Baktykozha Izmukhambetov
 Baktykozha Izmukhambetov (Kazakh: Бақтықожа Салахиденұлы Ізмұхамбетов b. 1 September 1948 in Dengiz District (now:Kurmangazy District) in Kazakhstan) is the akim of the West Kazakhstan Province and a former Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Kazakhstan.From 1966–1971 Baktykozha Izmukhambetov studied at the Ufa Petroleum Institute. After graduating he started as a driller with Embaneft association and later occupied a number of positions in Kazakh Exploration R&D Institute.