A Kazakh poet Galymkair Mutanov is not only an interesting and gifted creative personality, but also a very original, distinctive philosopher. His poems are heartfelt, extraordinary and modest.

The poems are memories, reflections and advices of a truly wise and outstanding person. They are not trivial and vain, but really bright, with deep philosophical associations. Therefore, his poems are readily translated and published abroad. Wonderful collections of poems of the famous Kazakh poet were successfully published in Turkey (two books for which were awarded with the prestigious Medal of Makhtumkuli), Azerbaijan and Russia…

The successful translations of his poems in Persian language (Farsi) were published in the popular magazine “XUDAFӘRIN”. There were also resonant publications in such Ukrainian magazines as Vsesvit, Boristen and Literaturniy Chernigiv; in the Canadian magazine Port Folio.

Galymkair Mutanov was recently awarded the Nikolai Gogol “Triumph” International Literary Prize in Ukraine. A number of songs had been written on his poems; under his subordination a social project “Ainalandy nurlandyr” is run in Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. The main goal of the project is to promote moral values, peace, good and humanism.

Galym Mutanov is not only a poet but something of a polymath. He is a hugely distinguished academic, with over 400 scientific papers to his credit, and currently rector of al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Alma-Ata. In 2013, his achievements were recognized in France by the award of a Chevalier L’Ordre des Palmes académiques.