List of leaders of Kazakhstan

The President of Kazakhstan is the head of state elected by popular vote to serve a five-year-term.[1] The president appoints the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (head of government) and first deputy prime minister.[2][3]


Leaders of the Kazakh Khanate (Khans) (1465–1874)

Leaders of Kazakhstan (19171990)

Alash Autonomy (19171920)

Portrait Name

(Born-Died)

Term of office Political Party
Took office Left office Time in office
Chairman of the Provisional People's Council
1 Alikhan Bukeikhanov
(1866–1937)
13 December 1917 5 March 1920 2 years, 83 days Alash

Kirghiz Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic (19201925)

Portrait Name

(Born-Died)

Term of office Political Party
Took office Left office Time in office
Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee
1 Stanisław Pestkowski
(1882–1937)
30 April 1919 August 1920 >1 year CPSU
Sakhiygirey Radus-Zenkovich
(1887–1938)
Acting
August 1920 26 August 1920 <1 month CPSU
2 Viktor Radus Zenkovich
(1878–1967)
26 August 1920 October 1920 ~2 months CPSU
3 Abdrakhman Aytiyev
(1886–1937)
October 1920 October 1920 <1 month CPSU
Chairman of the Central Executive Committee
4 Seytgali Mendeshev
(1887–1938)
12 October 1920 19 April 1925
5 Jalau Mynbaev
(1892–1929)
19 April 1920 15 June 1925

Kazakh Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (19251936)

Portrait Name

(Born-Died)

Term of office Political Party
Took office Left office Time in office
Chairman of the Central Executive Committee
1 Jalau Mynbaev
(1892–1929)
15 June 1925 1927 ~2 years CPSU
2 Eltay Ernazarov
(1887–1945)
1927 1933 ~6 years CPSU
3 Uzakbay Kulumbetov
(1891–1938)
11 October 1933 5 December 1936 CPSU

Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (19361991)


First Secretary of the Communist Party

No. Picture Name

(Birth–Death)

Took office Left office Political party
1 Levon Mirzoyan

(1897-1939)

5 December 1936 3 May 1938 QKP/CPSU
2 Nikolay Skvortsov

(1899-1974)

3 May 1938 14 September 1945 QKP/CPSU
3 Zhumabay Shayakhmetov

(1902-1966)

14 September 1945 6 March 1954 QKP/CPSU
4 Panteleimon Ponomarenko

(1902-1984)

6 March 1954 8 May 1955 QKP/CPSU
5 Leonid Brezhnev

(1906-1982)

8 May 1955 6 March 1956 QKP/CPSU
6 Ivan Yakovlev

(1910-1999)

6 March 1956 26 December 1957 QKP/CPSU
7 Nikolay Belyaev

(1903-1966)

26 December 1957 19 January 1960 QKP/CPSU
8 Dinmukhamed Kunaev

(1912-1993)

19 January 1960 26 December 1962 QKP/CPSU
9 Ismail Yusupov

(1914-2005)

26 December 1962 7 December 1964 QKP/CPSU
10 Dinmukhamed Kunaev

(1912-1993)

7 December 1964 16 December 1986 QKP/CPSU
11 Gennady Kolbin

(1927-1998)

16 December 1986 22 June 1989 QKP/CPSU
12 Nursultan Nazarbayev

(born 1940)

22 June 1989 24 April 1990[4] QKP/CPSU

Head of state

No. Portrait Name
(birth–death)
Term of office Political party Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Chairman of the Central Executive Committee
1 Uzakbay Kulumbetov
(1891–1938)
5 December 1936 22 June 1937 199 days QKP
Ismail Salvafeka
(?–?)
Acting
June 1937 July 1937 ~1 month QKP
2 https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Сурет:Жанкелдин.jpg Alibey Dzhangildin
(1884–1953)
July 1937 28 October 1937 ~3 months QKP
3 Nurbapa Umirzakov
(1907–1947)
28 October 1937 15 July 1938 260 days QKP
Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet
4 Salken Daulenov
(1907–1984)
15 July 1938 17 July 1938 2 days QKP
Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
5 Abdisamet Kazakhpayev
(1898–1959)
17 July 1938 January 1947 ~6 months QKP
Ivan Lukyanets
(1902–1994)
Acting
January 1947 20 March 1947 ~2 months QKP
6 Daniyal Kerimbayev
(1909–1982)
20 March 1947 23 January 1954 6 years, 309 days QKP
7 Nurtas Undasynov
(1904–1989)
23 January 1954 19 April 1955 1 year, 86 days QKP
8 Zhumabek Tashenov
(1915–1986)
19 April 1955 20 January 1960 4 years, 276 days QKP
9 Fazyl Karibzhanov
(1912–1960)
20 January 1960 25 August 1960 218 days QKP
Kapitalina Krykova
(1914–2002)
Acting
25 August 1960 3 January 1961 131 days QKP
10 Isagali Sharipov
(1906–1976)
3 January 1961 5 April 1965 4 years, 92 days QKP
11 Sabir Niyazbekov
(1912–1989)
5 April 1965 20 December 1978 13 years, 259 days QKP
12 Isatay Abdukarimov
(1924–2001)
20 December 1978 14 December 1979 359 days QKP
13 Sattar Imashev
(1926–1984)
14 December 1979 22 February 1984 4 years, 70 days QKP
14 Andrey Plotnikov
(1912–1991)
22 February 1984 22 March 1984 29 days QKP
15 Bayken Ashimov
(1917–2010)
22 March 1984 27 September 1985 1 year, 189 days QKP
16 Salamat Mukashev
(1927–2004)
27 September 1985 9 February 1988 2 years, 135 days QKP
17 Zakash Kamalidenov
(1939–2017)
9 February 1988 December 1988 ~10 months QKP
18 Vera Sidorova
(born 1934)
December 1988 10 March 1989 ~3 months QKP
19 Makhtay Sagdiyev
(1929–2012)
10 March 1989 22 February 1990 349 days QKP
Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet
20 Nursultan Nazarbayev
(born 1940)
22 February 1990 24 April 1990 61 days QKP

Presidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1990–present)

Officeholder

  • Until 16 December 1991 was called President of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.

  QKP

  Nur Otan

  Amanat

  Independent

No. Portrait Name
(birth–death)
Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Nursultan Nazarbayev
Нұрсұлтан Назарбаев
(born 1940)
1990 24 April 1990 1 December 1991 28 years, 330 days QKP
Independent
1991 1 December 1991 20 January 1999
1999 20 January 1999 11 January 2006
2005 11 January 2006 8 April 2011 Nur Otan
2011 8 April 2011 29 April 2015
2015 29 April 2015 20 March 2019
2 Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Қасым-Жомарт Тоқаев
(born 1953)
20 March 2019 12 June 2019 4 years, 221 days Nur Otan,
Amanat
2019 12 June 2019 25 November 2022
Independent
2022 26 November 2022 Incumbent

See also

References

  1. "The Constitution". Official website of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Retrieved 12 August 2021. Article 41 (1). The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be elected in accordance with the constitutional law by adult citizens of the Republic on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot for a term of five years.
  2. Pannier, Bruce (2015-03-11). "Kazakhstan's long term president to run in snap election – again". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  3. Chivers, C.J. (6 December 2005). "Kazakh President Re-elected; voting Flawed, Observers Say". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 April 2014. Kazakhstan has never held an election that was not rigged.
  4. April 24, 1990 from Art. 6 of the Constitution of the Kazakh SSR, the provision on the monopoly of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan on power was excluded
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