Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 29 / Trend E. Kosolapova/
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev appointed Baurzhan Abdishev to the post of Kazakh Karaganda region's head, the presidential press-service reported on Tuesday.
Abdishev earlier served as Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection.
The former head of Karaganda region Abelgazi Kusainov was earlier appointed as chairman of Kazakhstan's Federation of Trade Unions.