| Marat Tajin | |
| Office: | State Secretary of Kazakhstan |
| Term Start: | 24 March 2019 |
| Term End: | 18 September 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Bakhytzhan Sagintayev |
| Successor: | Krymbek Kusherbayev |
| President: | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
| Term Start1: | 16 January 2013 |
| Term End1: | 21 January 2014 |
| President1: | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Predecessor1: | Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed |
| Successor1: | Karim Massimov (Acting) |
| Office2: | First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan |
| Term Start2: | 29 August 2002 |
| Term End2: | 13 April 2006 |
| Predecessor2: | Office established |
| Successor2: | Office abolished |
| President2: | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Term Start3: | 12 January 2017 |
| Term End3: | 24 March 2019 |
| President3: | Nursultan Nazarbayev Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
| Predecessor3: | Office reestablished |
| Successor3: | Darhan Kaletaev |
| Office4: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Term Start4: | 10 January 2007 |
| Term End4: | 4 September 2009 |
| Primeminister4: | Karim Massimov |
| President4: | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Predecessor4: | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
| Successor4: | Kanat Saudabayev |
| Office5: | Secretary of the Security Council |
| Term Start5: | 24 February 1999 |
| Term End5: | 5 May 2001 11 December 200129 August 2002[1] April 2006January 2007 |
| Office6: | Chairman of the National Security Committee |
| Term Start6: | 4 May 2001[2] |
| Term End6: | 11 December 2001 |
| Predecessor6: | Alnur Mussayev |
| Successor6: | Nurtai Dutbayev |
| Birth Date: | 8 April 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Aktobe, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Party: | Nur Otan |
| Alma Mater: | Almaty National Economic Institute, Kazakh State University |
| Native Name Lang: | kk |
Marat Mukhanbetkazyuly Tajin (Kazakh: Марат Мұханбетқазыұлы Тәжин, Marat Mūhanbetqazyūly Täjin; born 8 April 1960) 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 Tajin was appointed First Deputy Head of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in January 2017.[5]
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]
Tajin 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.
Tajin replaced Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as foreign minister on 10 January 2007 during a government shake-up. Tokayev became the Chairman of the Senate.[6] [7]
Tajin assisted President Nursultan Nazarbayev in writing several books.[8]
Tajin 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.[9]
He has received the Order of Kurmet.
January 2013 Marat Tajin 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.[10]
February 2014 Marat Tajin was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Russian Federation.
January 2017 Marat Tajin was appointed First Deputy Head of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.[5]
Analysts have described him as a theoretician[11] and as a shadow who prefers to wield power behind the scene.[12] 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 contribution to further foreign policy successes of our country.”[13]