otan" (2004), medals "Ten years of Victory in the great Patriotic war of 1941-1945" (1955), "Twenty years of Victory in the great Patriotic war of 1941-1945" (1965), "Thirty years of Victory in the great Patriotic war of 1941-1945" (1975), "Forty years of Victory in the great Patriotic war of 1941-1945" (1985), "50 years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (1967), "60 years of The armed Forces of the USSR" (1978), "70 years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (1988), "Sixty years of Victory in the great Patriotic war of 1941-1945" (2005).

Family

 * Wife-Omirbayeva Nuripa (1929-2003), is a librarian of the Kazakh women's pedagogical Institute. Children: Ilebaev Maksat Bekenovich (1950-1990), Zhilisbaeva Bekzat Bekenovich (1953-2004), Zhilisbaeva Ardak Bekenovna (b. 1954), Zhilisbaeva Aida Bekenovna (b. 1962).

Links

 * Ilebaev Beken Bekenovich whoiswho.kz