The president of Kazakhstan holds the highest authority in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Established under the Constitution of Kazakhstan, the president is the head of state and is directly elected by the people for a nonrenewable term of seven years. Alongside the prime minister, the president leads the executive branch of the Kazakh government and serves as the commander-in-chief of the Kazakh Armed Forces.[1] Since the establishment of the office of the presidency on 24 April 1990, under the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, Kazakhstan has had only two individuals serve as president.[2] The current president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, assumed office on 20 March 2019, following the resignation of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the country's founding president.[3]
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| Portrait | Name | Elected | Term of office | Political party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 20 | Nursultan Nazarbayev | 1990 | 24 April 1990 | 20 March 2019 | QKP | ||
| 1991 1999 | Independent | ||||||
| 2005 2011 2015 | Otan Nur Otan | ||||||
| 21 | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev | — | 20 March 2019 | 12 June 2019 | 84 days | Nur Otan | |
| 2019 | 12 June 2019 | Incumbent | Amanat | ||||
| 2022 | Independent | ||||||
Until 16 December 1991 the head of state was called President of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.