Tuesday, January 11, 2022 11:40
KHA/Nur-Sultan/January 11 — Ali Khan Smayilov was elected as the new Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.
Kazakh President Hasmu-Dolmart Tokayev attended the plenary meeting of Magilis (lower house of parliament) in the form of video on the 11th and nominated Alihan Smailov as the new prime minister of the government.
At the plenary meeting, MPs vote to elect the new Prime Minister.
According to the voting results, Ali Khan Smayilov’s nomination was unanimously approved and elected as the new Prime Minister of the government.
Ali Khan Smayilov was born in Almaty in 1972.
He received a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics from Al-Farabi National University in 1994 and a master’s degree in public administration from KIMEP University in 1996.
From 1999 to 2003, he was the head of the Kazakh Statistics Bureau;
From 2003 to 2006, he served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and Chairman of the National Export Credit and Investment Insurance Insurance Company;
From 2006 to 2009, he served as Deputy Minister of Finance of Kazakhstan and President of the National Agricultural Holding Company (Kazagro);
From 2009 to 2014, he was the head of the Kazakhstan Statistics Bureau;
From 2014 to 2015, he was the Chairman of the Statistics Committee of the Ministry of Economy of Kazakhstan;
2015-2018, Assistant to the President of Kazakhstan;
From September 2018 to February 2019, he was the Minister of Finance of Kazakhstan;
From February 25, 2019 to 2021, served as First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance;
From January 18, 2021 until the latest appointment, he was the first deputy prime minister of the government of Kazakhstan.
[Compile: Ayibota]