Gani Qasymov
Gani Qasymov | |
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Ғани Қасымов | |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 29 August 2007 – 26 August 2013 | |
| Member of the Mäjilis | |
| In office 24 October 1999 – 19 September 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Raisa Sher |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Äuezov |
| Chairman of the State Customs Committee | |
| In office September 1996 – 5 September 2002 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Prime Minister | Akezhan Kazhegeldin Nurlan Balgimbayev Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Imangali Tasmagambetov |
| Chairman of the Party of Patriots | |
| In office 1 July 2000 – 29 August 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Tolymbek Ghabdilaschimow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1950 Guryev, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Atyrau, Kazakhstan) |
| Political party | Independent (1991–2000, 2015–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party (1974–1991) Party of Patriots (2000–2015) |
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| Education | MGIMO University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kazakhstan |
| Branch/service | Customs |
| Years of service | 1997 |
| Rank | Major-general |
Gani Esengeldinuly Qasymov (Kazakh: Ғани Есенгелдинұлы Қасымов, Ğani Esengeldinūly Qasymov) (born 3 May 1950) is a former Kazakh politician, member of the Senate, Chairman of Party of Patriots, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Envoy for Kazakhstan, and Major-general of Kazakh Custom Forces. He is known for being a presidential candidate in the 1999 and 2011 Kazakh presidential election.