Äkim of Astana explained

Post:	Mayor
Body:	Astana
Insignia:	Emblem of Astana (latin).svg
Insigniasize:	150px
Incumbentsince:	8 December 2022
Formation:	1992
Inaugural:	Amanjol Bölekpaev
Appointer:	President

The Äkim of Astana (Kazakh: Astana äkımı, Астана әкімі) is the chief authority in the capital city of Kazakhstan, Astana (formerly Nur-Sultan). The position was established in 1997 when the capital was moved to Astana from Almaty. Currently the position is being held by Zhenis Kassymbek.^[1]

List of äkims of Astana since 1991

• Amanjol Bölekpaev (1992–1997)^[2]
• Ädılbek Jaqsybekov (1997–2003)
• Temırhan Dosmūhambetov (2003–2004)
• Ömırzaq Şökeev (2004–2006)
• Asqar Mamin (2006–2008)
• İmanğali Tasmağambetov (2008–2014)^[3]
• Ädılbek Jaqsybekov (2014–2016)
• Äset İsekeşev (2016–2018)^[4]
• Baqyt Sūltanov (2018–2019)
• Altai Kölgınov (2019–2022)
• Zhenis Kassymbek (2022–present)^[5]

References

1. Web site: Женис Касымбек стал акимом Астаны . ru . kazpravda.kz . 2022-12-08. 2022-12-08.
2. Web site: Булекпаев Аманжол Куанышевич (персональная справка). Информационная система ПАРАГРАФ. 2017-06-26.
3. Web site: Указ Президента Республики Казахстан от 4 апреля 2008 года № 565 «О назначении Тасмагамбетова И.Н. акимом города Астаны». Zakon.kz. ru. 2017-06-26.
4. Web site: Исекешев Асет Орентаевич. astana.gov.kz. 2017-06-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20150515101853/http://astana.gov.kz/ru/mayor/. 2015-05-15. dead.
5. Web site: О назначении Касымбека Ж.М.. ru. akorda.kz. 2022-12-08. 2022-12-08.