Membership card

Description

Membership Card No. 0636 of the Union of Journalists of Kazakhstan. The cover is made of red rigid cardboard. The inside bears the name of the organization in Kazakh and Russian: “Қазақстан Журналистер одағы / Союз журналистов Казахстана” (“Union of Journalists of Kazakhstan”).

The left section indicates the membership card number - No. 0636, the date of joining the Union - December 1982, and the date of issue - June 1993. A black-and-white photograph of the cardholder, authenticated by an official stamp, is placed in the centre.

The cardholder’s name is handwritten in the right section: Qazbanbetov Mukhametali Naimenkhanuly (A. Mukhametalin). The lower section bears the signature of the Chairman of the Union of Journalists of Kazakhstan.

The item is an official document confirming membership in the Union of Journalists of Kazakhstan. It has historical and documentary value as evidence of the development of Kazakhstani journalism in the late 20th century, the activities of professional creative organizations, and the professional career of a journalist.