Älihan Smaiylov

Älihan Smaiylov
Әлихан Смайылов
Smaiylov in 2023
2nd Chairman of the Supreme Audit Chamber of Kazakhstan
Assumed office
1 April 2024
PresidentKassym-Jomart Tokayev
Preceded byNatalia Godunova
11th Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
In office
11 January 2022  5 February 2024
Acting: 5 January – 11 January 2022
PresidentKassym-Jomart Tokayev
First DeputyRoman Sklyar
Preceded byAsqar Mamin
Succeeded byRoman Sklyar (acting)
Oljas Bektenov
17th First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
In office
25 February 2019  5 January 2022
Prime MinisterAsqar Mamin
Preceded byAsqar Mamin
Succeeded byRoman Sklyar
14th Minister of Finance
In office
18 September 2018  18 May 2020
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Prime MinisterBakhytzhan Sagintayev
Preceded byBakhyt Sultanov
Succeeded byErulan Jamaubaev
Assistant to the President of Kazakhstan
In office
11 December 2015  18 September 2018
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Succeeded byTimur Jaqsılıqov
1st Chairman of the Statistics Committee of the Ministry of National Economy of Kazakhstan
In office
6 August 2014  11 December 2015
Preceded byAs the chairman of the Statistics Agency himself
Succeeded byBaqıtbek Ïmanälïev(acting)
Nurbolat Aydapkelov
2nd and 6th chairman of the Statistics Agency of Kazakhstan
In office
27 October 2009  6 August 2014
Preceded byAnar Meşimbaeva
Succeeded byAs the chairman of the Statistics Committee of the Ministry of National Economy himself
In office
November 1999  February 2003
Preceded byZhaksybek Kulekeyev
Succeeded byQalï Äbdïev
Personal details
Born (1972-12-18) 18 December 1972
Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
(now Almaty, Kazakhstan)
Political partyAmanat
SpouseBaljan Smaiylova
Children2
Alma materAl-Farabi Kazakh National University
KIMEP University

Älihan Ashanūly Smaiylov (/æliˈhɑːn ˈsmlɒf/; Kazakh: Әлихан Асханұлы Смайылов, IPA: [ælɘjˈχɑn ɑsˌχɑnʊˈɫɤ (ə)smɑˈjɯɫəf]; born 18 December 1972) is a Kazakh politician who served as the prime minister of Kazakhstan from 2022 to 2024.

Previously, he served as the First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan under PM Asqar Mamin. He at the same time served as the Minister of Finance from 2018 to 2020. Smaiylov was appointed as the acting prime minister of Kazakhstan by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during the January Events. His candidacy was unanimously approved by the country's parliament.

Since January 2023, he has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of the JSC National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna.