She was born on January 10, 1956, in the village of Pioneer, located in the Ak-Talinsky district of Naryn region. While married, she raised five children: four sons and one daughter, and also became a grandmother to twelve grandchildren.
Surabubu began her education at the school in Pioneer village, and from the eighth to the tenth grade, she studied at the M. Lomonosov Secondary School in the village of Bayetov. In 1973-1974, she worked at a sewing factory in Naryn, and in 1974-1975, she worked at the V. I. Lenin factory in Frunze. From 1975 to 1981, she studied at the Frunze Polytechnic College, where she obtained a qualification as a hydraulic engineer.
In her second year, she was taken away to marry according to the "ala kachuu" tradition by friends of her cousin. "I had never been to the Kemin district and knew nothing about it, but as they say, may God bless the new place. The people turned out to be wonderful, and my husband is a calm, well-mannered, and reliable person. I took on any job: I worked as a land surveyor, an accountant, a census taker, and many other things," shares Surabubu apa.
Over the years, she managed to work in various institutions in the district, holding positions as a senior technician in water supply, a kindergarten teacher, the head of the House of Culture, and a librarian. Surabubu also actively participated in public life, working in the electoral commission, the elders' court, and heading the women's committee. She took part in the distribution of arable land, the collection of land tax, the population census, and livestock accounting. Since 2022, Surabubu has been retired and was elected as the leader of the "Aiyldyn körkü apalar" ("The Decoration of the Village - Mothers") association.
Recalling the life of villagers before 2000, she speaks of difficult times: "My husband and I spent 12 years in the city of Kemin, and after my father-in-law's death, we returned to Beishike. During the collapse of the Soviet Union, all three of our children were studying, and we took on any job to provide for their education. Salaries were delayed, and while working in the power supply, I received 150 kilowatts of electricity for free. We survived thanks to our garden and the help of neighbors. Even in tough times, people shared what they could: potatoes, milk, flour..."
Surabubu also talked about family life and how rare items for that time—a color television and a telephone—appeared in their home. "Last year, we celebrated 50 years of married life. Young people ask what the secret to our happiness is. I grew up as the only daughter in the family, and my husband lost his parents early. He is very balanced and calm, and we have become a support for each other," she says.
In her opinion, harmony and prosperity in the family depend on the woman. The man earns the bread, while the woman maintains comfort and well-being. She believes it is important to respect the husband's relatives and uphold traditions. "First and foremost, we are Kyrgyz and Muslims—may the youth have iman (fear of God)," emphasizes Surabubu.
During the Soviet era, her husband worked as a driver, and later the family moved to Kemin, where he worked in a construction organization and served as a deputy in the district council for five years. "In 1981, for good work, we became the owners of one of the first four color televisions in the district, paying 600 rubles for it. That was a huge amount of money when a doctor's salary was about 100 rubles a month. Later, we bought a three-room apartment in a high-rise building," she recalls.
After her father-in-law's death in 1992, they returned to Beishike. "People came to watch TV series because we had a color television, and we even freed up one room for convenience. We also had a telephone, and neighbors came to make calls," shares Surabubu.
Her work has been recognized with numerous certificates, including Honorary Certificates from the presidential representative in the Chuy region and the Kemin district state administration for her contributions to the library sector.
