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Daniyal Kenjetaiuly Akhmetov ( kk, Даниал Кенжетайұлы Ахметов, ''Daniyal Kenjetaiūly Ahmetov''; born 15 June 1954) is a Kazakh politician who was the 6th
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from 13 June 2003 to 9 January 2007.New Kazakh Prime Minister chosen
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Critics refer to him as "The Terminator", a nickname he gained as the
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of Pavlodar Region for his actions in suppressing supporters of
Galymzhan Zhakiyanov Galymzhan Zhakiyanov ( kk, Ғалымжан Баділжанұлы Жақиянов, ''Ğalymjan Badıljanūly Jaqiianov''; born 8 May 1963) is a Kazakh businessman and politician. He owned several companies in Kazakhstan and has served as the a ...
, the previous äkim.New Kazakh Government Formed, Sets Out Priorities.
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On 8 January 2007, he resigned as Prime Minister. He did not say why, but
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Nursultan Nazarbayev had criticized him in 2006 for overspending and other administrative errors.Oil-rich Kazakhstan's prime minister resigns
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Nazarbayev accepted his resignation, and immediately appointed him acting Prime Minister.
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Akhmetov was included as Minister of Defense in the government that took office on 10 January 2007. He was dismissed from that post in June 2009. On 11 November 2014, he was appointed as the äkim of the
East Kazakhstan Region East Kazakhstan Region ( kk, Шығыс Қазақстан облысы, translit=Şyğys Qazaqstan oblysy; russian: Восточно-Казахстанская область, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakhstan. It occupi ...
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Early life and career

Akhmetov was born in the city of
Pavlodar Pavlodar ( ; ) is a city in northeastern Kazakhstan and the capital of Pavlodar Region. It is located 450 km northeast of the national capital Astana and 405 km southeast of the Russian city of Omsk along the Irtysh River. , the cit ...
in the Kazakh SSR. In 1976, he graduated from the Pavlodar State University with a degree in civil engineering. After graduating, Akhmetov began his career as a foreman, then worked as a foreman at the housebuilding plant of the Pavlodarzhilstroy trust. In 1981, he became the deputy chief engineer at the construction site of the Ekibastuzshakhtastroy Combine. From 1983, he served as a deputy chairman of the executive committee of the Ekibastuz City Council of People's Deputies. In 1991, Akhmetov became the manager of the EkibastuzEnergoZhilPromStroy trust.


Early political career

From 1992, Akhmetov was head of the Ekibastuz City Administration and on 19 January 1993, he was appointed as the äkim of Pavlodar Region. He served that position before becoming the äkim of North Kazakhstan Region on 19 December 1997. On 12 October 1999, Akhmetov was appointed as the
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under Tokayev's cabinet and from 21 December 2000, he served as the
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. There, Akhmetov was in charge of industry, agriculture, transport and communications, migration and demographic policy. He was reappointed again as the äkim of North Kazakhstan on 21 November 2001 after his predecessor
Galymzhan Zhakiyanov Galymzhan Zhakiyanov ( kk, Ғалымжан Баділжанұлы Жақиянов, ''Ğalymjan Badıljanūly Jaqiianov''; born 8 May 1963) is a Kazakh businessman and politician. He owned several companies in Kazakhstan and has served as the a ...
was dismissed after joining the opposition by helping to form the
Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстанның демократиялық таңдауы, Qazaqstannyñ demokratialyq tañdauy, QDT; russian: Демократический выбор Казахстана, DVK) is a political par ...
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Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2003–2006)


Appointment

President Nursultan Nazarbayev nominated Akhmetov as Prime Minister at a joint session of
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on 13 June 2003. Nazarbayev gave a speech saying the PM needed to have experience in
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government because the nation needed to speed up the pace of social and economic development. Akmetov was approved by 36 of 39 senators and 73 of 77 members of the Mazhilis to form the 28th government of Kazakhstan. Akhmetov told the parliament he wanted continuity in policy despite the change in government, and said that Kazakhstan is "building a state governed by the
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where everyone has the right to freedom of conscience and expression, but that everyone should work within the law." He said there should not be dissidence, only constructive dialogue and mutual understanding, and called for everyone to engage in presidential economic programs.


