Karim Massimov

Also known as Karim Qajymqanuly Massimov, Karim Kazhimkanovich Massimov, Karim Masimov, Karim Qazhymqanuly Massimov

Kazakhstani politician

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Karim Massimov is a prominent Kazakhstani politician who has held several high-ranking government positions in Kazakhstan. He is notable for his role in the country's political leadership and decision-making during key periods of the nation's modern history.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Karim
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kazakhstan
Place of birth: Astana
Occupation: economist
Religion: Sunni Islam
Military rank: major general
Image: Karim Masimov.jpg

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date of birth: 1965-06-15
Commons category: Karim Masimov
name in native language: Кәрім Қажымқанұлы Мәсімов
facial hair: moustache
P10632: Karim Massimov
affiliation string: Office of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Kazakhstan

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Encyclopedic overview

Kärım Qajymqanūly Mäsımov (born 15 June 1965) is a Kazakh politician who served as Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 2007 to 2012 and again from 2014 to 2016. He was Deputy Prime Minister from 2006 to 2007 and held the positions of Minister of Economy and Budget Planning and Minister of Transport and Communications in 2001. He served as chairman of the National Security Committee from 2016 to 2022.

Massimov, of Tajik and Uyghur descent, graduated from the Republican Physics and Mathematics Boarding School in 1982 and studied Arabic in Russia. He earned a doctorate from Moscow State University in 1999 and worked in business in China and at Almaty Trade and Financial Bank. Politically, he was head of the Ministry of Labour in 1991, Minister of Transport in 2000, and Deputy Prime Minister in 2001, returning to that role in 2006.

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