Marat Tazhin

Marat Mukhanbetqaziuli Tazhin
Марат Мұханбетқазыұлы Тәжин
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
January 10, 2007 – September 4, 2009
Prime Minister Karim Massimov
Preceded by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Succeeded by Kanat Saudabayev
Secretary of the Security Council
In office
February 1999 – May 2001
December 2001 – August 2002[1]
April 2006 – January 2007
Chairman of the National Security Committee
In office
May 4, 2001[2] – December 2001
Preceded by Alnur Mussayev
Succeeded by Nurtai Dutbayev
Personal details
Born (1960-04-08) 8 April 1960
Aktobe, Kazakhstan
Political party Nur Otan
Alma mater Almaty National Economic Institute,
Kazakh State University

Marat Muhanbetuly Tazhin (Kazakh: Марат Мұханбетқазыұлы Тәжин; born in 1960 in Aktobe) is a Kazakh politician. He served as the Foreign Minister in the Government of Kazakhstan from 2007 to 2009. He previously served as Secretary of the National Security Committee (NSC).[3] In September 2009 he was named an advisor to President Nursultan Nazarbayev and secretary of Kazakhstan's Security Council.[4] Marat Tazhin was appointed First Deputy Head of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in January 2017.[5]

Education and early career

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]

Political career

Tazhin began his service as chairman of the NSC in May 2001, succeeding Alnur Musaev. He was replaced shortly thereafter in December 2001 by Nartai Dutbayev.[6]

Tazhin replaced Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as foreign minister on 10 January 2007 during a government shake-up. Tokayev became the Chairman of the Senate.[7][8]

Tazhin assisted President Nursultan Nazarbayev in writing several books.[9]

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.[10]

He has received the Order of Kurmet.

January 2013 Marat Tazhin was relieved of his duties as Aide to the President and Security Council Secretary and appointed Kazakhstan’s Secretary of State, replacing outgoing Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed.[11]

February 2014 Marat Tazhin was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Russian Federation.

January 2017 Marat Tazhin was appointed First Deputy Head of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.[5]

Perception

Analysts have described him as a theoretician[12] and as a shadow who prefers to wield power behind the scene.[13] 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.”[14]

References

  1. ↑ New Security Council Secretary Named in Kazakhstan Archived 2008-09-04 at the Wayback Machine. Kazakhstan Daily Digest, EurasiaNet
  2. ↑ Kazakh paper Karavan analyses recent government reshuffle Archived 2008-09-04 at the Wayback Machine. Kazakhstan Daily Digest, EurasiaNet
  3. ↑ Kazakhstan interested in cooperation with US to promote Democracy NGO Watch
  4. 1 2 Biography of Marat Tazhin Archived 2007-01-23 at the Wayback Machine. Research Portal
  5. 1 2 Kazakh Ambassador To Russia Gets New Appointment
  6. ↑ Кузнецов, Николай (2009-12-11), "Девять жизней Комитета нацбезопасности", Взгляд, 45 (134), retrieved 2010-01-28
  7. ↑ Kazakhstan to remain committed to multifaceted foreign policy - Nazarbayev Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Interfax
  8. ↑ Kazakhstan FM elected as Chairman of the Senate Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine. ITAR-Tass
  9. ↑ Nazarbayev - The Kazakhstan Way Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. Neweurasia.net
  10. ↑ Kazakhstan vows continued nonproliferation support Global Security Newswire
  11. ↑ "Kazakhstan's Government sees a large-scaled reshuffle". Tengrinews.kz English. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  12. ↑ Kazakh paper Karavan analyses recent government Reshuffle Archived 2007-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Eurasianet
  13. ↑ Марат Тажин: стратег, конспиратор и идеолог в одном флаконе Думаем.ру
  14. ↑ New Government in Kazakhstan Takes Shape Archived 2007-05-29 at the Wayback Machine. Embassy of Kazakhstan
Political offices
Preceded by
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev		 Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Succeeded by
Kanat Saudabayev
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