Imangali Tasmagambetov

State Secretary of Kazakhstan

9 December 1956 Novobogat, Atyrau Province, Kazakh SSR, USSR

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13 June 2003 – 9 March 2004

Imangali Nurgaliuly Tasmagambetov (Kazakh: Imаnǵаlı Nurǵаlıuly Таsmаǵаmbеtоv ; born 9 December 1956) is a retired Kazakh politician and diplomat who was the Kazakh Ambassador to Russia from 2017 to 2019. He was Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 2016 to 2017 and Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan from 2014 to 2016. He was the akim of Astana from 2008 to 2014 and from 2004 to 2008, as akim of Almaty. Before that, from 2002 to 2003, he was the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan. Tasmagambetov stated that he resigned as PM 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. President Nursultan Nazarbayev replaced Tasmagambetov with Pavlodar Region Akim Daniyal Akhmetov on 13 June 2003. Akhmetov pledged to maintain many of Tasmagambetov's policies.