Serikbolsyn Abdildin

Serikbolsyn Abdildaevich Abdildin was a Kazakh economist, politician, First Secretary of the Communist Party from 1996 to 2010, member of the Mazhilis from 1999 to 2004 and a candidate in the 1999 presidential election. He is often described as the "patriarch" for the formation of parliamentarism and the first-drafted Kazakh Constitution in early years of independence. As a Communist, Abdildin was a vivid supporter for democracy and has called for reforms for a multi-party system with a rule of law.