Sagintayev Cabinet

The Sagintayev Cabinet was the 10th cabinet of the Government of Kazakhstan under the leadership of Prime Minister Bakhytzhan Sagintayev. It was formed after Sagintayev's predecessor, Karim Massimov was appointed as a head of the National Security Committee on 8 September 2016.[1] President Nursultan Nazarbayev nominated Sagintayev, who served as the First Deputy under Massimov's government to be the new Prime Minister.[2] He was confirmed by the Parliament the following day on 9 September.[3] Some speculated that Sagintayev was a close ally to Nazarbayev's daughter Dariga, and the reason for a cabinet reshuffle was to make way for Nazarbayev's succession after the neighboring country of Uzbekistan faced a political uncertainty over President Islam Karimov's death which occurred on 2 September.[4]

Sagintayev Cabinet
10th Cabinet of Kazakhstan
2016–2019
Date formed	9 September 2016
Date dissolved	21 February 2019
People and organisations
Head of state	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Head of government	Bakhytzhan Sagintayev
Deputy head of government	Askar Mamin
Member party	Nur Otan
Status in legislature	Supermajority
History
Predecessor	Massimov II
Successor	Mamin

On 21 February 2019, as a result of growing public dismay, President Nazarbayev dismissed Sagintayev and instead appointed Askar Mamin as the Acting Prime Minister who was approved by the Parliament on 25 February, thus forming a new government.[5][6]