Askar Myrzakhmetov (Kazakh: Асқар Исабекұлы Мырзахметов, Asqar İsabekūly Myrzahmetov) is a Kazakh politician who held the positions of Counsellor of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan and First Vice Minister of Agriculture[1] between 1997 and 2006. He was ambassador to Uzbekistan in 2006[2] and 2007.

Askar Myrzakhmetov
Myrzakhmetov in 2009
Minister of Agriculture
In office
6 May 2016 – 15 December 2017
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Prime MinisterBaqıtjan Sagintayev
Karim Massimov
Preceded byAsyljan Mamytbekov
Succeeded byUmirzak Shukeyev
In office
25 August 2005 – 19 January 2006
Prime MinisterDaniyal Akhmetov
Preceded bySerik Umbetov
Succeeded byAhmedjan Yessimov
Äkim of Jambyl Region
In office
10 January 2018 – 10 February 2020
Preceded byKarim Kokirekbaev
Succeeded byBerdibek Saparbayev
Äkim of South Kazakhstan Region
In office
4 March 2009 – 8 August 2015
Preceded byNurgali Ashimov
Succeeded byBeibut Atamkulov
First Deputy Chairman of Nur Otan
In office
8 August 2015 – 6 May 2016
ChairmanNursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded byBauyrjan Baibek
Succeeded byMukhtar Kul-Mukhammed
Personal details
Born (1962-10-01) 1 October 1962 (age 61)
Chimkent, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityKazakh
Political partyNur Otan

Biography edit

Askar Myrzakhmetov was born October 1, 1962. He graduated from the Kazakh National Agrarian University, graduate school of the All-Union Research Institute of Livestock. By education — Zooengineer, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences.

He worked as an academic employee in the system of Eastern Department of the All-Union Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

In 1991 — 1995 — Vice-President of the Joint Stock Company "Republican Construction Exchange" Kazakhstan"", Chairman of the Board of the Association of Exchange of Central Asia and Kazakhstan, "Electronic Store".

CEO of the investment firm "Tasmo" (1995 — 1996).

CEO of the Agro-Leasing (1996 — 1999).

Freelance Advisor of Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1997 — 1999).

Chairman of the Council of the Forum of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan (03.1999 — 08.1999).

Vice-Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan (08.1999 — 06.2002).

In the period from 1999 to 2002 Askar Myshakhmetov headed the Board of Directors, was a member of the Board of Directors of "Prodсorporation".

From June 2002 — the first vice-minister of agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

By decree of the President of Kazakhstan dated August 25, 2005, he was appointed Minister of Agriculture.

On April 26, 2006, he was appointed Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Republic of Uzbekistan, in this position worked until September 18, 2007.

From September 2007 to March 2009 — Head of the "National Company" Socio-Entrepreneurship Corporation "Ontustik" (Shymkent, South Kazakhstan region).

March 4, 2009, appointed akim of the South Kazakhstan region.[3]

August 8, 2015, released from the post of Akim of the South Kazakhstan region and was appointed First Deputy Chairman of the Nur Otan Party.[4][5]

May 6, 2016, appointed Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan.[6] June 14, 2016 appointed deputy prime minister and headed the commission on landforms, retaining the post of Minister of Agriculture.[7] December 15, 2017, released from the post of Minister of Agriculture and Deputy Prime Minister.[8]

January 10, 2018, appointed akim of the Jambyl Region.[9]

February 10, 2020, released from the post of akim of the Jambyl region.[10]

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Majilis ratified Loan Agreement between Kazakhstan and ADB". kazinform. 29 September 2004.
  2. ^ "Credential Handed". Kazakhstan Today. 7 March 2006. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Мырзахметов Аскар Исабекович назначен акимом Южно-Казахстанской области". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  4. ^ "Указ Главы государства об освобождении от должности акима Южно-Казахстанской области". Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  5. ^ "Первым заместителем Председателя партии "Нұр Отан" назначен Аскар Мырзахметов".
  6. ^ Указ «О назначении Мырзахметова А. И. Министром сельского хозяйства Республики Казахстан»
  7. ^ Мария Гареева (2016-06-14). "Аскар Мырзахметов назначен заместителем премьер-министра - новости на Informburo.kz". informburo.kz. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  8. ^ Указом Главы государства Мырзахметов Аскар Исабекович освобожден от должности Заместителя Премьер-Министра Республики Казахстан — Министра сельского хозяйства Республики Казах…
  9. ^ Аскар Мырзахметов назначен акимом Жамбылской области
  10. ^ Указ президента Республики Казахстан от 10.02.2020 г.
  11. ^ Аким Жамбылской области Аскар Мырзахметов награжден орденом «Парасат»
  12. ^ "Накануне 20-летия Независимости страны Нурсултан Назарбаев вручил государственные награды и юбилейные медали". Archived from the original on 2020-01-30. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  13. ^ Указ «О присуждении Государственной премии Республики Казахстан 2014 года в области литературы и искусства»