Kazakh government forms new cabinet of ministers

Kazakh Government carried out a cabinet reshuffle. Roman Sklyar was appointed Kazakh First Deputy Prime Minister, Bakhyt Sultanov will act as another Deputy of Alikhan Smailov. Askar Umarov will get a position of Kazakh Minister of Information and Social Development previously held by Aida Balayeva. Dauren Abayev will be appointed Kazakh Minister of Culture and Sports, Azhar Giniyat – the country’s Health Minister. Kanat Mussin is now Minister of Justice. Kazakh Ministry of Energy will be chaired by Bolat Akchulakov. Kairbek Uskenbayev will be appointed Kazakh Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development. Alibek Kuantyrov will be the head of Ministry of National Economy. The rest of ministers kept their positions.

Translation by Saniya Sakenova

Editing by Galiya Khassenkhanova