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Kazakhstan ยท Head of state

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Office
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
In office since
20 March 2019
Born
1953

How Tokayev took office

He was sworn in as interim president on 20 March 2019 after Nursultan Nazarbayev resigned, the Philippine Daily Inquirer and Daily Sabah reported. He had been speaker of the Senate, which is second in line to the presidency under the constitution, according to Daily Sabah. The UN protocol list dated 20 October 2026 gives the date 12 June 2019. He won an early presidential election on 20 November 2022 for a single seven-year term, with 81.31 percent according to Kazinform, and more than 81 percent according to the Associated Press.3,4,1,5,6

Career

  1. 1999 to 2002Prime Minister of Kazakhstan2
  2. to March 2019Speaker of the Senate4
  3. 20 March 2019 to presentPresident of the Republic of Kazakhstan, sworn in as interim president on 20 March 2019, re-elected on 20 November 20222,3,4,5,1

Career facts only, from official biographies and reputable news reports. Checked 28 October 2026. Office holders change: see the sources for the latest.

Sources

  1. United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service, Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs (list dated 20 October 2026) (20 October 2026)
  2. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (Britannica biography) (28 October 2026)
  3. Philippine Daily Inquirer, New Kazakh president sworn in after longtime leader resigns (20 March 2019)
  4. Daily Sabah (wire services), New Kazakhstan president sworn in, parliament renames capital in honor of Nazarbayev (20 March 2019)
  5. Associated Press via KSAT, Kazakh president wins new term against weak opposition (AP via KSAT) (21 November 2022)
  6. Kazinform (state news agency), Kazakhstan embarks on a new era of its development, President (26 November 2022)