The Order of the First President of Kazakhstan – Leader of the Nation Nursultan Nazarbayev (, ), also referred to simply as the Order of Nazarbayev, is a state award of the

Republic of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

. It was established on 1 January 2001 in honor of President

Nursultan Nazarbayev Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev (born 6 July 1940) is a Kazakhstani politician who served as the first president of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 2019. He also held the special title of Elbasy from 2010 to 2022 and chairman of the Security Council of ...

who was at the time, the first and only

President of Kazakhstan The president of Kazakhstan, officially the president of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the executive head of state of the Kazakhstan and the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. As the highest-ranking official ...

. It is awarded to Kazakh and foreign citizens for contributions to the development and prosperity of the country. This includes any of the following actions: * Participation in social activities * Achievements in sport and other competition on behalf of Kazakhstan * Contributions to the development of a strong economy * Distinguished service in national law enforcement and military bodies The order changed its design four times since its inception, from the sign on the cervical tape to the mark on the shoulder ribbon with the star.

List of recipients

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev (born 17 May 1953) is a Kazakhstani politician and diplomat who has served as the second president of Kazakhstan since 2019. He previously served as Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Prime Minister from 1999 to 2002 ...

(2004) *

Vladimir Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Ru ...

(2019) *

Sooronbay Jeenbekov Sooronbay Sharip uulu Jeenbekov (born 16 November 1958) is a Kyrgyzstani politician who served as the fifth president of Kyrgyzstan from 2017 until his resignation in 2020, following a week of protests. Prior to that he served as the Prime Minist ...

(2019) *

Alexander Lukashenko Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (also transliterated as Alyaksandr Ryhoravich Lukashenka; born 30 August 1954) is a Belarusian politician who has been the first and only president of Belarus since the office's establishment in 1994, making hi ...

(2019) * Nurlan Nigmatulin (2015) * Imangali Tasmagambetov (2004) * Abish Kekilbayev (2004) *

Vladimir Shkolnik Vladimir Sergeyevich Shkolnik (; born 17 February 1949) is a Kazakhstani politician who served as the Minister of Industry and Trade in the Government of Kazakhstan

Gennady Golovkin Gennadiy Gennadyevich Golovkin (; also spelled Gennady; born 8 April 1982), often known by his nickname "GGG" or "Triple G", is a Kazakhstani professional boxer. He has held multiple middleweight world championships, and is a two-time former u ...

* Talgat Musabayev * Baktykozha Izmukhambetov * Viktor Khrapunov * Bulat Utemuratov *

Karim Massimov Karim Qajymqanuly Massimov (, , ; born 15 June 1965)Kazakhstan moves to ...

* Daniyal Akhmetov

Gallery

File:Орден "Первый Президент Республики Казахстан Нурсултан Назарбаев".jpg, Badge of the 1st Degree File:OrdenNazarbayeva.jpg, Badge of the 2nd Degree File:OrdenNazarbayeva3.jpg, Badge of the 3rd Degree File:OrdenNazarbayeva mini.jpg, Miniature version of the order

References

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List of recipients

Gallery

See also

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