Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich Tokayev (born 17 May 1953) is a Kazakh politician and diplomat. He became the President of Kazakhstan on 20 March 2019,[2] after Nursultan Nazarbayev resigned on 19 March 2019.[3]
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev | |
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Қасым-Жомарт Тоқаев | |
| File:Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan on 24 April 2024 (cropped).jpg Tokayev in 2024 | |
| 2nd President of Kazakhstan | |
| Assumed office 12 June 2019[note 1] | |
| Prime Minister | Askar Mamin Alihan Smaiylov |
| Preceded by | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Chairman of the Security Council of Kazakhstan | |
| Assumed office 5 January 2022[1] | |
| Preceded by | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| 6th Chair of the Senate | |
| In office 16 October 2013 – 19 March 2019 | |
| Deputy | Qairat Işçanov Asqar Beisenbaev Sergey Gromov Bektas Beknazarov |
| Preceded by | Kairat Mami |
| Succeeded by | Dariga Nazarbayeva |
| In office 11 January 2007 – 15 April 2011 | |
| Deputy | Muhambet Kopeev Aleksandr Sudin |
| Preceded by | Nurtai Abykayev |
| Succeeded by | Kairat Mami |
| State Secretary of Kazakhstan | |
| In office 29 January 2002 – 13 June 2003 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Preceded by | Abish Kekilbayev |
| Succeeded by | Imangali Tasmagambetov |
| 4th Prime Minister of Kazakhstan | |
| In office 12 October 1999 – 28 January 2002 Acting: 1 October 1999 – 12 October 1999 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| First Deputy | Aleksandr Pavlov (1999–2000) Daniyal Akhmetov (2000–2001) |
| Preceded by | Nurlan Balgimbayev |
| Succeeded by | Imangali Tasmagambetov |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan | |
| In office 15 March 1999 – 1 October 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Nurlan Balgimbayev |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 29 January 2002 – 11 January 2007 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Prime Minister | Imangali Tasmagambetov (2002–2003) Daniyal Akhmetov (2003–2007) Karim Massimov (2007) |
| Preceded by | Erlan Idrissov |
| Succeeded by | Marat Tazhin |
| In office 13 October 1994 – 12 October 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Akezhan Kazhegeldin (1994–1997) Nurlan Balgimbayev (1997–1999) |
| Preceded by | Kanat Saudabayev |
| Succeeded by | Erlan Idrissov |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 16 October 2013 – 19 March 2019 | |
| In office 11 January 2007 – 15 April 2011 | |
| Chairman of the Assembly of People | |
| Assumed office 28 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| 11th Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva | |
| In office 12 March 2011 – 16 October 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Sergei Ordzhonikidze |
| Succeeded by | Michael Møller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich Tokayev 17 May 1953 (aged 72) Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Almaty, Kazakhstan) |
| Nationality | Kazakhstani |
| Political party | Nur Otan |
| Other political affiliations | KPSS (before 1991) |
| Spouse(s) | Nadezhda Tokayeva (divorced) |
| Children | Timur Tokayev, Manira Tokayev |
| Residence | Ak Orda Presidential Palace |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
| Signature | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's signature |
| Website | akorda.kz |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan |
| Branch/service | Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Years of service | 2019–present |
| Rank | 70px Supreme Commander |
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He was Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan from 16 October 2013 to 19 March 2019 and from 11 January 2007 to 15 April 2011.[4]
Tokayev was Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 1 October 1999 to 28 January 2002 and as Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva from 12 March 2011 to 16 October 2013.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Media
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Tokayev with Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin, 19 January 2000
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Tokayev with President Nursultan Nazarbayev (right) during the visit to the International Atomic Energy Agency, September 2004
- Secretary Kerry, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Meet with UN Special Envoy Brahimi (9757147883).jpg
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev with Sergey Lavrov and John Kerry on 13 September 2013
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Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
- Tokayev with officials, January 2021.jpg
President Tokayev meeting with Kazakhstani officials after opening session of the Mazhilis.
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Tokayev (right) with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, 25 September 2019
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Tokayev at the 2019 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit
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Tokayev at the 2021 Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States in Istanbul, Turkey
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Tokayev and Putin in the Kremlin, 4 April 2019
- Secretary Blinken Meets with President Tokayev in Astana (52717195281).jpg
Tokayev meets with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Astana, 28 February 2023
Notes
References
- ↑ Auyezov, Olzhas (5 January 2022). "Kazakh president fails to quell protests, 8 deaths reported". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/kazakhstan-government-resigns-after-violent-protests-over-fuel-price-2022-01-05/. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ (in en) Kazakh President Nazarbaev Abruptly Announces Resignation. 19 March 2019. https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakh-president-nursultan-nazarbaev-says-he-is-resigning-/29830123.html. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).