The Äkim of Astana (, ''Астана әкімі'') is the chief authority in the capital city of

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

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 ...

(formerly Nur-Sultan). The position was established in 1997 when the capital was moved to Astana from

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 ...

. Currently the position is being held by

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 ...

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) *

(2022–present)

References

{{Äkims of Kazakhstan 1997 establishments in Kazakhstan