Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug. 16 / Trend E. Kosolapova/
Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev appointed Baktykozha Izmukhambetov to the post of the head of Atyrau region, Kazinform reported.
Earlier Izmukhambetov served as Vice-Speaker of the Majilis (Kazakh Parliament's lower chamber).
The former head of Atyrau region Bergey Ryskaliev was dismissed from this post by presidential decree for health reasons.