A solemn event was held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Dalelhan Zhanaltai

03 October, 2022

On September 30, 2022 Otandastar Foundation together with the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan organized a round table and historical-documentary exhibition on "Archive and Society. Personalities of Independent Kazakhstan: Dalekhan Zhanaltai. The event was held at the National Academic Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The event was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Dalelkhan Zhanaltai (1922-2012), prominent representative of the Kazakh diaspora abroad and social and political figure. The archive documents presented at the exhibition are in the state custody in the private collection of D. Zhanaltai in the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Otandastar Fund" with the support of the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Dalelkhan Zhanaltay. Collection of Documents."

Dalelkhan Zhanaltai was born on June 15, 1922 in the Altai region (now Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China) on Kosegeity zhaylau in Altai territory. He graduated from a religious madrassa and made a pilgrimage with his father in 1937. In 1940, he entered public service. In the 60s he emigrated to Turkey. D. Janaltay is the author of the novel "Kili zaman, difficult days. In addition to educational work, he was engaged in legal protection of Kazakhs, Kirghiz and Uighurs. Davidkhan Zhanaltai is multilingual, fluent in Arabic, Chinese, Russian, English, Urdu and Turkic languages, as well as Kazakh.
The round table was attended by prominent figures of the Kazakh diaspora abroad, compatriots who have returned to Kazakhstan, state and public figures, university professors and students, mass media representatives, relatives of Zhanaltai Dalelkhan Zhanymkhanovich.

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A solemn event was held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Dalelhan Zhanaltai