Marat Ahmetjanov Explained

Marat Ahmetjanov
Native Name Lang:kk
Office:Äkim of Akmola Region
Term Start:5 September 2023
Predecessor:Ermek Marjyqpaev
Office2:Minister of Internal Affairs
Term Start2:25 February 2022
Term End2:September 02, 2022
President2:Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Primeminister2:Älihan Smaiylov
Predecessor2:Erlan Turgymbaev
Successor2:Erjan Sädenov
Birth Date:22 December 1964
Birth Place:Shet District, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality:Kazakh
Children:2
Alma Mater:Karagandy State University

Marat Muratuly Akhmetzhanov (Kazakh: Marat Mūratūly Ahmetjanov, born 22 December 1964) is a Kazakh politician, who's the Äkim of the Akmola Region since September 2023.

Before that, Ahmetjanov was the Minister of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan (2022—2023).

Biography

Early life and education

Marat Akhmetzhanov was born in the settlement of Akchetau, Karaganda Region, on December 22, 1964.[1] He served in the navy in 1983–1986.[2] Akhmetzhanov graduated from the Law Department, Buketov State University (Karaganda) in 1991.[3]

Career

Right after graduation, Marat Akhmetzhanov joined the City of Temirtau Prosecutor's Office as a trainee and later as an investigator. As he rose in rank, Akhmetzhanov held executive positions in the General Prosecutor's Office, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.[4] [5]

In particular, he served as a senior investigator of major cases in the General Prosecutor's Office and a Head of Regional Investigators Unit. In 1996–1997, Akhmetzhanov served as the Head of Grave Felonies Unit of the State Investigation Committee, and later led the Investigation Division of the Military Investigation Department.[6]

In 1998–2001, Akhmetzhanov served as deputy director of the Investigation Department and later as Deputy Chairman of the Judicial Decree Enforcement Committee under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.[7] He held positions of the Prosecutor of the Pavlodar Region and South Kazakhstan Region from 2003 until 2009. Later he was appointed Chairman of the Judicial Statistics and Special Records Committee of the General Prosecutor's Office and in 2012 Akhmetzhanov came to lead Kazakhstan's Anti-Corruption Agency.[8] [9]

He was appointed Kazakhstan's Minister of Internal Affairs on February 25, 2022, and relieved of that position on September 2, 2023, to become the akim of Akmola Region.[10] [11] [12]

References

  1. Web site: ru. Досье. kapital.kz. 2023-08-15.
  2. Web site: ru. Служил на флоте, мастер дзюдо. Что известно о новом главе Антикора Марате Ахметжанове. tengrinews.kz. 2021-04-16. 2023-08-15.
  3. Web site: en. Экс-глава МВД Ахметжанов стал акимом Акмолинской области. tengrinews.kz. 2023-09-05.
  4. Web site: en. Marat Akhmetzhanov was appointed as the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan. adyrna.kz. 2022-04-03.
  5. Web site: en. Kazakh Interior Minister named. inform.kz. 2023-04-03.
  6. Web site: en. Minister of Internal Affairs. primeminister.kz . 2023-08-15.
  7. Web site: en. New Minister of Internal Affairs named. inform.kz. 2022-02-25.
  8. Web site: ru. Юрист, спортсмен: что известно о новом председателе Антикора Марате Ахметжанове . bestnews.kz. 2021-04-16. 2023-08-15.
  9. Web site: en. Marat Akhmetzhanov appointed head of Anti-Corruption . kt.kz. 2021-04-16. 2023-08-15.
  10. Web site: ru. Экс-глава МВД Ахметжанов стал акимом Акмолинской области. tengrinews.kz . 2023-09-05.
  11. Web site: en. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Introduces New Minister of Internal Affairs. akorda.kz . 2022-02-25.
  12. Web site: en. Former Minister of Internal Affairs named Akmola region Governor. interfax.kz. 2022-04-23.