Bakhytzhan Kanapyanov
Kazakhstani poet
Бақытжан Қанапиянов
- Born
- 4 October 1951, Kokshetau
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union, Kazakhstan
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- linguist, poet, boxer, translator, screenwriter
Bakhytzhan Musakhanuli Kanapyanov (Kazakh: Бақытжан Мусаханұлы Қанапиянов, Baqytjan Musahanūly Qanapiianov; born October 4, 1951) is a Kazakh poet, writer, publisher, and translator. Kanapyanov is a member of the Russian and the Kazakh PEN clubs, an honorary professor at the Shakarim University (Semey) and an academician of the Crimean Literary Academy (Simferopol, Crimea).
Awards and honours
- Dostyk Order of grade II
- Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan
- Order of Parasat
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q2640776 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.