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Äkim Of Astana
The Äkim of Astana (, ''Астана әкімі'') is the chief authority in the capital city of Kazakhstan, Astana (formerly Nur-Sultan). The position was established in 1997 when the capital was moved to Astana from Almaty. Currently the position is being held by Zhenis Kassymbek. List of äkims of Astana since 1991 * Amanjol Bölekpaev (1992–1997) * Ädılbek Jaqsybekov (1997–2003) * Temırhan Dosmūhambetov (2003–2004) * Ömırzaq Şökeev (2004–2006) * Asqar Mamin (2006–2008) * İmanğali Tasmağambetov (2008–2014) * Ädılbek Jaqsybekov (2014–2016) * Äset İsekeşev (2016–2018) * Baqyt Sūltanov (2018–2019) * Altai Kölgınov (2019–2022) * Zhenis Kassymbek Jenis Mahmuduly Qasymbek (, , ; born 7 May 1975) is a Kazakh politician who is currently serving as the Äkim of Astana since December 2022. Early life and education The son of Makhmud Kassymbekov, Mahmud Qasymbek, Jenis Qasymbek was born to a ... (2022–present) References {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhenis Kassymbek
Jenis Mahmuduly Qasymbek (, , ; born 7 May 1975) is a Kazakh politician who is currently serving as the Äkim of Astana since December 2022. Early life and education The son of Makhmud Kassymbekov, Mahmud Qasymbek, Jenis Qasymbek was born to a Muslim family in the village of Shu, Jambyl, Shu. In 1997 he graduated from the Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering as an architectural designer. In 2001, he graduated from the L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. Career After graduating in 1997, Qasymbek was a trainee researcher at the Kazakh Haed Architecture and Civil Engineering Academy. In 1998, he became a chief specialist of Temirbank OJSC. From 1998 to 2000, Qasymbek served as the head of Department of the Committee on Antimonopoly Policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In 2000, he became the director of the Department of Water Transport of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan until becoming the director of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temirkhan Dosmukhanbetov
Temirkhan Myngaydaruly Dosmukhanbetov (, ''Temırhan Myñaidarūly Dosmūhanbetov''; 8 March 1949 – 1 November 2021) was a Kazakhstani politician, who served as the Minister of Tourism and Sports in the Government of Kazakhstan since Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev appointed him on 27 March 2006.Kazakh President Splits Ministry RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Prior to that he served as the mayor of Astana. Nazarbayev appointed him mayor, replacing Adilbek Jaksybekov, on 16 June 2006. Jaksebekov then became the Minister of Trade and Industry.New Kazakh Government Formed, Sets Out Priorities RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altai Kólginov
Altai or Altay may refer to: Places *Altai Mountains, in Central and East Asia, a region shared by China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Russia In China *Altay Prefecture (阿勒泰地区), Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China *Altay City (阿勒泰市), also spelled "Aletai", a city of Altay Prefecture In Kazakhstan * Altai Town, a town in Kazakhstan, until 2019 known as Zyryan or Zyryanovsk In Mongolia *Altai City *Altai, Govi-Altai, a ''sum'' (district) * Altai, Bayan-Ölgii, a ''sum'' *Altai, Khovd, a ''sum'' In Russia *Altai Krai, a federal subject of Russia ** Altay, Altay Krai *Altai Republic, a federal subject of Russia People and languages *Altay (name), a list of people with the given name or surname *Altai people, an ethnic group **Altai languages, the languages spoken by these people Other uses *'' Altai'', a historical novel by Wu Ming *Rupes Altai, a feature of the geography of the Moon *Altay sheep, a sheep breed *Altay S.K., a football club from İzmir, Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakhyt Sultanov
Bakhyt Turlykhanuly Sultanov (, ''Baqyt Tūrlyhanūly Sūltanov''; born 29 November 1971) is a Kazakh statesman, Deputy Prime Minister — Minister of Trade and Integration from January 11 to August 15, 2022, and Minister of Trade and Integration on June 17, 2019. Former Finance Minister, former Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan, former deputy prime minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, former Äkim of Astana. Biography Early life and education Sultanov was born in Alma Ata (now Almaty). In 1988, he graduated from the Republican Physics and Mathematics Boarding School, in 1994 from the Satbayev University with a degree in electrical engineering and in 1995, from the Narxoz University with a degree in economics. Career Sultanov began his career in 1994 as a leading economist in the corporation and licensing department of the Financial Market Securities Department at the Ministry of Finance where he progressed from senior econo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asset Issekeshev
Asset Orentaiuly Issekeshev (, ''Äset Örentaiūly İsekeşev''; born 17 August 1971) is a Kazakh politician and public figure, currently the Chairman of the higher council of the Alliance of technological companies "Qaztech" since 2024. He previously served as an aide to the President of Kazakhstan and the Secretary of the Security Council since January 2020. Before that, he served as the executive director of the Fund of the First President of Kazakhstan from March 2019 to January 2020, head of the Presidential Administration from September 2018 to March 2019, äkim of Nur-Sultan from June 2016 to September 2018, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and New Technologies from March 2010 to August 2014, and Minister of Investments and Development from August 2014 to June 2016. Biography Early life and education Asset Issekeshev was born in 1971 in Karaganda. In 1994, he graduated from the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University with a degree in law and later graduated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imangali Tasmagambetov
