Älihan Smaiylov
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 2022 to 2024 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Älihan Ashanuly Smaiylov (/ælihɑːn/ /smɑːjɪlɑːf/, a-lee-HAHN, Kazakh: Әлихан Асханұлы Смайылов, romanized: Älīkhan Askhanuly Smayylov, Kazakh pronunciation: [ælɘjχɑn ɑsχɑno̙ɫɯ smajɯɫəf]; born 18 December 1972) is a Kazakh politician who served as the prime minister of Kazakhstan from 2022 to 2024.[1]
Älihan Smaiylov | |
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Әлихан Смайылов | |
11th Prime Minister of Kazakhstan | |
In office 11 January 2022 – 5 February 2024 Acting: 5 – 11 January 2022 | |
President | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
First Deputy | Roman Sklyar |
Preceded by | Askar Mamin |
Succeeded by | Roman Sklyar (acting) Oljas Bektenov |
First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan | |
In office 25 February 2019 – 5 January 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Askar Mamin |
Preceded by | Askar Mamin |
Succeeded by | Roman Sklyar |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 18 September 2018 – 18 May 2020 | |
President | Nursultan Nazarbayev Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
Prime Minister | Bakhytzhan Sagintayev Askar Mamin |
Preceded by | Bakhyt Sultanov |
Succeeded by | Erulan Jamaubaev |
Personal details | |
Born | (1972-12-18) 18 December 1972 (age 51) Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Almaty, Kazakhstan) |
Political party | Amanat |
Spouse | Baljan Smaiylova |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Al-Farabi Kazakh National University KIMEP University |
Previously, he served as the First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan under PM Asqar Mamin. He at the same time served as the Minister of Finance from 2018 to 2020. Smaiylov was appointed as the acting prime minister of Kazakhstan by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during the January Events.[2] His candidacy was unanimously approved by the country's parliament.[3]
Since January 2023, he has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of the JSC National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna.