Umirzak Shukeyev

Umirzak Shukeyev (Kazakh: Ómirzaq Estaıuly Shókeev, Өмірзақ Естайұлы Шөкеев, ٶمٸرزاق ەستايۇلى شٶكەيەۆ) is the chairman of Samruk-Kazyna, Kazakhstan's sovereign wealth fund, and a former Deputy Prime Minister in the Government of Kazakhstan starting in 2007, after having been governor of South Kazakhstan from 21 September 2006 to 27 August 2007.[1]

Umirzak Shukeyev
Shukeyev in 2013
First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
In office
3 March 2009 – 26 December 2011
Prime MinisterKarim Massimov
Preceded byKarim Massimov (2006)
Succeeded bySerik Akhmetov (2012)
Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
In office
27 August 2007 – 3 March 2009
Prime MinisterKarim Massimov
In office
7 July 1997 – October 1997
Prime MinisterAkezhan Kazhegeldin
Minister of Agriculture
In office
15 December 2017 – 25 February 2019
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Prime MinisterBakhytzhan Sagintayev
Askar Mamin (Acting)
Preceded byAskar Myrzakhmetov
Succeeded bySaparhan Omarov
Minister of Economy and Trade
In office
November 1995 – October 1997
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Prime MinisterAkezhan Kazhegeldin
Preceded byAltay Tileuberdin (Economy)
Succeeded byZhaksybek Kulekeyev (Economy)
Akim of Turkistan Region
Assumed office
26 February 2019
Preceded byZhanseit Tuymenbayev
Akim of South Kazakhstan Region
In office
20 September 2006 – 28 August 2007
Preceded byBolat Jylkyshiev
Succeeded byNurgali Ashim
Akim of the Kostanay Region
In office
20 August 1998 – 20 March 2004
Preceded byToqtarbai Qadambaev
Succeeded bySergey Kulagin
Mayor of Astana
In office
20 March 2004 – 20 September 2006
Preceded byTemirkhan Dosmukhanbetov
Succeeded byAskar Mamin
Personal details
Born (1964-03-12) 12 March 1964
Turkistan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Children3
Alma materMoscow State University of Economics, Statistics, and Informatics

Early life

Umirzak Shukeyev was born on 12 March 1964.[2] He graduated from the Moscow Economics and Statistics Institute having studied economics and mathematics.[2]

Was employed as junior and leading research fellow in a number of research facilities in Almaty.

Career

Went on to work as a consultant with the Supreme Economic Council under the President; as an advisor to the President for economic issues; vice head of the Finance, Labor and Social Protection of the Population Department in the Presidential Service and in the Cabinet.

In 1993-1995 – deputy head of administration of South Kazakhstan Oblast.

Starting from November 1995 – Minister of Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Starting from early 1998 – Deputy Head of Presidential Administration.

Starting from August 1998 – Governor of Qostanay Oblast.

Later he served as Astana city Mayor, then as Governor of South Kazakhstan Oblast.

Member of the Supreme Economic Council under the President (February – November 1997), Member of the National Council for Sustainable Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan (November 1997 – August 1998). Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Kazakhoil CJSC (March – December 1997).

Starting from March 2004 – Mayor of Astana City.

In September 2006, he was appointed Governor of South Kazakhstan Oblast.

In August 2007, appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan.[3] From 2009 until 2011 he was the First Deputy Prime Minister.[4]

On 27 December 2011, appointed Chairman of the Board, Member of the Board of Directors of the JSC Samruk-Kazyna.[5]

Awards

References
  1. Вице-премьер РК Умирзак Шукеев станет почетным гражданином Шымкента. Номад (in Russian). Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  2. "Management Board". sk.kz. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  3. NUR.KZ. "Умирзак Шукеев возглавил ФНБ "Самрук-Казына"". NUR.KZ - Свежие новости Казахстана. (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  4. "О назначении Шукеева У.Е. первым заместителем Премьер-Министра Республики Казахстан". zakon.uchet.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  5. Umirzak Shukeev appointed to head Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund


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