The Security Council of Kazakhstan (, ''Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Qauıpsızdık Keñesı'' ) is a constitutional advisory body of the

Kazakh Government The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Үкіметі, tr, ''Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Ükımetı'') oversees a presidential republic. The President of Kazakhstan, currently Kassym- ...

which aides and assists the

President of Kazakhstan The president of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Президенті, Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Prezidentı; russian: Президент Республики Казахстан, Prezident Respu ...

in implementation of military policy and law enforcement. The President, who is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the

Armed Forces of Kazakhstan The Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Қарулы Күштері, , russian: Вооружённые силы Республики Казахстан) is the unified armed forces of ...

, is one of many permanent members of the council, which includes the

Minister of Defence A defence minister or minister of defence is a Cabinet (government), cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from coun ...

and the

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. The current chairman is 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 ...

, following the January 5, 2022,

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of former 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 ...

as chairman. The Secretary of the Security Council (currently

Asset Issekeshev Asset Orentaiuly Issekeshev ( kk, Әсет Өрентайұлы Исекешев, ''Äset Örentaiūly İsekeşev''; born 17 August 1971) is Kazakh politician who is serving as an aide to the President of Kazakhstan and the Secretary of the Secur ...

) is the second highest position in the council.

List of Chairmen

History

The Security Council dates back to August 21, 1991, when it was founded as the Security Council of the

Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic ; kk, Қазақ Советтік Социалистік Республикасы) *1991: Republic of Kazakhstan (russian: Республика Казахстан; kk, Қазақстан Республикасы) , linking_name = the ...

, which was created by decree of then-President Nazarbayev. It would later be transformed into the Security Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan in June 1993. The current mandate and regulations of the Security Council were approved by the government on 20 March 1999. The office of Secretary of the Security Council is the effective chief of the council who reports to the chairman. The position was introduced in June 1994 and has remained an important component of the Security Council. An amendment passed by parliament in May 2018 defines the decisions made by the council to be "mandatory and are subject to strict execution by state bodies, organisations and officials of the Republic of Kazakhstan."

Mandate

The Security Council of Kazakhstan has the following mandates: * To ensure that the president has full control to exercise his/her national security powers. * To form and implementation a national security policy. * To recommend options prior to him/her making decisions on domestic and foreign policy issues related to national security. * To prepare the carrying out of international agreements that repeated to national security.

Members

Permanent members of the Security Council include the following: *

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

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* Head of the Presidential Administration * Secretary of the Security Council * Chairman of the National Security Committee *

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Other members include: * Chairman of the

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* Chairman of the

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* Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service *

Minister of Internal Affairs Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...

References

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List of Chairmen

History

Mandate

Members

See also

References