About
He was born on November 23 (December 6) 1909 (according to other sources, December 1 or 1899) in the village of Chaek (according to other sources, in the villages of Kairma or Karoy) (now in the Jumgal district of Naryn region, Kyrgyzstan) into a poor peasant family. He was a collective farm worker. From 1936, he was part of the troupe at the Kyrgyz Musical and Dramatic Theater (now the Kyrgyz State Opera and Ballet Theater named after A. Maldybaev, Bishkek). At the same time, he studied at the studio associated with the theater, graduating in 1937.
