Sauat Mukhametbayuly Mynbayev (Kazakh: Сауат Мұхаметбайұлы Мыңбаев, Sauat Mūhametbaiūly Myñbaev) is a Kazakh politician who served as the minister of oil and gas of Kazakhstan from 2010 to 2013. Until 2021 he was also the CEO of Kazakhstan Temir zholy.^[1]

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Sauat Mynbayev
Сауат Мұхаметбайұлы Мыңбаев
From left to right: Mykola Azarov, Andrei Kobyakov, Vladimir Putin, and Sauat Mynbayev in a meeting in 2003.
Minister of Oil and Gas
In office 12 March 2010 – 3 July 2013
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Uzakbai Karabalin
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources
In office 27 August 2010 – 12 March 2010
Prime Minister	Karim Massimov
Preceded by	Baktykozha Izmukhambetov
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Minister of Industry and Trade
In office 14 December 2004 – 19 January 2006
Prime Minister	Daniyal Akhmetov
Preceded by	Adilbek Dzhaksybekov
Succeeded by	Vladimir Shkolnik
Minister of Agriculture
In office 26 July 1999 – 18 May 2001
Preceded by	Zhanybek Karibzhanov
Succeeded by	Akhmetzhan Yessimov
Minister of Finance
In office 21 February 1998 – 22 January 1999
Preceded by	Aleksandr Pavlov
Succeeded by	Oraz Jandosov
Personal details
Born	(1962-11-19) 19 November 1962 (age 61)
Spouse	Zhanar Kaliyeva
Alma mater	Moscow State University (1985)

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Mynbayev was born on 19 November 1962. In 1985, he received a degree in economics from Moscow State University and he obtained a master's degree again in economics in 1988.

Labor activity began as a teacher of the Almaty Institute of National Economy of the Kazakh SSR.

In 1991–1992, he worked as President of the Republican Construction Exchange "Kazakhstan".

In 1992–1995 – First Deputy Chairman of the Board of Joint Stock Bank "Kazkommertsbank".

In 1995, he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan – the head of the Treasury; First Deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In 1998, by the decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, he was appointed Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In 1999, he was appointed Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

From 1999 to 2001 – Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Since 2001, he worked as president of the "Bank of Development of Kazakhstan".

In 2002–2003, he headed the Caspian Industrial Financial Group.

From June 2003 – Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Since 2004 – Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Industry and Trade.

From February 2006, he headed the JSC "Holding on the management of state assets "Samruk"".

From September 2007 until March 2010, Mynbayev was the minister of energy and mineral resources.

On 12 March 2010, he was named as the head of the newly created ministry of oil and gas.^[2] Mynbayev's term ended on 3 July 2013 and he was replaced by Uzakbay Karabalin in the post.^[3]

2018–2021 – Chairman of the Board of the Joint-Stock Company «НК „Қазақстан темір жолы“».^[4]

In 2009, Mynbayev and Chinese officials discussed the current state and prospects of cooperation within the CNPC-AktobeMunaiGaz JV to develop Kenkiyak and Zhanazhol oilfields; they also dwelt on completion of the 2nd segment of the Kazakhstan-China oil pipeline as well as on new bilateral projects.^[5]

• Order "Ounce" I degree (2018);^[7]
• Order "Ounce" II degree (2012);
• Order "Ounce" III degree (2005);
• Order of Friendship (12 December 2004, Russia);
• Medal "10 years of Astana".

• "Мынбаев Сауат Мухаметбаевич" [Mynbayev Sauat Mukhametbayevich] (in Russian). Biographia. 25 December 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2012.