Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 8
By Elena Kosolapova – Trend:
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev appointed Karim Massimov, who earlier served as prime minister, as the chairman of the National Security Committee, presidential press service reported Sept. 8.
Massimov’s government will work until formation of a new government.
The First Deputy Prime Minister Bakhytzhan Sagintayev will be an acting prime minister.
Massimov served as a prime minister in 2007-2012. In 2012-2014, he headed the presidential administration of Kazakhstan.
In April 2014, Massimov was again appointed the prime minister.
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