Bakhyt Sultanov

Bakhyt Turlykhanuly Sultanov (Kazakh: Бақыт Тұрлыханұлы Сұлтанов, Baqyt Turlyhanuly Sultanov; born 29 November 1971) is a Kazakh politician serving as the Minister of Trade and Integration since June 2019. He was the Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan and Minister of Economic Affairs and Budget Planning from 2013 to 2018.[1]

Bakhyt Sultanov
Sultanov in 2016
Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
In office
6 November 2013 – 11 September 2018
Prime MinisterSerik Akhmetov
Karim Massimov
Bakhytzhan Sagintayev
Ministry of Trade and Integration
Assumed office
17 June 2019
PresidentKassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime MinisterAskar Mamin
Preceded byOffice established
Minister of Finance
In office
6 November 2013 – 11 September 2018
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Prime MinisterSerik Akhmetov
Karim Massimov
Bakhytzhan Sagintayev
Preceded byBolat Zhamishev
Succeeded byAlihan Smaiylov
Minister of Economy and Budget Planning
In office
10 August 2007 – 12 March 2010
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Prime MinisterKarim Massimov
Preceded byAslan Musin
Succeeded byZhanar Aitzhanova (Economic Development and Trade)
9th Mayor of Nur-Sultan
In office
11 September 2018 – 13 June 2019
Preceded byAsset Issekeshev
Succeeded byAltai Kólginov
Personal details
Born (1971-11-29) 29 November 1971
Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
(now Kazakhstan)
Political partyNur Otan
Alma materSatbayev University
Narxoz University

He was appointed Vice Minister of Economic Affairs and Budget Planning, Chaired Statistics Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan and served as Vice-minister of Finance. From 2007 to 2010, he was the Minister of Economic Affairs and Budget Planning. He was appointed as Assistant of President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on 15 March 2010.[2] In January 2012, he was appointed Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.[3]

Biography

Early life and education

Sultanov was born in Alma Ata (now Almaty). In 1988, he graduated from the Republican Physics and Mathematics Boarding School, in 1994 from the Satbayev University with a degree in electrical engineering and in 1995, from the Narxoz University with a degree in economics.[4]

Career

Sultanov began his career in 1994 as a leading economist in the corporation and licensing department of the Financial Market Securities Department at the Ministry of Finance where he progressed from senior economist to being director of the department.[4]

From September 2002 to June 2003, Sultanov was the director of the Department of Budgetary Policy and Planning of the Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning. In June 2003, he became Vice Minister of Economy and Budget Planning and served that position until being appointed as the chairman of the Agency on Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan in February 2006.[4] In January 2007, he became Vice Minister of Finance until 10 August 2007, when he was appointed as the Minister of Economy and Budget Planning.[5]

On 13 March 2010, by a presidential decree, Sultanov was appointed as assistant to the President of Kazakhstan.[2][6] From 21 January 2012, he served as a deputy head of the Presidential Administration.[7]

On 6 November 2013, Sultanov was appointed as a Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan and Minister of Finance.[8] He served the post until becoming the äkim of Astana on 11 September 2018.[9][10] Since 17 June 2019, Sultanov has been serving as Minister of Trade and Integration.[11][12]

References
  1. "Economy Minister Bakhyt Sultanov outlines the 2010-2012 national budget draft in the national Majilis". Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  2. "Mr. Bakhyt Sultanov was appointed as Assistant of President ... - Казахстанская фондовая биржа (KASE)". www.kase.kz. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  3. "EURASEC Anti-Crisis Fund: Bolat B. Zhamishev". efsd.eabr.org. Archived from the original on 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  4. "Султанов Бахыт Турлыханович ▷ биография, фото, должность". kapital.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  5. "Министром экономики и бюджетного планирования Казахстана назначен Бахыт Султанов". zakon.kz (in Russian). 2007-08-11. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  6. INFORM.KZ (2010-03-12). "Указом Главы государства Б.Султанов освобожден от должности министра экономики и бюджетного планирования в связи с переходом на другую работу". www.inform.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  7. "Бахыт Султанов назначен заместителем Руководителя Администрации Президента РК". zakon.kz (in Russian). 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  8. "Бахыт Султанов назначен министром финансов". Ақ Жайық (in Russian). 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  9. "Bakhyt Sultanov appointed as Mayor of Astana". qazaqtimes.com. 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  10. "Bakhyt Sultanov appointed akim of Astana". www.government.kz. 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  11. Boteu, Saltanat (2019-06-20). "Kazakh President creates new trade and ecology ministries, appoints new ministers". The Astana Times. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  12. "Bakhyt Sultanov appointed minister of trade and integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan". www.government.kz. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
Political offices
Preceded by
Bolat Zhamishev		 Minister of Finance
2013–2018		 Succeeded by
Alihan Smaiylov


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