State Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The hymn is one of the main symbols of the state. The very term "hymn" comes from the Greek word "gimneo" and means "solemn song". The hymn acts as an important sound symbolism, which is of key importance for effective socio-political consolidation and ethno-cultural identification of citizens of the country.

In the history of independent Kazakhstan, the national anthem of the country was approved twice - in 1992 and in 2006.

After the republic gained state sovereignty, in 1992 a competition for music and a text of the anthem of Kazakhstan was announced. As a result of the competition, it was decided to retain the musical version of the anthem of the Kazakh SSR. Thus, the authors of the music of the first Kazakh anthem were Mukan Tulebayev, Yevgeny Brusilovsky and Latif Hamidi. In the competition for the best text, the author's team also won, represented by famous poets: Muzafar Alimbaev, Kadir Myrzaliev, Tumanbai Moldagaliev and poetess Zhady Daribayeva.

In order to popularize the country's sound symbols, in 2006 a new national anthem was adopted. It was based on the patriotic song popular with the people "Meniң Қazāstanāmi". It was written in 1956 by Shamshi Kaldayakovym on the poems of Zhumeken Nazhimidenov. To give the song a high status of the national anthem and a more solemn sound, President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan finalized the original text. The Parliament of Kazakhstan at a joint session of the Chambers on January 6, 2006 amended the Decree "On State Symbols" and approved the new national anthem of the country.