Alikhan Smailov appointed as new Prime Minister of Kazakhstan

The parliament of Kazakhstan has unanimously approved the appointment of Alikhan Smailov as the new Prime Minister of the country. His name was nominated by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on January 11, 2022.

Prior to this, the 49-year-old Smailov served as country’s finance minister from 2018 to 2020. He became the first deputy prime minister in the Cabinet in 2019.