Imangali Nurgaliuly Tasmagambetov (, ; born 9 December 1956) is a Kazakh politician and diplomat, who is the current Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization since January 2023. He was the Kazakh Ambassador to Russia from 2017 to 2019. He was Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 2016 to 2017 and Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan from 2014 to 2016. He was the akim of Astana from 2008 to 2014 and from 2004 to 2008, as akim of Almaty. Before that, from 2002 to 2003, he was the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.New Kazakh Government Formed, Sets Out Priorities. RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Tasmagambetov stated that he resigned as PM after finding out about the falsification of a positive |
Asqar Mamin
Asqar Uzaqbaiuly Mamin (, ; born 23 October 1965) is a Kazakh politician and economist who served as the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 2019 to 2022, resigning due to pressure from the 2022 Kazakh unrest. He served as First Deputy Prime Minister from 9 September 2016 to 21 February 2019. Previously, he was the president of the Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, the national railway company of Kazakhstan. He also serves as the president of the Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation, a position he assumed in 2008. A member of the ruling Kazakhstan's political party Nur Otan, Mamin previously served as äkim of Astana from 2006 to 2008, and as Minister of Transport and Communication in Daniyal Akhmetov Cabinet from 2005 to 2006, and as First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan from 2016 to 2019 and Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan from 2019 to 2022. Early life and career Mamin was born in Tselinograd (now Astana). He graduated from the Tselinograd Civil Engineer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umirzak Shukeyev
Umirzak Shukeyev (, ''Өмірзақ Естайұлы Шөкеев;'' born 12 March 1964) is a Kazakh politician who's serving as the akim of Turkistan Region since 2019. Prior to that, he served as the Minister of Agriculture from 2017 to 2019, chairman of Samruk-Kazyna, Kazakhstan's sovereign wealth fund from 2011 to 2017, First Deputy Prime Minister from 2009 to 2011, and prior to that, Deputy Prime Minister from 2007, akim of South Kazakhstan from 2006 to 2007, akim of Astana from 2004 to 2006, akim of Kostanay Region from 1998 to 2004, Minister of Economy and Trade from 1995 to 1997 while serving as Deputy Prime Minister. Biography Early life and career Shukeyev was born in Turkistan. He graduated from the Moscow Economics and Statistics Institute in 1986, after having studied economics and mathematics. After graduating, he was employed as junior and leading research fellow in a number of research facilities in Almaty. From 1992, Shukeyev on to work as a consultant w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adilbek Zhaksybekov
Adilbek Ryskeldiuly Zhaqsybekov (, ''Ädılbek Ryskeldıūly Jaqsybekov'') (born 26 July 1954) is current Head of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He served as the minister of defence from June 2009 to April 2014. He was the head of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev's administration in 2004-2008 and 2016-2018.New Kazakh Presidential Administration Chief Appointed All Business He served as the mayor of from 1997 to 2003Moscow Mayor meets his Astana counterpart Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992
1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republic of Artsakh, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is proclaimed by the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh. ** 1991–92 Georgian coup d'état: President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia flees the country as a result of the military coup. * January 7 – 1992 European Community Monitor Mission helicopter downing: A Yugoslav Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 attacks two Italian Army Bell 206, Agusta-Bell AB-206L LongRanger helicopters carrying observers from the European Community Monitor Mission. One crashes, killing five people on board. The other helicopter crash-lands, but its occupants survive. * January 9 ** Bosnian Serbs declare their Republika Srpska (1992–95), own republic within Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in protes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almaty
Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains in southern Kazakhstan, near the border with Kyrgyzstan, Almaty stands as a pivotal center of culture, commerce, finance and innovation. The city is nestled at an elevation of 700–900 metres (2,300–3,000 feet), with the Big Almaty (river), Big Almaty and Small Almaty (river), Small Almaty rivers running through it, originating from the surrounding mountains and flowing into the plains. Almaty is the second-largest city in Central Asia and the fourth-largest in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Almaty served as the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1997 during the Soviet era and after independence from 1991 until the capital was relocated to Astana, Akmola (now Astana) in 1997. Despite no longer being the capital, Almaty re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astana
Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. With a population of 1,423,726 within the city limits, it is the second-largest in the country after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, though administered as a city with special status separately from the rest of the region. Initially founded as Akmoly in 1830, the city was later renamed Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, and Akmola before adopting the name ''Astana'' in 1998, which means "capital city" in Kazakh. In 2019, the city briefly adopted the name Nur-Sultan in honor of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev, but it returned to the name ''Astana'' in 2022. Astana’s history is marked by rapid growth, especially after becoming the capital. Its transformation into a modern and planned city was guided by a master plan designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. Today, Astana is known for its futuristi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
