Aslan Esbolaiuly Musin (Kazakh: Аслан Есболайұлы Мусин, Aslan Esbolaiūly Musin; born 2 January 1955[1]) is a retired Kazakh politician who is the former Chair of Majilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan. He has served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan since 10 January 2007.[2] and previously served as Minister of Economy and Budget Planning of Kazakhstan from 4 October 2006 to 9 January 2007. Prior to that he served as the Äkim of Atyrau Region.[3] On 13 October 2008, he was appointed Head of the President's Administration and is recognized to be one of the most influential and successful politicians in Kazakhstan.

Aslan Musin
Аслан Мусин
Musin in 2008
Head of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan
In office
13 October 2008 – 21 September 2012
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded byKairat Kelimbetov
Succeeded byKarim Massimov
Chairman of the Mäjilis
In office
2 September 2007 – 13 October 2008
DeputyBakhytzhan Zhumagulov
Sergey Dyachenko
Janibek Karibjanov
Preceded byOral Muhamedjanov
Succeeded byOral Muhamedjanov
Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
In office
10 January 2007 – 27 August 2007
Prime MinisterKarim Massimov
Minister of Economy and Budget Planning
In office
6 October 2006 – 10 August 2007
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Prime MinisterDaniyal Akhmetov
Karim Massimov
Preceded byKarim Massimov
Succeeded byBakhyt Sultanov
Member of the Mäjilis
In office
18 August 2007 – 13 October 2008
Äkim of Atyrau Region
In office
3 April 2002 – 4 October 2006
Preceded bySerikbek Daukeev
Succeeded byBergei Rysqaliev
Äkim of Aktobe Region
In office
29 September 1995 – 3 April 2002
Preceded bySavely Pachin
Succeeded byErmek Imantaev
Personal details
Born (1955-01-02) 2 January 1955 (age 69)
Bestamaq, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityKazakh
Political partyNur Otan
SpouseGülbanu Musina
Children2
Alma materNarxoz University

Personal life

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In October 2012, Musin lost his job as presidential chief of staff and was reshuffled to the role of head of Kazakhstan's Accounts Committee.[4][5] His son Aslbek Musin is the head of the leading Quranist organization in the country, Izgi Amal.[6]

India-Kazakhstan relations

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Mussin is advised by Prasad Bhamre.[7] Bhamre, commenting on the prospects for India-based businesses active in Kazakhstan said, "Incipient trend of the economy will be oil and gas. All oil deals have local content requirements. Setting up shop will allow Indian IT firms to secure product development, services and maintenance business from global oil majors. There is $1 billion waiting to be tapped by way of incentives and subsidized loans. Kazakhstan is an ideal springboard for Indian firms for the Russian-speaking market. This is at a much bigger scale than what has been done in Andhra Pradesh and provides big potential for Indian firms at Federal and provincial levels."[7]

2007 political shakeup

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President Nazarbayev nominated Karim Masimov, who at the time served as Deputy Prime Minister, to succeed Daniyal Akhmetov as Prime Minister on 9 January 2007. Akhmetov resigned on 8 January without explanation. Analysts attributed Akhmetov's political downfall to the President's criticism of his administrative oversight of the economy.[8][9] The Parliament confirmed the nomination on 10 January. Massimov appointed Akhmetov to Defense Minister, replacing Mukhtar Altynbayev, and appointed Musin Deputy Prime Minister.[2]

References

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  1. ^ First Civilian Defense Minister, New Heads of Education, Industry and Trade, and Emergency Situations Archived 2007-05-29 at the Wayback Machine Embassy of Kazakhstan to the USA and Canada
  2. ^ a b "Kazakhstan appoints new PM". Television New Zealand. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  3. ^ New Minister of Economics and Budget Planning Appointed In Kazakhstan RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
  4. ^ Kazakhstan's Political Reshuffle, Eli Keene, Al-Farabi News, 11 October, 2012, republished by The Carnegie Endowment, Washington, DC.Retrieved: 12 May 2013.
  5. ^ Kazakh president prepping power transition, Talgat Mamyrayimov, Fergana International News Agency, 4 February, 2013 Archived 2017-09-06 at the Wayback Machine.Retrieved: 12 May 2013.
  6. ^ Личность и ислам (Начало. Интервью с Аслбеком Мусиным), nm2000.kz, Accessed March 4, 2019
  7. ^ a b India, Kazakhstan to oil ties in IT, space The Times of India
  8. ^ Kazakhstan moves to name new PM United Press International
  9. ^ Oil-rich Kazakhstan's prime minister resigns USA Today
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