List of leaders of Kazakhstan

The president of Kazakhstan is the head of state elected by popular vote to serve a five-year-term.[1] The president appoints the prime minister (head of government) and first deputy prime minister.[2][3]

President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Қазақстан Республикасының Президенті
Presidential Standard
Incumbent Kassym-Jomart Tokayev since 20 March 2019
Residence	Ak Orda Presidential Palace
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Term length	5 years, renewable
Formation	24 April 1990
Succession	Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan
Website	(in Kazakh) akorda.kz (in English) www.akorda.kz/en

Leaders of Kazakhs (Khans)

Leaders of Kazakhs (1908–1990)

Alash Autonomy (1908–1920)

• Alikhan Bukeikhanov (6 October 1908 – 19 January 1919)
• Tamara Bastun (19 January 1919 - 30 April 1919)

Secretaries of the Kazakh Regional Committee of the Communist Party

• Stanisław Pestkowski (30 April 1919 – August 1920)
• Ivan Akulov (August 1920 – January 1921)
• Mukhamedkhafiy Murzagaliyev (January–July 1921)
• Mariya Kostelovskaya (July 1921 – 1921)
• Georgy Korostelyev (1921 – September 1924)
• Viktor Naneyshvili (1924 – 19 February 1925)
• Aristid Shllaku (1925 – 20 February 1930)

Chairmen of the Revolutionary Committee

• Stanisław Pestkowski (10 July 1919 – 1920)
• Sakhiygirey Radus-Zenkovich (August 1920 – October 1920)
• Abdrakhman Aytiyev (October 1920)

Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee

• Seytgali Mendeshev (12 October 1920 – 19 February 1925)

Secretaries of the Kazakh Regional Committee ("Kazkraykom") of the Communist Party

• Viktor Naneyshvili (19 February 1925 – June 1925)
• Filipp Goloshchekin (12 September 1925 – February 1933)
• Levon Mirzoyan (February 1933 – 5 December 1936)

Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee

• Seytgali Mendeshev (19 February 1925 – 19 April 1925)
• Zhalau Mynbayev (19 April 1925 – 1927)
• Eltay Ernazarov (1927–1933)
• Uzakbay Kulumbetov (11 October 1933 – 5 December 1936)

Secretaries General of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kazakh SSR

• Levon Mirzoyan (5 December 1936 – 3 May 1938)
• Nikolay Skvortsov (3 May 1938 – 14 September 1945)
• Zhumabay Shayakhmetov (14 September 1946 – 6 March 1954)
• Panteleimon Ponomarenko (6 March 1954 – 7 May 1955)
• Leonid Brezhnev (7 May 1955 – 6 March 1956)
• Ivan Dmitriyevich Yakovlev (6 March 1956 – 26 December 1957)
• Nikolay Belyayev (26 December 1957 – 19 January 1960)
• Dinmukhamed Konayev (19 January 1960 – 26 December 1962) (1st time)
• Ismail Yusupov (26 December 1962 – 7 December 1964)
• Dinmukhamed Konayev (7 December 1964 – 16 December 1986) (2nd time)
• Gennady Kolbin (16 December 1986 – 22 June 1989)
• Nursultan Nazarbayev (22 June 1989 – 14 December 1991)

Chairman of the Central Executive Committee

• Uzakbay Kulumbetov (5 December 1936 – 22 June 1937)
• Ismail Salvafeka (acting) (June 1937 – July 1937)
• Alibey Dzhangildin (July 1937 – 28 October 1937)
• Nurbapa Umirzakov (28 October 1937 – 15 July 1938)

Chairman of the Supreme Soviet

• Salken Daulenov (15 July, – 17 July 1938)

Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet

• Abdisamet Kazakhpayev (17 July 1938 – January 1947)
• Ivan Lukyanets (acting) (January 1947 – 20 March 1947)
• Daniyal Kerimbayev (20 March 1947 – 23 January 1954)
• Nurtas Undasynov (23 January 1954 – 19 April 1955)
• Zhumabek Tashenov (19 April 1955 – 20 January 1960)
• Fazyl Karibzhanov (20 January 1960 – 25 August 1960)
• Kapitalina Krykova (acting) (25 August 1960 – 3 January 1961)
• Isagali Sharipov (3 January 1961 – 5 April 1965)
• Sabir Niyazbekov (5 April 1965 – 20 December 1978)
• Isatay Abdukarimov (20 December 1978 – 14 December 1979)
• Sattar Imashev (14 December 1979 – 22 February 1984)
• Andrey Plotnikov (22 February 1984 – 22 March 1984)
• Bayken Ashimov (22 March 1984 – 27 September 1985)
• Salamat Mukashev (27 September 1985 – 9 February 1988)
• Zakash Kamalidenov (9 February 1988 – December 1988)
• Vera Sidorova (December 1988 – 10 March 1989)
• Makhtay Sagdiyev (10 March 1989 – 22 February 1990)

Chairman of the Supreme Soviet

• Nursultan Nazarbayev (22 February 1990 – 24 April 1990)

Presidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1990–present)

• Until 16 December 1991 was called President of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.

  Communist Party of Kazakhstan   Otan / Nur Otan   Independent

№		Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Elected	Term of office		Political party
	1	Nursultan Nazarbayev Нұрсұлтан Назарбаев (born 1940)		—	24 April 1990	1 December 1991	Communist Party of Kazakhstan
				1991	1 December 1991	20 January 1999	Independent
				1999	20 January 1999	11 January 2006
				2005	11 January 2006	8 April 2011	Otan
				2011	8 April 2011	29 April 2015	Nur Otan
				2015	29 April 2015	20 March 2019
	2	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Қасым-Жомарт Тоқаев (born 1953)			20 March 2019	12 June 2019	Nur Otan
				2019	12 June 2019	Incumbent

See also

• Politics of Kazakhstan
• President of Kazakhstan
• Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
• Vice President of Kazakhstan

References

1. "Politics of Kazakhstan". Wikipedia. 15 March 2020.
2. Pannier, Bruce (2015-03-11). "Kazakhstan's long term president to run in snap election – again". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
3. Chivers, C.J. (6 December 2005). "Kazakh President Re-elected; voting Flawed, Observers Say". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 April 2014. Kazakhstan has never held an election that was not rigged.

External links

• Kazakhstan President Official Site
• Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev Biography