Kumarbekov Muslim (1939) – a writer
He was born in the Shymkora village of Ulan district of East Kazakhstan oblast. After graduating the secondary school, he worked in the collective farm named after Zhambyl. After graduating the journalism faculty, for a long time he worked in the newspaper «Flag of Communism» (now «Didar»). Later, he worked as a deputy chief editor of the national literary and cultural and social magazine «Irtysh».
He is the author of «Laughing girl» (1969), «Coast youth», «Shynar», «Wild Irtysh» (1974), «My Altai is golden cradle», «House at the cliff», «Misery», «Chinara» (1978).
He is a member of the Union of Writers of Kazakhstan, winner and member of the Union of Journalists of Kazakhstan.
Literature:
Литература Казахастана: Энциклопедический справочник. – Алматы, 2010. – С. 305.
Писатели Казахстана [Текст] : справочник. - Алма-Ата : Жазушы, 1982. – С. 134-135.
Писателю Кумарбекову - 60 лет [Текст] // Рудный Алтай. - 1999. - 19 янв.
Саянов А. В честь земляка-писателя [Текст] // Рудный Алтай. - 1994. - 22 янв. - С. 1.