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Mukhtar Umarov

Kazakh director & actor (born 1987)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionMay 1, 2026
Entity authorityQ25936035 ↗
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Mukhtar Kalilauly Umarov (Kazakh: Мұхтар Қалилаұлы Умаров, romanized: Mūhtar Qalilaūly Umarov; sometimes credited as Mukhtar K. Umarov; born 2 December 1987) is a Kazakh film director, actor and screenwriter. He was born in Alma-Ata, Soviet Kazakhstan. In 2015, Umarov was presented the First Republic Award of Film and Television - Jas Didar for the film, Invasion.

Biography

In 1987, Umarov graduated from the graphic design school of Symbat. From 2011 to 2014, he worked in television as web designer and producer. His first notable role was in the film Invasion, which succeeded in winning of Best Visual Effects award.

Filmography

Awards

Jas Didar – Best Visual Effects for Invasion (2015)

External links

"Объявлены победители кинопремии "Жас Дидар"".

"В Алматы проходят съёмки сериала "История хакера"".

"Алматинский режиссер снимает сериал "История хакера" - Новости Казахстана - свежие, актуальные, последние новости об о всем".

"В Казахстане снимут фантастический фильм про полеты на Марс".

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“Mukhtar Umarov” enters the record as kazakh director & actor (born 1987). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Mukhtar, Umarov and Kazakh can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1987, 2015, 2011, 2014—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1987-12-02. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Mukhtar, Umarov and Kazakh.
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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q25936035. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1987, 2015, 2011 and 2014.

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This entry incorporates text from “Mukhtar Umarov” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.