Almat graduated from the Kazakh State University of Law with Honours in 2004. He the undertook a postgraduate course in Taxation, and is currently studying at the Kazakh Humanitarian University.

He has taken part in numerous training courses on both European and Kazakh law. These include EU law training, which was sponsored by TACIS and training on Transfer Pricing provided by the Kazakh Ministry of Finance.

Almat speaks fluent Russian and English.

Almat has extensive experience in tax, transfer pricing, investment, Oil and Gas sectors as well as in the field of litigation.

Almat's practice is focussed on tax issues encountered by all kinds of companies active in Kazakhstan such as oil industry service companies as well as financial institutions. He acts as a regular corporate adviser to a number of high profile international and Kazakh clients.

Almat is a member of Kazakhstan Petroleum Lawyers' Association and is the authorised representative of the Kazakh Taxpayers' Association.