Born in 1975 in the Republic of Kazakhstan, H.E. Prof. Yershat Onggar received a bachelor’s degree in Shariah from Al-Azhar University in 2004, a master’s degree from the Higher Institute of Islamic Studies at Cairo University in 2007, and a doctorate from the National University of Kazakhstan in 2010. His Eminence has held important positions, including Vice President of the Religious Directorate of Muslims in Kazakhstan, Deputy to the Grand Mufti of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Head of the Department of International Relations and Ceremonies at the Religious Directorate of Muslims in Kazakhstan (2015-2019), Head of the Department of Dawah and Guidance at the Religious Directorate of Muslims of Kazakhstan (2013 -2015), Deputy Head of the Department of Relations with Religious Study Institutions at the Agency for Religious Affairs (2012-2013), Head of the Department of Islamic Research at the Center for Research and Analysis of the Agency for Religious Affairs (2012), Director of the Department of Religious Affairs at the Agency for Religious Affairs in the former capital of Kazakhstan, Almaty (2011), Professor at Al-Farabi National University in Kazakhstan (2009-2011), an islamic editor at Aseel TV channel (2009-2011), head of the editorial and analytical department at the Religious Directorate of Muslims in Kazakhstan (2008-2009), and specialized official at the Department of Education at the Religious Directorate of Muslims in Kazakhstan (2007- 2008). As a member of the Council of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, H.E. Prof. Yershat Onggar has represented the Republic of Kazakhstan since November 18, 2013.