First Lady of Kazakhstan

The first lady of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Qаzаqstаnnyń bіrіnshі hаnymy, Russian: Первая леди Казахстана) is the title attributed to the wife of the president of Kazakhstan.[1] Until 2019, there has been just one first lady since the country's independence in 1991, Sara Nazarbayeva, wife of President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Currently, Nadezhda Tokayeva, the wife of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, is the de facto holder of the role.

First ladies of Kazakhstan

Name Term Begins Term Ends President/Spouse Ethnicity
Sara Nazarbayeva[2] 16 December 1991 20 March 2019 Nursultan Nazarbayev Kazakh
Nadezhda Tokayeva[3] 20 March 2019 Present. divorced Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Russian/Jewish

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