Kairambekova (Gabdusheva) Maria Tynyshtykkyzy was born in 1969 in the village of Bazartobe. In 1976, she entered the 1st grade of Bazartobe Secondary School and graduated in 1986 with a Silver Medal. After finishing school, she enrolled in the Faculty of Philology at Karaganda State University. In December of that year, after hearing about the events in Almaty, she and her group went to the city center to protest in front of the local administration on December 18. For this, her parents received a warning letter for her involvement in the protest.

She graduated from the university in 1991 and later got married. She lived with her family in the Karaganda region. In 1998, due to family circumstances, she moved back to her native village and lived in the village of Kyzyldjar, part of the Bazartobe rural district. From 1998 to 2023, she worked as a teacher at the Enbekshi Secondary School in this village.

In May 2023, she transferred to Bazartobe General Secondary School and is currently serving as the school director.