Petroleum law changes

Akhmetov worked to change Kazakhstan's petroleum laws despite strong opposition from foreign companies. In May 2004, he received a letter from 47 foreign oil companies, including ChevronTexaco,
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, Shell, the BG Group, and
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, complaining that the proposed changes would negatively affect future investment. The companies specifically took issue with local content requirements, which were described as "unnecessarily burdensome" and that a requirement for KMG to own at least 50% of any development "may not be advisable in all circumstances."KAZAKHSTAN - Decision Makers - Daniyal Akhmetov.
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Kazakhstan-South Korea relations

Akhmetov met with
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on 23 September 2006 in Astana and signed several bilateral agreements enhancing economic ties. The Government of South Korea agreed to invest an additional $2 billion in joint projects in the energy, uranium-extraction, construction, transportation, and banking sectors. Akhmetov offered South Korea the option of participating in developing a new type of nuclear reactor. South Korean investors have stakes in more than 300 Kazakhstan-based companies. Han invited Nazarbayev to visit
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in 2007. Han was in Kazakhstan until 24 September. She then traveled to
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.Kazakhstan, South Korea Vow To Boost Ties
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Kazakhstan-Tatarstan relations

Akhmetov met with
Rustam Minnikhanov Rustam Nurgaliyevich Minnikhanov (russian: Руста́м Нургали́евич Минниха́нов, tt-Cyrl, Рөстәм Нургали улы Миңнеханов; born 1 March 1957) is a Russian politician who has served as ...
, the Prime Minister of the Autonomous Republic of Tatarstan, in Astana on 13 October 2006. They discussed creating a
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that would build helicopters, Kazakh government investment in petrochemical businesses in Tatarstan, and constructing a highway to western China that would connect St. Petersburg to
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,
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,
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, Kyzylorda,
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, and
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in
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, China. Akhmetov called the proposed highway "the shortest road link between
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and China." Iskender Muflikhanov, aide to Prime Minister Minnikhanov, said the Tatar government had "great hopes with regard to the shipping, or the assembling n Kazakhstanof KamAZ trucks. Work in under way on this West-South highway project in Kazakhstan and, as a rule, our KamAZ trucks are irreplaceable for projects of that magnitude."Kazakhstan, Tatarstan Discuss Joint Economic Projects
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2007 political shakeup

Nazarbayev nominated
Karim Massimov Karim Qazhymqanuly Massimov ( kk, Кәрім Қажымқанұлы Мәсімов, ; born 15 June 1965)the economy.Kazakhstan moves to name new PM
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The
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confirmed the nomination on 10 January. Akhmetov was appointed as Defense Minister, replacing Mukhtar Altynbayev.


Post-Premiership

Akhmetov continued to serve as the Defense Minister under Massimov's government until being relieved from his post on 17 June 2009. In December 2010, it was revealed that Akhmetov headed a company in the field of ecological energy and did not want to return to politics, KazTAG reported. According to the agency, Akhmetov was pleased with such changes in his life, since he began to spend more time with his family and friends. He also led a healthy lifestyle and was engaged in cycling. Akhmetov also denied rumors that he allegedly wanted to shoot himself after resignation. On 21 December 2011, he was appointed a member of the Board for Energy and Infrastructure of the Eurasian Economic Commission. Since 11 November 2014, he's been serving as the äkim of
East Kazakhstan Region East Kazakhstan Region ( kk, Шығыс Қазақстан облысы, translit=Şyğys Qazaqstan oblysy; russian: Восточно-Казахстанская область, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakhstan. It occupi ...
. June 17, 2019 — reappointed akim of the East Kazakhstan region March 3, 2022 — took first place in the ranking of regional akims. Danial Akhmetov's figure is 86%.Akim of the East Kazakhstan region Danial Akhmetov took first place in the ranking of regional akims
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