Dzhumagulov Apas Dzhumagulovich (1934), Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences (1999), Laureate of the State Prize of the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of Science and Technology.Kyrgyz. Born in the village of Arashan, Alamudun District, Chui Region. Graduated from the Moscow Oil Institute (1958). Worked as a geologist, chief engineer of the "Kyrgyzneft" management, head of department, secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kyrgyzstan, first secretary of the Issyk-Kul Regional Committee, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Kyrgyz SSR, head of the Chui Regional Administration, Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, and since 1999 - Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to Germany.
Specialist in the field of mining engineering. Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic (1992), Member of the International Academy, Honorary Professor, Doctor of several universities. Awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor (2), "Badge of Honor." More than 60 scientific works published, including 2 monographs.
Main Works:
1. A New Oil and Gas Bearing Area of Suzak (Kyrgyz SSR). Geology of Oil and Gas, 1973.
2. On the Gas Content of the Folded Basement of the Fergana Intermountain Basin. Collection of the Tyumen Conference, Tyumen, 1980.
3. Issues of Tracing Buried Reef Structures. In the book "Methods of Search and Exploration of Buried Reefs." Moscow, "Nauka," 1983.
4. Analysis of the Effectiveness of the Prediction of the Collector of the Sh-Productive Layer in the Area of the Maili-Su Structural Projection. In the book "Geology and Oil and Gas Potential of Kyrgyzstan," Frunze, "Ilim," 1990.
5. Geology and Methods of Studying the Oil and Gas Potential of Ancient Deltas. Moscow, "Nedra," 1986.