Imangali Tasmagambetov

Imangali Nurgaliuly Tasmagambetov (Kazakh: Imаnǵаlı Nurǵаlıuly Таsmаǵаmbеtоv; born 9 December 1956) is a retired Kazakh politician and diplomat who most recently served as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to the Russian Federation from 2017 to 2019.[1] He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 2016 to 2017.[1] He served as Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan from 2014 to 2016.[2] He was the akim of Astana from 2008 to 2014. From 2004 to 2008 he was the akim of Almaty. Before that, from 2002 to 2003, he was the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.[3]

Imangali Tasmagambetov Imаnǵаlı Nurǵаlıuly Таsmаǵаmbеtоv
State Secretary of Kazakhstan
In office 13 June 2003 – 9 March 2004
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded by	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Succeeded by	Oralbay Abdykarimov
Head of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan
In office 10 March 2004 – 7 December 2004
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded by	Nurtai Abykayev
Succeeded by	Adilbek Zhaksybekov
Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Russia
In office 3 February 2017 – 18 December 2019
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Preceded by	Marat Tazhin
Succeeded by	Ermek Kosherbaev
5th Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
In office 28 January 2002 – 11 June 2003
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
First Deputy	Aleksandr Pavlov
Preceded by	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Succeeded by	Daniyal Akhmetov
Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
In office 12 September 2016 – 3 February 2017
Prime Minister	Bakhytzhan Sagintayev
In office 17 December 2000 – 28 January 2002
Prime Minister	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
In office 13 March 1995 – 10 October 1999
Prime Minister	Akezhan Kazhegeldin Nurlan Balgimbayev Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (Acting)
Minister of Defense
In office 22 October 2014 – 12 September 2016
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Prime Minister	Karim Massimov Bakhytzhan Sagintayev
Preceded by	Serik Akhmetov
Succeeded by	Saken Zhasuzakov
Minister of Education and Culture
In office 17 March 1997 – 10 October 1999
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Prime Minister	Akezhan Kazhegeldin Nurlan Balgimbayev Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (Acting)
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
6th Mayor of Nur-Sultan
In office 4 April 2008 – 22 October 2014
Preceded by	Askar Mamin
Succeeded by	Adilbek Zhaksybekov
Mayor of Almaty
In office 9 December 2004 – 4 April 2008
Preceded by	Viktor Khrapunov
Succeeded by	Akhmetzhan Yesimov
Personal details
Born	(1956-12-09) 9 December 1956 Novobogat, Atyrau Province, Kazakh SSR, USSR
Nationality	Kazakh
Political party	Nur Otan
Alma mater	West Kazakhstan State University

Tasmagambetov stated that he resigned as Prime Minister after finding out about the falsification of a positive vote of confidence in his administration that was taken on 19 May 2003. His resignation resulted in the dismissal of all members of his cabinet, as required by the Constitution of Kazakhstan.[3]

President Nursultan Nazarbayev replaced Tasmaghmbetov with Pavlodar Region Akim Daniyal Akhmetov on 13 June 2003. Akhmetov pledged to maintain many of Tasmagambetov's policies.[3][4]

Biography

Early life and education

Tasmagambetov was born in the village of Novobogat in Atyrau Region to the parents of Nurgali Tasmagambetov (1926–1997) and Dilda Qoqanova (1930–2019). In 1979, he graduated from the natural-geographical faculty of the West Kazakhstan State University, specializing in "teacher of geography and biology." In 1990, Tasmagambetov earned Ph.D in philosophy in his thesis "World outlook aspects of ecological problems". In 1997, he earned doctorate in political science in his dissertation “Social Policy in Transit Political Systems”.[5]

Early career

Tasmagambetov began his career in 1973 as a boxing and wrestling trainer at a Children's and Youth Sports School in the village of Makhambet. After graduating, he worked as a teacher of geography and biology at the Makhambet Secondary School.[5]

In 1989, Tasmagambetov was elected as the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Komsomol in Kazakh SSR. In 1991, he became a chairman of the State Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Youth Affairs.[5]

Political career

With Vladimir Putin in 2002.

From 1993 to 1995, Tasmagambetov worked as an assistant to the President of Kazakhstan.[5] On 13 March 1995, he became the Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan and from 17 March 1997, he served as the Minister of Education and Culture.[6][7] That same year, Tasmagambetov was appointed as the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan and the head of the Organizational and Control Department of the Presidential Administration.[5] In 1998, he became the First Assistant to the President.[5]

On 18 February 1999, Tasmagambetov was appointed as the akim of Atyrau Region and from 17 December 2000, he served as the Deputy Prime Minister in the 26th government.[8][9] On 28 January 2002, Tasmagambetov was nominated as the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan by President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who was unanimously approved by the Parliament.[10] While serving as the PM, he faced controversy over the issue privatization of land that was supposedly favor the wealthy. Tasmagambetov announced his resignation on 11 June 2003, stating that the parliamentary vote of no confidence that took place on 19 May 2003 was falsified.[11] As a result, he was appointed as the State Secretary of Kazakhstan on 13 June 2003.[12] He served that position until he was dismissed on 9 March 2004.[5] The following day on 10 March, Tasmagambetov was appointed as the head of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan and was removed from the post on 7 December 2004.[5]

Tasmagambetov with the other Defense Ministers of the SCO during a festival of Military Massed Bands in 2015.

On 8 December 2004, he became the akim of Almaty and from 4 April 2008, he served as the akim of Astana.[13][14] While holding that post, Tasmagambetov was chosen to be the chairman of the Astana City Branch of Nur Otan on 19 May 2008.[15]

From 22 October 2014 to 12 September 2016, Tasmagambetov served as a Minister of Defense under Massimov.[16][2] The following day on 13 September, he was appointed as a Deputy Prime Minister again in Sagintayev's cabinet.[17]

On 3 February 2017, Tasmagambetov became an Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Russia to where he presented his credentials to Russian President Vladimir Putin on 16 March 2017.[1][18] He served that position until 18 December 2019, when by the decree of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Tasmagambetov was removed from his post, dismissed from public service and sent to a retirement pension.[19][20]

Awards

Kazakhstan

• Order of Parasat
• Order of Nazarbayev
• Medal "10 years of Astana"
• Order of Barys
• Medal "20 years of independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan"

Foreign

• Order of Friendship (Russia)
• Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow (Russia)
• Order of "Glory and Honor" (Russia)

References

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7. "Указ Президента Республики Казахстан 17 марта 1997 года № 3397 О назначении Тасмагамбетова И. Н. заместителем Премьер-министра - Министром образования и культуры Республики Казахстан - Параграф-WWW мобильная версия". online.zakon.kz. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
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9. "Указ Президента Республики Казахстан от 15 декабря 2000 г. № 513 О назначении Тасмагамбетова И. Н. заместителем Премьер-Министра Республики Казахстан". Информационная система ПАРАГРАФ (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-05-09.
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13. "Указ Президента Республики Казахстан от 8 декабря 2004 года № 1492 О назначении Тасмагамбетова И.Н. акимом города Алматы". Информационная система ПАРАГРАФ. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
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Political offices
Preceded by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev	Prime Minister of Kazakhstan 2002–2003	Succeeded by Daniyal Akhmetov