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The parliament of Kazakhstan has unanimously approved the appointment of Alikhan Smailov as the new Prime Minister of the country. His name was nominated by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on January 11, 2022.
Prior to this, the 49-year-old Smailov served as country’s finance minister from 2018 to 2020. He became the first deputy prime minister in the Cabinet in 2019.