Älihan Smaiylov
Älihan Smaiylov | |
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Әлихан Смайылов | |
Smaiylov in 2023 | |
| 2nd Chairman of the Supreme Audit Chamber of Kazakhstan | |
| Assumed office 1 April 2024 | |
| President | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
| Preceded by | Natalia Godunova |
| 11th Prime Minister of Kazakhstan | |
| In office 11 January 2022 – 5 February 2024 Acting: 5 January – 11 January 2022 | |
| President | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
| First Deputy | Roman Sklyar |
| Preceded by | Asqar Mamin |
| Succeeded by | Roman Sklyar (acting) Oljas Bektenov |
| 17th First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan | |
| In office 25 February 2019 – 5 January 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Asqar Mamin |
| Preceded by | Asqar Mamin |
| Succeeded by | Roman Sklyar |
| 14th Minister of Finance | |
| In office 18 September 2018 – 18 May 2020 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Prime Minister | Bakhytzhan Sagintayev |
| Preceded by | Bakhyt Sultanov |
| Succeeded by | Erulan Jamaubaev |
| Assistant to the President of Kazakhstan | |
| In office 11 December 2015 – 18 September 2018 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Succeeded by | Timur Jaqsılıqov |
| 1st Chairman of the Statistics Committee of the Ministry of National Economy of Kazakhstan | |
| In office 6 August 2014 – 11 December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | As the chairman of the Statistics Agency himself |
| Succeeded by | Baqıtbek Ïmanälïev(acting) Nurbolat Aydapkelov |
| 2nd and 6th chairman of the Statistics Agency of Kazakhstan | |
| In office 27 October 2009 – 6 August 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Anar Meşimbaeva |
| Succeeded by | As the chairman of the Statistics Committee of the Ministry of National Economy himself |
| In office November 1999 – February 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Zhaksybek Kulekeyev |
| Succeeded by | Qalï Äbdïev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1972 Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Almaty, Kazakhstan) |
| Political party | Amanat |
| Spouse | Baljan Smaiylova |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Al-Farabi Kazakh National University KIMEP University |
Älihan Ashanūly Smaiylov (/æliˈhɑːn ˈsmaɪlɒf/; 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.