In 1985 graduated from the Kazakh Polytechnic Institute named after V.I. Lenin with a specialization in Machinery and Equipment of Oil and Gas Fields. In 2000 graduated from the Moscow State Agroengineering University named after V.P. Goryachkin with a specialization in Business Economics and Management. More
She began her career as a research officer at the Research Institute of Economics under the State Planning Committee of KazSSR. In 1992 she was appointed deputy director of the institute. Then she worked as the head of the department of financial and credit policy, first deputy minister of economy. More
