Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev is a Kazakh politician and diplomat who has served as the President of Kazakhstan since 2019. Between 20 March and 12 June 2019, he served as acting president after the resignation of Nursultan Nazarbayev, who had been president for nearly three decades.
Tokayev in 2024
Tokayev with Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin, 19 January 2000
Tokayev in 2006
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev with Sergey Lavrov and John Kerry on 13 September 2013
The president of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the head of state of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The president is the holder of the highest office within the Republic of Kazakhstan. The powers of this position are described in a special section of the Constitution of Kazakhstan.
President of Kazakhstan
An official document of the presidency.
10 Years of the Constitution of Kazakhstan