There are many professions in the world. For young people, just beginning their independent lives, however, choosing the right career path is a crucial step that shapes their future. Those who discover their true calling and dedicate all their talents and skills to it achieve personal success while earning the respect and high regard of their colleagues. One such master of his craft is Shamyrat Mammetjumayev, a chief hydrogeologist at the hydrogeology department of the Marygidrogeologiya expedition, part of the Türkmengeologiýa State Corporation.
Shamyrat was born and raised in the town of Yoloten, Mary velayat. After graduating from secondary school in 1993, he enrolled in the hydrogeology division of the Petroleum Faculty at what was then the Turkmen Polytechnic Institute, completing his studies successfully in 1998. Upon graduation, he was assigned to an enterprise where he has remained ever since. From his very first days, he was supported and mentored by the head of the expedition’s hydrogeology department Atamyrat Ovezgeldiyev and the chief hydrogeologist Geldy Jumayev.