List of Presidents of Kazakhstan
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Kyrgyz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1920–1925)
Secretaries of the Kirghiz Regional Committee of the Communist Party
- Stanislav Pestkovsky (30 April 1919 – August 1920)
- Ivan Akulov (August 1920 – January 1921)
- Mukhamedkhafiy Murzagaliyev (January–July 1921)
- Mariya Kostelovskaya (July 1921 – 1921)
- Georgy Korostelyev (1921 – September 1924)
- Viktor Naneyshvili (1924 – 19 February 1925)
Chairmen of the Revolutionary Committee
- Stanislav Pestkovsky (10 July 1919 – 1920)
- Sakhiygirey Radus-Zenkovich (August 1920 – October 1920)
- Abdrakhman Aytiyev (October 1920)
Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee
- Seytgali Mendeshev (12 October 1920 – 19 February 1925)
Secretaries of the Kazakh Regional Committee ("Kazkraykom") of the Communist Party
- Viktor Naneyshvili (19 February 1925 – June 1925)
- Filipp Goloshchekin (12 September 1925 – February 1933)
- Levon Mirzoyan (February 1933 – 5 December 1936)
Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee
- Seytgali Mendeshev (19 February 1925 – 19 April 1925)
- Zhalav Mynbayev (19 April 1925 – 1927)
- Eltay Ernazarov (1927–1933)
- Uzakbay Kulumbetov (11 October 1933 – 5 December 1936)
First Secretaries of the Kazakh Communist Party
- Levon Mirzoyan (5 December 1936 – 3 May 1938)
- Nikolay SkvortsovNikolay Skvortsov (politician)Nikolay Aleksandrovich Skvortsov was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Kazakh SSR from May 3, 1938 to September 14, 1945....
(3 May 1938 – 14 September 1945) - Zhumabay ShayakhmetovZhumabay ShayakhmetovZhumabay Shayakhmetovich Shayakhmetov, , was a Kazakh Soviet Communist political figure. From 1946 through 1954, he was First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Kazakh SSR....
(14 September 1946 – 6 March 1954) - Panteleimon PonomarenkoPanteleimon PonomarenkoPanteleimon Kondrat'evich Ponomarenko ; 9 August 1902 18 January 1984) was a general in the Red Army before becoming a Soviet administrator in Belarus and then Kazakhstan. He was born in Krasnodar Krai, Russia....
(6 March 1954 – 7 May 1955) - Leonid BrezhnevLeonid BrezhnevLeonid Ilyich Brezhnev – 10 November 1982) was the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union , presiding over the country from 1964 until his death in 1982. His eighteen-year term as General Secretary was second only to that of Joseph Stalin in...
(7 May 1955 – 6 March 1956) - Ivan Dmitriyevich Yakovlev (6 March 1956 – 26 December 1957)
- Nikolay Belyayev (26 December 1957 – 19 January 1960)
- Dinmukhamed Konayev (19 January 1960 – 26 December 1962) (1st time)
- Ismail YusupovIsmail YusupovIsmail Yusupovich Yusupov, , was a member of the Uyghur minority and a Soviet Communist political figure in the Kazakh SSR. From 1962 to 1964 he was first secretary of the Communist Party of the Kazakh SSR....
(26 December 1962 – 7 December 1964) - Dinmukhamed Konayev (7 December 1964 – 16 December 1986) (2nd time)
- Gennady KolbinGennady KolbinGennady Kolbin was the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kazakh SSR from December 16, 1986 to June 22, 1989.Kolbin had not worked in the Kazakh SSR prior to his appointment...
(16 December 1986 – 22 June 1989) - Nursultan NazarbayevNursultan NazarbayevNursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev has served as the President of Kazakhstan since the nation received its independence in 1991, after the fall of the Soviet Union...
(22 June 1989 – 28 August 1991)
Chairman of the Central Executive Committee
- Uzakbay Kulubetov (5 December 1936 – 22 June 1937)
- Ismail Salvafeka (acting) (June 1937 – July 1937)
- Alibey Dzhangildin (July 1937 – 28 October 1937)
- Nabapa Umirzakov (28 October 1937 – 15 July 1938)
Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
- Abdisamet Kazakhpayev (17 July 1938 – January 1947)
- I. Lukyanets (acting) (January 1947 – 20 March 1947)
- Daniyal Kerimbayev (20 March 1947 – 23 January 1954)
- Nurtas Undasynov (23 January 1954 – 19 April 1955)
- Zhumabek Tashenov (19 April 1955 – 20 January 1960)
- Fazyl Karibzhanov (20 January 1960 – 25 August 1960)
- Kapitalina Krykova (acting) (25 August 1960 – 3 January 1961)
- Isagali Sharipov (3 January 1961 – 5 April 1965)
- Sabir Niyazbekov (5 April 1965 – 20 December 1978)
- Isatay Abdukarimov (20 December 1978 – 14 December 1979)
- Sattar Ishamov (14 December 1979 – 22 February 1984)
- Andrey PlotnikovAndrey PlotnikovAndrey Plotnikov is a Russian race walker, who won the bronze medal in the 50 km race at the 1998 European Championships. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....
(22 February 1984 – 22 March 1984) - Bayken AshimovBayken AshimovBayken Ashimov was a Kazakh politician. He served as Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars from March 1970 to March 1984. He also served as Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from March 1984 to 1985....
(22 March 1984 – 27 September 1985) - Salamay Mukashev (27 September 1985 – 9 February 1988)
- Zakash Kamaledinov (9 February 1988 – December 1988)
- Vera Sidorova (December 1988 – 10 March 1989)
- Makhtay Sagdiyev (10 March 1989 – 22 February 1990)
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet
- Nursultan NazarbayevNursultan NazarbayevNursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev has served as the President of Kazakhstan since the nation received its independence in 1991, after the fall of the Soviet Union...
(22 February 1990 – 24 April 1990)
Presidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1990-present)
The first column consecutively numbers the individuals who have served as president, while the second column consecutively numbers the Presidential terms or administrations.| I# | A# | Name | Picture | Took office | Left office | Political party |
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| 1st | 1st | Nursultan Nazarbayev Nursultan Nazarbayev Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev has served as the President of Kazakhstan since the nation received its independence in 1991, after the fall of the Soviet Union... Нұрсұлтан Назарбаев |
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24 April 1990 | 10 January 1999 | Fatherland Fatherland (Kazakhstan) Fatherland was the largest political party in Kazakhstan, led by Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov with over 700,000 members until December 22. At a subsequent party congress, delegates agreed to incorporate the Civic Party and the Agrarian Party and rename the party to Nur-Otan.Otan was originally... ↓ Nur Otan |
| 2nd | 10 January 1999 | 4 December 2005 | ||||
| 3rd | 4 December 2005 | 8 April 2011 | ||||
| 4th | 8 April 2011 | Incumbent | ||||
See also
- Politics of KazakhstanPolitics of KazakhstanThe politics of Kazakhstan takes place in the framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of Kazakhstan is head of state and nominates the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government...
- Prime Minister of KazakhstanPrime Minister of Kazakhstan-Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars:*Viktor Radus-Zenkovich *Mukhamedkhafiy Murzagaliyev *Saken Seyfullin *Nygmet Nurmakov...
- Vice President of KazakhstanVice President of KazakhstanVice President of Kazakhstan was a political position in Kazakhstan 1991–1996.President Nursultan Nazarbayev issued a decree on 22 February 1996 removing Erik Asanbayev from his post....