Askar Mamin

Askar Uzakbaiuly Mamin (Kazakh: Асқар Ұзақбайұлы Мамин, romanized: Asqar Uzaqbayuli Mamin; born 23 October 1965) is the current Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.[1] He served as First Deputy Prime Minister from 9 September 2016 to 21 February 2019. Previously he was the President of the Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, the national railway company of Kazakhstan.[2] He also serves as the President of the Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation, a position he assumed in 2008.[3]

Askar Mamin
10th Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 February 2019 Acting: 21 February 2019 – 25 February 2019
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
First Deputy	Alihan Smaiylov
Preceded by	Bakhytzhan Sagintayev
First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
In office 8 September 2016 – 21 February 2019
Prime Minister	Bakhytzhan Sagintayev
Preceded by	Bakhytzhan Sagintayev
Succeeded by	Alihan Smaiylov
Chairman of Kazakhstan Engineering
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 July 2017
Preceded by	Erlan Idrissov
President of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy
In office 17 April 2008 – 9 September 2016
Preceded by	Zhaksybek Kulekeyev
Succeeded by	Kanat Alpysbayev
5th Mayor of Nur-Sultan
In office 21 September 2006 – 4 April 2008
Preceded by	Umirzak Shukeyev
Succeeded by	Imangali Tasmagambetov
Minister of Transport and Communications
In office 25 August 2005 – 21 September 2006
Preceded by	Kazhmurat Nagmanov
Succeeded by	Serik Akhmetov
Personal details
Born	(1965-10-23) 23 October 1965 Tselinograd, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan)
Nationality	Kazakh
Political party	Nur Otan
Spouse(s)	Altynai Mamina
Children	2
Alma mater	Tselinograd Civil Engineering Institute Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Profession	Economist

He previously served as Mayor of Astana (2006-2008) and Minister of Transport and Communication in the Government of Kazakhstan (2005-2006).

Mamin is a member of the ruling Nur Otan political party.

Early life and career

Mamin with the President of Turkmenistan.

Mamin graduated from Tselinograd Civil Engineering Institute, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics with civil engineering and economics specialties.[4] He began his career as an erector of "Tselintyazhstroy" trust. He served as Deputy Director General of Innovative Enterprises Union of Kazakhstan. From 1996 to 2008, he served as the First Deputy Mayor of the City of Astana, Vice-Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan, First Vice-Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

On 17 April 2008, Mamin became the president of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy. Since September 2016, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy.

On 9 September 2016, he was appointed as the First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan in the Sagintayev's government.[5] On 8 January 2018, Mamin joined the board of directors of the national company Kazakh Tourism.[6] On 21 February 2019, Prime Minister Bakhytzhan Sagintayev was dismissed by Nursultan Nazarbayev. As a result, Mamin became the Acting Prime Minister and was confirmed by the Parliament to be the new Prime Minister on 25 February 2019.[7]

Personal life

Askar Mamin is married to Altynai Mamina. The couple have a son and daughter: Daniyar (b. 1986) and Dinara (b. 1991).

References

1. "Kazakh Government Resigns After Nazarbaev Says They Must Go". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
2. "Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Plans to Double Volume of Transit Traffic by All Transport Modes by 2020". RZD-Partner.com. April 30, 2013. Archived from the original on February 14, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
3. Merk, Martin (September 4, 2010). "Kapitan Kazakhstan". IIHF.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
4. "Askar Mamin - Biography". CaspianForum.org. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
5. http://www.akorda.kz/ru/events/akorda_news/akorda_other_events/ukaz-o-naznachenii-mamina-au-pervym-zamestitelem-premer-ministra-respubliki-kazahstan
6. https://tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_news/mamin-smenil-dosaeva-v-sovete-direktorov-kazakh-tourism-334869/
7. https://www.zakon.kz/4959395-novym-premer-ministrom-kazahstana-stal.html

Political offices
Preceded by Bakhytzhan Sagintayev	Prime Minister of Kazakhstan 2019–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Umirzak Shukeyev	Mayor of Astana 2006–2008	Succeeded by Imangali Tasmagambetov