Erbolat Dosaev

Erbolat Asqarbekūly Dosaev (er-boh-LAHT doh-SAH-yev, Kazakh: Ерболат Асқарбекұлы Досаев, Kazakh pronunciation: [jerbɔɫɑt ɑsqaɾbʲeko̙ɫɯ dɔsɑjəf]; born 21 May 1970) is a Kazakh politician who served as äkim of Almaty from 2022 to 2025. He previously held the position of Chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan from 2019 to 2022 and was Deputy Prime Minister from 2017 to 2019. Dosaev has held several ministerial roles in finance, healthcare, and economic development throughout his career.

Dosaev graduated with a degree in engineering and economics. He began his professional career in the private sector during the 1990s before transitioning to government service. In 2000, he was appointed Minister of Energy, Industry, and Trade. The following year, he became chairman of the Agency for Regulation of Natural Monopolies, where he oversaw regulation of state infrastructure and utilities.

From 2003 to 2004, Dosaev served as Minister of Finance, focusing on fiscal policy and budget reforms. From 2004 to 2006, he served as Minister of Healthcare, during which a major HIV scandal involving infected children occurred, leading to his dismissal in September 2006 and exposing serious issues in the Kazakh healthcare system. After several years away from cabinet positions, he returned in 2012 as Minister of Economic Development and Trade. Following the ministry's reorganization in August 2014, he served as Minister of National Economy before resigning in response to the anti-land reform protests in May 2016.

On 31 January 2022, following the nationwide unrest, Dosaev was appointed äkım (mayor) of Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city. His tenure focused on restoring stability, urban development planning, and improving public safety and infrastructure. In 2023, he oversaw the approval of a polycentric development plan for Almaty and implemented stricter regulations on construction and land use.