MASSİMOV
Karim Massimov
Kazakistan Cumhuriyeti
Başbakanı
Was born in 1965. Graduated from Beijing Language and Culture University,
Law School of Wuhan University, and Kazakh State Academy of Management. Holds
degrees in international law and economics. Doctor of Science in Economics.
Speaks English, Chinese, and Arabic.
Started his professional carrier as Senior Economist at the Ministry of External
Economic Ties of
the Republic of Kazakhstan; served as Senior Specialist of the China-based
representation office
of the Kazakh Ministry of External Economic Ties in Urumqi; held position of the
Managing Director
of the Kazakh Trading House in Hong Kong. Went on to hold positions of the
Chairman of the
Board of Almaty Trade and Finance Bank and Chairman of the Board of the People’s
Savings Bank
of Kazakhstan. Was appointed Minister of Transport and Communications, Deputy
Prime-Minister
of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Assistant to the President of the Republic of
Kazakhstan.
From January 2006 served as Vice Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
From April 2006 - Vice Prime Minister-Minister of Economic Affairs and Budget
Planning.
Incumbent Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan since January 2007.