Karim Massimov : Ask Biography

Personal data

Date of birth

15 June 1965(age 51)

Place of birth

Tselinograd, Kazakh SSR, USSR (now Astana, Kazakhstan)

Political party

Nur-Otan

Religion

Sunni Islam

Prime Minister of Kazakhstan

Assumed office

10 January 2007

President

Nursultan Nazarbayev

Deputy

Aslan Musin

Preceded by

Daniyal Akhmetov

Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan

In office

19 January 2006 - 10 January 2007

Prime minister

Daniyal Akhmetov

Succeeded by

Aslan Musin

Minister of Economy and Budget Planning

Prime minister

Daniyal Akhmetov

Succeeded by

Aslan Musin

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Karim Qajymqanuly Massimov ( , , born 1965) has served as Prime Minister in the Government of Kazakhstan since 10 January 2007.

Massimov is fluent in Kazakh, Russian, Chinese, English, and Arabic. He studied in China and worked in Hong Kong where he headed Kazakhstan's trading operations. At the same time, he is thought to be well connected within the Kremlin. He previously served as the Deputy Prime Minister from 19 January 2006 to 9 January 2007 and as Minister of Economy and Budget Planning, Minister of Transport and Communications in 2001. According to Pravda, the public perceives Massimov as "one of the most influential figures in the president's inner circle."

President Nazarbayev nominated Massimov to succeed Daniyal Akhmetov as Prime Minister on 9 January 2007. The Nur Otan party endorsed Massimov's candidacy and Parliament confirmed the nomination on 10 January.