Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

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Full Name	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	May 17, 1953(1953-05-17)
Age	71
Birthplace	Almaty
Country	Kazakhstan
Horoscope	Taurus

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Biography

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on May 17, 1953 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Born in Almaty the city of his father Kemel Tokayev (1923-1986) was World War II veteran and was a well-known Kazakh writer. Her mother Turar Shabarbayeva (1931-2000) was employed by the Alma-Ata Institute of Foreign Languages. The name was derived from his uncle who was an Red Army soldier and was killed in the battle of Rzhev. In describing the effect the war was having on his father Tokayev stated the fact that he “did not like to talk about the war” and only expressed his thoughts on “his first encounter with the enemy, the courage of the average soldier, and his burning desire to return home”. Kemel Tokayev following the war received a medal in recognition of his reporting on the progress and progress of the Virgin Lands campaign.

Tokayev was the Foreign Minister for a period of ten years (1994-1999 2002-2007).

In March 1999, he was promoted to the post of Deputy Prime Minister. In October 1999, with the endorsement of the Parliament, he was appointed Prime Minister by Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In January 2002, he resigned and was subsequently appointed Secretary of State – Minister of Foreign Affairs.

He was Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan from 11 January 2007 to 15 April 2011 and from 16 October 2013 to 19 March 2019. Tokayev served as Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 1 October 1999 to 28 January 2002 and as Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva from 12 March 2011 to 16 October 2013.

As of 1992 Tokayev had been appointed an Deputy Foreign Minister for Kazakhstan. Republic of Kazakhstan. Then, in 1993, Tokayev was named the First Deputy Foreign Minister , and in 1994, he was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Net Worth

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is one of the richest Politician from Kazakhstan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kassym- Jomart Tokayev 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kassym-Jomart Kmeluly Tokayev (Kazakh K’asym Zhomart Kemelu’ly Qasym-Jomart Kmeluly Toqaev [qa’s@m Z’mart ke,melu’l@ 17 May 1953) is a Kazakh politician and diplomat. He assumed the office of President of Kazakhstan on the 20th of March, 2019 and succeeded Nursultan Nazarbayev who was forced to step down on March 19, 2019, after having served 29 years as president. Tokayev has been elected the to the presidency of Kazakhstan in an election that was held in a snap on June 9, 2019, with 71 percent of the popular votes. In the words of the OSCE, “significant irregularities were observed on election day, including cases of ballot box stuffing, and a disregard of counting procedures meant that an honest count could not be guaranteed.” “There were widespread detentions of peaceful protesters on election day in major cities”, declared OSCE in their Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions. OSCE in its Statement of preliminary findings and conclusions.

From 1970onwards, Tokayev was a student at from 1970 to attend the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. He was in his 5th year when he was assigned to a training course at the Soviet Embassy located in China over a six-month period. When he graduated of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1975, Tokayev joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR and was assigned in the Soviet Embassy in Singapore. The year 1979 saw him was transferred back to work for his former post at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR. He was in 1983 when he travelled to China for training in Beijing Language Institute. Beijing Language Institute. Between 1984 and 1985, he was employed as a member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was later assigned to the Soviet Embassy in Beijing which he remained until 1991 as the Second Secretary, First Secretary and Counsellor. The year 1991 saw him began his studies in the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR in Moscow as part of a program for training for diplomats with senior positions.

As a Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tokayev played an active role in the field of nuclear non-proliferation. In 1995 and 2005, he participated in the Review Conferences for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in New York City. In 1996, he signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) in New York, and in 2005 the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapons-Free Zone in Central Asia (CANWFZ) in Semipalatinsk. He was elected Chairman of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States and of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Tokayev took part in ten sessions of the United Nations General Assembly. He held a diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Tokayev continued to serve as Minister of Foreign Affairs until January 2007 when he was elected as a Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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In October 2019, it was announced that all potential ministerial candidates needed the approval of Nazarbayev before being appointed, with the exception of Minister of Defence, Interior Minister and Foreign Minister. After the Bek Air Flight 2100 crash, Tokayev declared the following day, 28 December, a national day of mourning and said that “all those responsible will be severely punished in accordance with the law”. He also ordered the suspension of the flight authorization of Bek Air, the domestic airline involved.

Facts & Trivia

Kassym-Jomart Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kazakhstan. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev celebrates birthday on May 17 of every year.

On 19 March 2019, then-President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced his resignation. According to the Constitution of Kazakhstan, in case of early termination of powers, the Speaker of the Senate becomes President until the next election. On 20 March 2019, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev officially took office as president. Immediately after the inauguration, Tokayev proposed renaming the capital city of Kazakhstan after his predecessor, and the same day the Parliament of Kazakhstan approved the renaming of Astana to Nur-Sultan. Russian President Vladimir Putin was one of the first foreign leaders to congratulate Tokayev, inviting him to visit Moscow in a joint telephone conversation with him and Nazarbayev. The Chinese government also described Tokayev as an “old friend” and “good friend”.

What is Kazakhstan President name?

RankPresidentTime in office
1| Nursultan Nazarbayev| 28 years, 330 days
2| Kassym-Jomart Tokayev| 3 years, 194 days

When was Tokayev elected?

Presidency of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev began on 20 March 2019, when he assumed office shortly after resignation long-time President Nursultan Nazarbayev; as a Senate Chairman, Tokayev became the Presidential Designate in accordance to the Constitution and would serve as an acting head of state.

What is Kazakhstan famous for?

Kazakhstan is one of the top 10 largest countries in the entire world. It is known for its architectural marvels, the Caspian Sea, and the wild horses.

What is the official religion of Kazakhstan?

Ethnic Kazakhs and other Central Asian ethnic groups primarily identify as Muslim , and ethnic Russians and Ukrainians primarily identify as Christian.

Is Kazakhstan in Russia?

It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, with a coastline along the Caspian Sea. Its capital is Astana, known as Nur-Sultan from 2019 to 2022.