Nursultan Nazarbayev

Security Council of Kazakhstan

Nursultan Äbishuly Nazarbayev 6 July 1940 Chemolgan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union

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Chairman of the Security Council of Kazakhstan "Nazarbayev" redirects here. For other people with the name, see Nazarbayev (surname). In this Eastern Slavic naming convention, the patronymic is Abishevich and the family name is Nazarbayev. Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev Нұрсұлтан Назарбаев Nazarbayev in 2021Chairman of the Security Council of KazakhstanIncumbentAssumed office 21 August 1991PresidentHimself Kassym-Jomart TokayevPreceded by Office established1st President of KazakhstanIn office 24 April 1990 – 20 March 2019Prime Minister See list Sergey Tereshchenko Akezhan Kazhegeldin Nurlan Balgimbayev Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Imangali Tasmagambetov Daniyal Akhmetov Karim Massimov Serik Akhmetov Karim Massimov Bakhytzhan Sagintayev Askar Mamin Vice President Yerik Asanbayev (1991–96)Preceded by Office establishedSucceeded by Kassym-Jomart TokayevHonorary President of Turkic CouncilIncumbentAssumed office 25 April 2019Preceded by Office establishedChairman of Nur OtanIncumbentAssumed office 1 March 1999Preceded by Office establishedChairman of the Assembly of PeopleIn office 1 March 1995 – 28 April 2021Preceded by Office establishedSucceeded by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Soviet positions First Secretary of the Central Committee of the QKPIn office 22 June 1989 – 7 September 1991Preceded by Gennady KolbinSucceeded by Office abolishedChairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSRIn office 22 February 1990 – 24 April 1990Prime Minister Uzakbay KaramanovPreceded by Kilibay MedeubekovSucceeded by Erik AsanbayevChairman of the Council of Ministers of the Kazakh SSRIn office 22 March 1984 – 27 July 1989ChairmanBayken Ashimov Salamay Mukashev Zakash Kamaledinov Vera Sidorova Makhtay SagdiyevPreceded by Bayken AshimovSucceeded by Uzakbay Karamanov Personal detailsBornNursultan Äbishuly Nazarbayev (1940-07-06 ) 6 July 1940 (age 81) Chemolgan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Ushkonyr, Kazakhstan) Political partyNur Otan (1999–present)Other political affiliationsCommunist (1962–1991) Independent (1991–1999)Spouse(s)Sara Alpysqyzy ​(m. 1962)​ChildrenDariga Dinara AliyaSignatureWebsiteelbasy.kzMilitary serviceAllegiance  Soviet Union   KazakhstanBranch/serviceArmed Forces of the Republic of KazakhstanYears of service1991–2000Rank Supreme Commander Central institution membership 2021-present: Member, Senate of Kazakhstan 2019-present: Member, Constitutional Council of Kazakhstan 1995-2021: Chairman, Assembly of People of Kazakhstan 1989-1991: Member, 17th Secretariat of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan 1986–1990: Full member, 27th & 28th Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1979–1984: Member, 14th & 15 Secretariat of the Communist Party of the Kazakhstan Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev (Kazakh: Nursultan Ábishúly Nazarbaev, Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев , pronounced  ) or Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev (Russian: Нурсултан Абишевич Назарбаев , pronounced  ; born 6 July 1940) is a Kazakh politician currently serving as the Chairman of the Security Council of Kazakhstan since August 1991 who previously served as the first President of Kazakhstan, in office from 24 April 1990 until his formal resignation on 20 March 2019. He is one of the longest-ruling non-royal leaders in the world, having ruled Kazakhstan for nearly three decades. He was named First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Kazakh SSR in 1989 and was elected as the nation's first president following its independence from the Soviet Union. He holds the title Elbasy (meaning "Leader of the Nation"). In 1962, Nazarbayev joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) where he was prominent member of the Komsomol and a full-time worker for the party. From 1984, Nazarbayev was the Prime Minister of the Kazakh SSR. During his tenure, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan (QKP) in 1989. In April 1990, Nazarbayev became the first president of Kazakhstan by the Supreme Soviet. From there, he supported Russian President Boris Yeltsin against the attempted coup in August 1991 by the Soviet extremists. The Soviet Union fell apart after the coup failed, though Nazarbayev went to great lengths to maintain close economic ties towards Russia by introducing Kazakhstan into the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and eventually the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). Nazarbayev ruled a dictatorship in Kazakhstan, as human rights abuses were severe, dissent was suppressed, and elections were not free and fair. In the country's first open direct presidential election, held in 1991, he appeared alone on the ballot with no opposing candidates and won 98% of the vote. An April 1995 referendum extended Nazarbayev's term until 2000 and in August of that year, a constitutional referendum was held which allowed for a new draft for the Constitution of Kazakhstan. In 1999, Nazarbayev was re-elected for 2nd term and again in 2005. In 2010, he announced reforms to encourage a multi-party system. This led to the reinstatement of various parties in Parliament following the 2012 legislative elections, although having little influence and opposition as the parties supported and voted with the government while Nur Otan still had dominant-party control of the Mazhilis. In 2015, Nazarbayev was re-elected with almost 98% of the vote, as he ran virtually unopposed. In January 2017, Nazarbayev proposed constitutional reforms that would delegate powers to the Parliament of Kazakhstan. In May 2018, the Parliament approved a constitutional amendment allowing Nazarbayev to serve as president of the Security Council for life. In March 2019, he resigned from presidency amid public pressure and was succeeded by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, a close ally of Nazarbayev, who overwhelmingly won the following snap presidential elections in June 2019. He is immune from any criminal prosecution and continued in serving as the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan Chairman until 2021. He currently is the chairman of the Security Council and ruling party Nur Otan. Nazarbayev is also a member of the Constitutional Council, and an honorary member of the Senate of Kazakhstan.