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The First Lady of the Republic of Kazakhstan , also known as First Lady of Kazakhstan ( kz, Қазақстанның бірінші ханымы, Qаzаqstаnnyñ bırınşı hаnymy, ) is the unofficial ''
de facto ''De facto'' ( ; , "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, whether or not they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with ''de jure'' ("by la ...
'' title usually attributed to the wife of the
president of Kazakhstan The president of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Президенті, Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Prezidentı; russian: Президент Республики Казахстан, Prezident Respu ...
, but because the incumbent president
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev ( kk, Қасым-Жомарт Кемелұлы Тоқаев, Qasym-Jomart Kemelūly Toqaev ; born 17 May 1953) is a Kazakh politician and diplomat who is currently serving as the President of Kazakhstan since 12 J ...
is divorced, the position is vacant. First and only person to hold the title was
Sara Nazarbayeva Sara Alpysovna Nazarbayeva ( kk, Сара Алпысқызы Назарбаева, ', , russian: Сара Алпысовна Назарбаева, née Konakayeva (Qonaqaeva, Қонақаева); born 12 February 1941) served as the First Lady of ...
, wife of
Nursultan Nazarbayev Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev ( kk, Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев, Nūrsūltan Äbişūlı Nazarbaev, ; born 6 July 1940) is a Kazakh politician and military officer who served as the first President of Kazakhstan, in off ...
.


Current

The first lady position is currently vacant, since the divorce of the current president
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev ( kk, Қасым-Жомарт Кемелұлы Тоқаев, Qasym-Jomart Kemelūly Toqaev ; born 17 May 1953) is a Kazakh politician and diplomat who is currently serving as the President of Kazakhstan since 12 J ...
and
Nadezhda Tokayeva Nadezhda Davydovna Tokayeva ( he, נאדז'דה טוקאיבה; kk, Надежда Давыдқызы Токаева, Nadejda Davydqyzy Tokaeva; born 27 September 1957) is a Kazakh public figure, who was the First Lady of Kazakhstan from 2019 t ...
in 2020. There have been no first gentlemen of
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
to date.


History and role of the first lady

There is no official role or office of the first lady of Kazakhstan as she is not an elected position, but usually tend to participate in humanitarian and charitable work. Until 2019, there has been just one
first lady First lady is an unofficial title usually used for the wife, and occasionally used for the daughter or other female relative, of a non-monarchical A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, is head of state fo ...
since the country's independence in 1991,
Sara Nazarbayeva Sara Alpysovna Nazarbayeva ( kk, Сара Алпысқызы Назарбаева, ', , russian: Сара Алпысовна Назарбаева, née Konakayeva (Qonaqaeva, Қонақаева); born 12 February 1941) served as the First Lady of ...
, wife of President
Nursultan Nazarbayev Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev ( kk, Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев, Nūrsūltan Äbişūlı Nazarbaev, ; born 6 July 1940) is a Kazakh politician and military officer who served as the first President of Kazakhstan, in off ...
.


List of First ladies of Kazakhstan (1991–present)


Notes


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See also

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First Lady First lady is an unofficial title usually used for the wife, and occasionally used for the daughter or other female relative, of a non-monarchical A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, is head of state fo ...
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Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
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President of Kazakhstan The president of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Президенті, Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Prezidentı; russian: Президент Республики Казахстан, Prezident Respu ...
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