Mr. Abishev has joined National Welfare Fund “Samruk-Kazyna” in July 2009 where he is a director on Mining and Industrial Asset Management. He has extensive experience in mining industry as a director of FSA group in Kazakhstan and corporate development and mining asset management department of national holding “Parasat”. He was director of “Hilltec Development” in Hong Kong where he was mainly engaged in project implementation on mining and metals, developing the trade cooperation between Hong Kong (China) and Kazakhstan and attracting foreign investments. Mr. Abishev served as a representative of International Electrosteel Union in Geneva and worked as a first secretary, counselor at permanent representative office of Republic of Kazakhstan at UN and other international organizations in Geneva. He was advisor of minister of industry and trade of Republic of Kazakhstan.
Mr. Abishev has graduate degree from National University of Science and Technology “MISIS” in Moscow and postgraduate degree from Mekhanobr Institute in St. Petersburg.