Asqar Şäkirov
Asqar Şäkirov | |
|---|---|
Асқар Шәкіров | |
 Şäkirov in 2019 | |
| Deputy Chairman of the Senate | |
| Assumed office 2 September 2019 Serving withBektas Beknazarov,Nurlan Äbdirov | |
| Chairman | Dariga Nazarbayeva Mäulen Äşimbaev |
| Preceded by | Sergey Gromov |
| Member of theSenate | |
| Assumed office 12 August 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1956 Karaganda,Kazakh SSR,Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Kazakh |
| Political party | Nur Otan |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Asqar Orazalyūly Şäkirov(Kazakh:Асқар Оразалыұлы Шәкіров,Asqar Orazalyūly Şäkırov;born 2 February 1956) is a Kazakh politician who serves as aChairof theSenate of Kazakhstansince 2 September 2019.
Biography[edit]
Early life and education[edit]
Şäkirov was born in the city ofKaraganda.He graduated from the Institute of Asian and African Countries at theMoscow State Universitywith a degree in orientalist history in 1978.[1]
Career[edit]
From 1978 to 1987, he was the adjunct, inspector, senior inspector of theAcademy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSRin the group to ensure the work of the Soviet Representative in the UN Committee on Combating Crime and Criminal Justice. In 1987, Şäkirov became the assistant at the Foreign Relations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1992 to 1995, he was the Head of the Contractual and Legal department, deputy head, Head of the Main Contractual and Legal Department of theKazakhstan Ministry of Foreign Affairsbefore becoming the Charge d'Affaires of Kazakhstan toSouth Korea.[1]
In March 1996, Şäkirov became the Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs until he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. While serving the post, he was the Director of the Asia, Middle East and Africa Department of the Ministry from June 1997. That same year, Şäkirov was appointed as Vice Minister and the Director of the 4th Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In August 1998, he became the Kazakh Ambassador toIndia.He was relieved from the post in August 2004 after being appointed as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.[1]
From February 2006, Şäkirov was the Chairman of the Customs Control Committee of the Ministry of Finance. On 24 September 2007, he was appointed as the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Republic of Kazakhstan.[2]
On 12 August 2019, by the decree of PresidentKassym-Jomart Tokayev,Şäkirov became a member of theSenate of Kazakhstanwhere he on 2 September 2019 was elected as the Deputy Chair of the Senate.[3][4][5]On 2 July 2020, Şäkirov was awarded the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.[6]
References[edit]
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- ^"Указами Главы государства назначены депутатами Сената Парламента Республики Казахстан Жусип Нурторе Байтелесович и Шакиров Аскар Оразалиевич — Официальный сайт Президента Республики Казахстан".Akorda.kz(in Russian).Archivedfrom the original on 2019-08-12.Retrieved2020-10-07.
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- ^INFORM.KZ (2019-09-02)."Askar Shakirov becomes Senate Vice Speaker".inform.kz.Retrieved2020-10-07.
- ^INFORM.KZ (2020-07-02)."Kazakh President awards ambassadors rank of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador".inform.kz.Retrieved2020-10-07.