Rakhat Aliyev
Rakhat Mukhtaruly Aliyev (Kazakh: Рахат Мұхтарұлы Әлиев; 10 December 1962 – 24 February 2015) was a senior official of the government of Kazakhstan. He died in an Austrian prison awaiting trial on charges of murder. His trial was planned to start in Vienna in first half of year 2015.[2] He was chief of Kazakhstan's tax police, deputy chief of the KNB state security service (Kazakhstan's successor to the Soviet KGB), ambassador to Austria, and first vice foreign minister.
Rakhat Aliyev | |
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 Aliyev in April 2007 | |
| Kazakhstan Ambassador to Austria, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia | |
| In office 21 June 2002 – July 2005 | |
| Kazakhstan Ambassador to Austria | |
| In office 9 February 2007 – 26 May 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rakhat Mukhtaruly Aliyev Рахат Мұхтарұлы Әлиев 10 December 1962 Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR[1] |
| Died | 24 February 2015 (aged 52) Vienna, Austria |
| Cause of death | hanging |
| Nationality | Kazakhstan |
| Spouse(s) | Dariga Nazarbayeva (d. 2007) Elnara Shorazova (m. 2007) |
| Children | three children (with Nazarbayeva)[1] Nurali Rakhatovich (b. 1985) Aisultan Rakhatovich (b. 1990) Venera Rakhatovna (b. 2000) |
| Education | law degree, 1997; Ph.D economics, 2005 |
| Occupation | diplomat, politician, businessman |
| Known for | arrests for murder, kidnapping, money laundering |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Алиев Рахат Мухтарович (персональная справка)" (in русский). Zakon.kz. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ "Former Kazakh Diplomat Aliyev Arrested in Vienna" Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, Austrian Independent, 6 June 2014