# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mukhtar-shakhanov
# Generated: 2026-08-15T06:45:56.957Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mukhtar-shakhanov"
name: "Mukhtar Shakhanov"
slug: "mukhtar-shakhanov"
description: "Mūhtar Şahanov was a Kazakh writer, politician and diplomat who was the Kazakh ambassador to Kyrgyzstan. He was also a Member of the Mäjilis, and editor-in-chief of the magazine Jalyn."
tagline: "Kazakhstani writer (1942-2026)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Muhtar_Shaxan_Kazak_poet.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1942-07-02"
deathDate: "2026-04-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.49
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.215341333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhtar_%C5%9Eahanov"
    title: "Muhtar Şahanov"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muxtar_%C5%9Eaxanov"
    title: "Muxtar Şaxanov"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%85%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80_%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%9E"
    title: "Мухтар Шаханаў"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukhtar_Shakhanov"
    title: "Mukhtar Shakhanov"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moukhtar_Chakhanov"
    title: "Moukhtar Chakhanov"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%84%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AD%D5%A9%D5%A1%D6%80_%D5%87%D5%A1%D5%AD%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B8%D5%BE"
    title: "Մուխթար Շախանով"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muxtar_%C5%9Eaxanov"
    title: "Muxtar Şaxanov"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://kaa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muxtar_Shaxanov"
    title: "Muxtar Shaxanov"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D2%B1%D1%85%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80_%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2"
    title: "Мұхтар Шаханов"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%2C_%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%85%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80"
    title: "Шаханов, Мухтар"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2450518"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump