Boris Kubaev was born in 1943 in the village of Uchkulan, in the Karachay Autonomous Region of the USSR. On November 2, 1943, the Karachay people were deported from their ancestral homeland to Central Asia, with no right of return. Little Boris was about two months old at the time. After a long and grueling journey in a freight train, his family — consisting of his mother, Baldash Dzhanibekova; his older sister, Muzalifa; and his grandmother, Gitche Bayramukova —found themselves in the settlement of Arys in Kazakhstan.

Boris’s father, Khamit Kubayev, was a livestock farmer. On November 2, 1943 — the very day of the deportation — he was arrested and subsequently convicted on political charges. On July 11, 1944, Khamit Kubayev died of exhaustion in the hospital of the Volga Corrective Labor Camp in Rybinsk (Yaroslavl Oblast, USSR) and was buried in a mass grave. His fate came to light only years later, following a persistent search through Russian Federation archives.

As fate would have it, Boris Khamitovich never knew his father and grew up as an only child after his sister, Muzalifa, died in deportation at the age of eight. In 1944, upon learning that her relatives had been exiled to the village of Nizhnechuyskoye in the Kirghiz SSR, his mother, Baldash Dzhanibekova, took a huge risk and left Arys with her children and mother-in-law. After reuniting with her relatives, she spent almost the rest of her life in Nizhnechuyskoye. She passed away in 1972 without ever learning her husband's fate. However, she lived long enough to witness her son’s early academic and professional achievements, his marriage, and the birth of his eldest children. She is buried in the Nizhnechuyskoye village cemetery.

Boris Kubaev graduated from secondary school in the village of Nizhnechuyskoye and enrolled at the Frunze Polytechnic Institute. It was there that he first met his future wife, Farizat Dudova, who was a student in the Faculty of Civil Engineering. However, after one academic year, Boris decided to change his field of study; in 1962, he enrolled in the Faculty of Foreign Languages ​​at Kyrgyz State University, graduating in 1967 with a qualification as a philologist and English language teacher. In 1974, Boris Kubaev earned a second higher education degree from the same university, specializing in industrial planning. From 1967 onwards, his life and career were closely linked to his alma mater, where he served as a lecturer, senior lecturer, department head, dean, and vice-rector of Kyrgyz State University.

He was awarded the titles of "Excellence in Public Education" and "Honored Educator of the Kyrgyz Republic."
In 1983, Boris Kubaev defended his Candidate of Sciences dissertation at the Alma-Ata Institute of National Economy, and in 1999 - his doctoral dissertation at the Al-Farabi Kazakh State University, where he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Economic Sciences.

From 1992 to 2003, he served as Director of the Institute for Retraining and Advanced Training at the Kyrgyz National University.
Starting in 1998, he participated in academic conferences and delivered lectures at universities in France, Japan, Italy, the Czech Republic, the USA, Thailand, and Germany.
From February 2009 to May 19, 2011, he held the position of First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic. Since 2014, he has been a member of the International Academy of Science, Education, Industry and Arts (California, USA).

In 2003, Boris Khamitovich decided to establish his own higher education institution and founded the Institute of Modern Information Technologies in Education (ISITO), which is currently the largest university in the Kyrgyz Republic. He remained the principal founder and rector of ISITO until his death.

Throughout his career in education, Boris Kubaev has distinguished himself as a talented and competent leader, a top-tier professional, and a highly intelligent man with a big heart. His work has garnered recognition at the highest levels across various countries and organizations (see the "Awards" section for details).

FAMILY

Boris Kubaev and Farizat Dudova married in 1967. They had six children together. Farizat graduated from the Frunze Polytechnic Institute in 1966 as a civil engineer and taught at the Department of Metal Structures until 1977. She participated in the design of the "Rossiya" cinema in Frunze. She was twice awarded the Medal of Motherhood (1st and 2nd class). She dedicated her life to her family and children, supporting her husband in his professional and career advancement.
In 1994, the family suffered the tragic loss of their eldest son, Enver.
Farizat Dudova passed away on January 14, 2025, at the age of 84.

Having endured poverty, famine, genocide, exile, the loss of loved ones, and the deprivation of all rights, Boris Kubaev retained his innate cheerfulness, optimism, incredible industriousness, love for humanity, and responsiveness to others.
His heartfelt concern for the troubles of others will forever remain in people's memories.

Boris Kubaev passed away on October 4, 2023, at the age of 80.