Dauren Abaev

Dauren Askerbekuly Abaev (born 18 April 1979) is a Kazakh politician, diplomat, who's currently the First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan. He served as Minister of Information and Social Development from 2019 to 2020, Minister of Information and Communications from 2016 to 2016, and the Akorda Press Secretary from 2011 to 2016.

Dauren Abaev
Дәурен Абаев
Abaev in 2018
First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 May 2020
President	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Preceded by	Mäulen Äşimbaev
Press Secretary of the President
In office 7 October 2011 – 6 May 2016
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded by	Baglan Mailybayev
Succeeded by	Aidos Ukibay
Minister of Information and Social Development
In office 25 February 2019 – 4 May 2020
President	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Nursultan Nazarbayev
Prime Minister	Askar Mamin
Preceded by	Darhan Kaletaev (Social Development)
Succeeded by	Aida Balaeva
Minister of Information and Communications
In office 6 May 2016 – 25 February 2019
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Prime Minister	Karim Massimov Bakhytzhan Sagintayev Askar Mamin (Acting)
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	(1979-04-18) 18 April 1979 Almaty Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Kazakh
Spouse(s)	Aynura Abaeva
Children	2
Alma mater	Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Leiden University Eurasian Humanitarian Institute

Biography

Abaev was born in the Almaty Region in 1979.

He graduated from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in 2001. In 2006, Abaev completed his studies at Leiden University. In 2014, while serving as Press Secretary, he finished the Eurasian Humanitarian Institute.

Political career

From 2001 to 2003, he worked in various positions in the central office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs occupying as the referent, attache, and the third secretary.

In May 2007, he became the head of the Press Service Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From December 2007 to December 2008, Abaev was a chief expert, consultant to the Protocol of the President. In December 2008, he became a Deputy Press Secretary of the President. From October 2009 to 2011, Abaev was a State Inspector of the Department of State Control and Organizational and Territorial Work of the Administration.[1]

From 6 October 2011 to 6 May 2016, he was the Press Secretary of the President, as well as an Advisor to the Head of State.[2]

On 6 May 2016, by a presidential decree, Abaev was appointed Head of the new Ministry of Information and Communications that was established due to the 2016 Kazakh protests.[3]

From 25 February 2019, Abaev served as the Minister of Information and Social Development.[4]

On 4 May 2020, he was appointed as the First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration.[5]

Diplomatic career

In 2003, he was the Third Secretary of the Kazakhstan Embassy in Azerbaijan.

From 2003 to 2007, Abaev served as a Second Secretary, as well as the chargé d'affaires of Kazakhstan in the Netherlands.

References

1. "Советник Президента Республики Казахстан - Пресс-секретарь Президента Республики Казахстан Абаев Даурен Аскербекович — Официальный сайт Президента Республики Казахстан". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2016-05-10. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
2. "Распоряжением Главы государства Абаев Даурен Аскербекович назначен Пресс-секретарем Президента Республики Казахстан" Check |url= value (help). Akorda.kz. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
3. "Указ «О назначении Абаева Д.А. Министром информации и коммуникаций Республики Казахстан» — Официальный сайт Президента Республики Казахстан". Akorda.kz. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
4. "Сформировано новое правительство Казахстана". Zakon.kz. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
5. INFORM.KZ (2020-05-04). "Dauren Abayev named first deputy head of Presidential Administration". www.inform.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-07-15.