He survived the famine and war, but it did not break his faith in justice.

Khabi Zhakypov was born on September 15, 1915, in the village of Zhana Kazanka in the Zhanakala district, known as the Narynkum region in the interfluve of the Volga and Ural rivers. He matured early at the age of 13, left fatherless, with the responsibility of caring for his mother Dina, younger brother Toremurat, and younger sister Kazimash. The times were tough, and the country was undergoing violent collectivization, resulting in illegal arrests, deprivation of voting rights, evictions, and many were executed. Collectivization led to the famine and genocide of the Kazakh people.

Khabi Zhakypov's fortune was that he completed the 4th grade in the village school. During this time, the decision of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR to eliminate mass illiteracy was made, and literacy courses were organized locally. Thirteen-year-old Khabi Zhakypov taught adults in his village. Starting his work in this way, in 1932-1933, Khabi Zhakypov worked in the village council, collecting taxes to help those affected by famine.

Later, Khabi Zhakypov graduated from the rural school, the workers' faculty, the All-Union correspondence law institute in Moscow, and the law faculty of Kazan State University. He dedicated himself to work in judicial bodies for 45 years: in October 1933, he was assigned to work as a court secretary, and from 1938 to 1978, he served as the chairman of the Burlin, Ordin, and Zhanibek districts. Four times, he was elected the chairman of the Kaztalovsk district court by popular vote and became a member of the Ural Regional Court.

Interestingly, when the war of 1941-1945 began, Khabi Zhakypov was the chairman of the Zhanibek district court. The war was 180 kilometers away in Stalingrad. Enemy planes flew over the region daily, bombing Kazakh villages. To carry out sabotage in the Kazakh steppe, the fascists targeted railway stations near the front line. An enhanced front-line regime was introduced throughout the district. At that time, in addition to his position as the chairman of the district court, Khabi Zhakypov also served on the military tribunal.

Since 1957, he was a member of the West Kazakhstan Regional Court, honored with a Certificate of Merit from the Supreme Court of the Republic. In 1967, Khabi Zhakypov became the first among judges in Kazakhstan to receive the honorary title "Distinguished Lawyer of the Republic."

Having survived the famine and the Second World War, Khabi Zhakypov devoted his entire life to his people, staunchly standing guard over justice and universal assistance. He instilled respect for legality and justice, advocated for honest work, and his decisions acquitted the innocent and punished the guilty.

A street in the district center of Kaztalovka is named after him, where he lived and worked for 20 years. A memorial plaque is installed in the house where he lived in Uralsk.

His legacy is continued by his sons.

In 2008, his sons Mirbolat and Toremurat established a charitable foundation in honor of their father, Khabi Zhakypov. The main directions of the foundation's activities include promoting legal justice, assisting talented children, providing educational grants to outstanding students and schoolchildren, conducting competitions among judges of the republic and the region, and more. From 2008 to 2018, the foundation awarded grants to 74 schoolchildren and students, and this is just the beginning.

In 2022, the foundation undergoes re-registration and adds the word "Altair" to its name. Altair is the brightest star in the constellation Aquila. The eagle is a symbol of freedom, independence, the pursuit of goals, and the flight into the future. The management of the foundation is passed on to Khabi Zhakypov's grandson, Madi Zhakypov, to continue and expand his grandfather's work internationally.

The main directions of the foundation's activities are expanding:

• Supporting socially vulnerable populations, improving the quality of life for people with disabilities;
• Implementing measures for the health improvement of the population using modern technologies;
• Providing opportunities for the use of advanced technologies to provide social services;
• Providing educational grants to exceptionally distinguished schoolchildren and students;
• Promoting legal knowledge, traditional moral values, and the principles of the rule of law;
• Conducting charitable and other activities not contradicting the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and this Charter.

The baton is picked up by the grandson,

who has set an ambitious goal: to reintegrate 8million people with disabilities into society using advanced technologies and assistive devices,such as modern prosthetics, exoskeletons, hearing aids, wheelchairs, etc. The aim is to makepeople with disabilities independent, free, and full-fledged members of society, striving for a bright future.