(; 12 November 1938 – 16 August 2014) was a Kazakh artist who designed the flag of Kazakhstan.
Niazbekov was born on 12 November 1938 in Dzambul (present-day Taraz). Following secondary school, he entered Leningrad art-industrial college. While studying in this college, he participated in restoration works in the Hermitage, Saint Isaac's Cathedral and Petrodvorets.
Niazbekov's project of the national flag of Kazakhstan was chosen among more than 600 proposals.
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Akim`s administration of Auezov district homepage The Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the UK homepage