Alibek Zhurkadam was born in 1987 in the Kostanay Region.
In 2009, he graduated from S. Seifullin Kazakh Agro-Technical University with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Auditing. In 2011, he obtained a Master’s degree in Economics from the Kazakh University of Economics, Finance and International Trade.

He began his professional career in 2007 as an economist. For more than ten years, he served as Deputy Director for Economics and Finance in a number of mass media organizations, including Gazeta Liter LLP, KazPress LLP, Nomad PressLLP, and Arguments and Facts in Kazakhstan LLP.

Since October 2019, he has held the position of Managing Director for Economics, Finance, and Legal Affairs at the Non-Profit Joint-Stock Company OtandastarQory.

He is fluent in Kazakh, Russian, and English.
Married and the father of four children.