Nurlan Balgimbayev

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Nurlan Balgimbayev
3rd Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
In office
10 October 1997 – 1 October 1999
President Nursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded by Akezhan Kazhegeldin
Succeeded by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Personal details
Born Nurlan Utebovich Balgimbayev
(1947-11-20)20 November 1947
Guryev, Kazakh SSR
Died 14 October 2015(2015-10-14) (aged 67)
Atyrau, Kazakhstan
Political party People's Union of Kazakhstan Unity

Nurlan Utebovich Balgimbayev (Kazakh: Нұрлан Өтепұлы Балғымбаев; 20 November 1947 – 14 October 2015) served as the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 10 October 1997 to 1 October 1999. He has been the President of the Kazakhstan Oil Investment Company since February 2002.[citation needed]

Prior to serving as Prime Minister, he served as Minister of Oil and Gas, and later as President of KazakhOil. After his tenure as Prime Minister, he continued his career as President at state-owned KazakhOil. Lyazzat Kiyinov replaced him after the merger between KazakhOil and Transport Nefti i Gaza companies into the new KazMunayGas.[1]

In 14 October 2015, Balgimbayev died in Atyrau at the age of 67, from cancer.[2]

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  1. ^ http://www.kmg.kz/main.php?page=inc/posted&mid=4&showm=3&type=menu&lang=eng
  2. ^ "Ex-Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Nurlan Balgimbayev Passed Away". azh.kz. 
Political offices
Preceded by
Akezhan Kazhegeldin
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
1997–1999
Succeeded by
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev