Asqar Mamin
Askar Mamin | |
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| 10th Prime Minister of Kazakhstan | |
| Assumed office 21 February 2019 Acting: 21 February 2019 – 25 February 2019 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
| First Deputy | Alihan Smaiylov |
| Preceded by | Bakhytzhan Sagintayev |
| First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan | |
| In office 8 September 2016 – 21 February 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Bakhytzhan Sagintayev |
| Preceded by | Bakhytzhan Sagintayev |
| Succeeded by | Alihan Smaiylov |
| Chairman of Kazakhstan Engineering | |
| Assumed office 17 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Erlan Idrissov |
| President of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy | |
| In office 17 April 2008 – 9 September 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Zhaksybek Kulekeyev |
| Succeeded by | Kanat Alpysbayev |
| 5th Mayor of Nur-Sultan | |
| In office 21 September 2006 – 4 April 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Umirzak Shukeyev |
| Succeeded by | Imangali Tasmagambetov |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | |
| In office 25 August 2005 – 21 September 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Kazhmurat Nagmanov |
| Succeeded by | Serik Akhmetov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 October 1965 Tselinograd, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan) |
| Political party | Nur Otan |
| Spouse | Altynai Mamina |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Tselinograd Civil Engineering Institute Plekhanov Russian University of Economics |
| Profession | Economist |
Askar Uzakbaiuly Mamin (Kazakh: Асқар Ұзақбайұлы Мамин, romanized: Asqar Uzaqbayuli Mamin; born 23 October 1965) is the current Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.[1] 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.[2] He also serves as the President of the Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation, a position he assumed in 2008.[3]
He previously served as Mayor of Astana (2006-2008) and Minister of Transport and Communication in the Government of Kazakhstan (2005-2006).
Mamin is a member of the ruling Nur Otan political party.
Early life and career
Mamin graduated from Tselinograd Civil Engineering Institute, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics with civil engineering and economics specialties.[4] He began his career as an erector of "Tselintyazhstroy" trust. He served as Deputy Director General of Innovative Enterprises Union of Kazakhstan. From 1996 to 2008, he served as the First Deputy Mayor of the City of Astana, Vice-Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan, First Vice-Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
On 17 April 2008, Mamin became the president of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy. Since September 2016, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy.
On 9 September 2016, he was appointed as the First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan in the Sagintayev's government.[5] On 8 January 2018, Mamin joined the board of directors of the national company Kazakh Tourism.[6] On 21 February 2019, Prime Minister Bakhytzhan Sagintayev was dismissed by Nursultan Nazarbayev. As a result, Mamin became the Acting Prime Minister and was confirmed by the Parliament to be the new Prime Minister on 25 February 2019.[7]
Personal life
Askar Mamin is married to Altynai Mamina. The couple have a son and daughter: Daniyar (b. 1986) and Dinara (b. 1991).
References
- ^ "Kazakh Government Resigns After Nazarbaev Says They Must Go". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ "Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Plans to Double Volume of Transit Traffic by All Transport Modes by 2020". RZD-Partner.com. April 30, 2013. Archived from the original on February 14, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- ^ Merk, Martin (September 4, 2010). "Kapitan Kazakhstan". IIHF.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- ^ "Askar Mamin - Biography". CaspianForum.org. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- ^ http://www.akorda.kz/ru/events/akorda_news/akorda_other_events/ukaz-o-naznachenii-mamina-au-pervym-zamestitelem-premer-ministra-respubliki-kazahstan
- ^ https://tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_news/mamin-smenil-dosaeva-v-sovete-direktorov-kazakh-tourism-334869/
- ^ https://www.zakon.kz/4959395-novym-premer-ministrom-kazahstana-stal.html
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