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Marat Tazhin
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Marat Tazhin (Kazakh: Тәжин, Марат Мұханбетқазыұлы; born in 1960 in Aktobe) has served as the Foreign Minister in the Government of Kazakhstan since he replaced Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on 10 January 2007 during a government shake-up. Tokayev became the Chairman of the Senate.[1][2] He previously served as Secretary of the Kazakh Security Council.[3]
He graduated from the Almaty National Economic Institute and continued his post-graduate study at Kazakh State University, eventually becoming a senior lecturer there. From 1987 to 1988 he interned in London, United Kingdom. From 1991 to 1992 he served as a department head at Al-Farabi University in Almaty.[4]
Tazhin assisted President Nursultan Nazarbayev in writing several books.[5]
Tazhin met with United States Senator Richard Lugar in Astana on 7 February 2006 to discuss biological weapon nonproliferation measures and cooperation with U.S. scientists.[6]
Analysts have described him as a theoretician[7] and as a shadow who prefers to wield power behind the scene.[8] President Nazarbayev described him after appointing him foreign minister as a "scholar, a Ph.D., and has been my adviser, including on foreign policy questions. Since the international community attaches great importance to my choice for foreign minister, I appointed the person I know well and believe in. Most importantly, I believe he will succeed in his new job and will bring his own contribution to further foreign policy successes of our country.”[9]
- ^ Kazakhstan to remain committed to multifaceted foreign policy - Nazarbayev Interfax
- ^ Kazakhstan FM elected as Chairman of the Senate ITAR-Tass
- ^ Kazakhstan interested in cooperation with US to promote Democracy NGO Watch
- ^ Biography of Marat Tazhin Research Portal
- ^ Nazarbayev - The Kazakhstan Way Neweurasia.net
- ^ Kazakhstan vows continued nonproliferation support Global Security Newswire
- ^ Kazakh paper Karavan analyses recent government Reshuffle Eurasianet
- ^ Марат Тажин: стратег, конспиратор и идеолог в одном флаконе Думаем.ру
- ^ New Government in Kazakhstan Takes Shape Embassy of Kazakhstan
| Preceded by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan 2007–current |
Succeeded by current |
| Current members of the Cabinet of President Nursultan Nazarbayev |  |
|---|---|
| Abdykarimov • D. Akhmetov • S. Akhmetov • Baliyeva • Dernovoi • Dosmukhanbetov • Dzhaksybekov • Iskakov • Izmukhambetov • Karagusova • Korzhova • Masimov • Mukhamedzhanov • Musin • Shabdarbayev • Tazhin • Tusupbekov • Yertysbayev • Yesimov • Zhumabekov |
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