Adilbek Zhaksybekov
Adilbek Ryskeldiuly Zhaqsybekov (Kazakh: Әділбек Рыскелдіұлы Жақсыбеков, Ädılbek Ryskeldıūly Jaqsybekov) (born 26 July 1954) is current Head of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He served as the minister of defence from June 2009 to April 2014. He was the head of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev's administration in 2004-2008 and 2016-2018. He served as the mayor of Astana from 1997 to 2003 and from 2014 to 2016. Chairman of Governors of the Islamic Development Bank in 2003, and the Minister of Industry and Trade from 2003 to 2004.
Adilbek Zhaksybekov | |
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Әділбек Жақсыбеков | |
Zhaksybekov in 2013 | |
| State Secretary of Kazakhstan | |
| In office 2 April 2014 – 22 October 2014 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Preceded by | Karim Massimov (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Gulshara Abdykhalikova |
| Head of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan | |
| In office 21 June 2016 – 10 September 2018 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| First Deputy | Marat Tazhin |
| Preceded by | Nurlan Nigmatulin |
| Succeeded by | Asset Issekeshev |
| In office 19 December 2004 – 23 January 2008 | |
| First Deputy | Marat Tazhin |
| Preceded by | Imangali Tasmagambetov |
| Succeeded by | Kairat Kelimbetov |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 24 June 2009 – 2 April 2014 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Prime Minister | Karim Massimov |
| Preceded by | Daniyal Akhmetov |
| Succeeded by | Serik Akhmetov |
| Minister of Industry and Trade | |
| In office 16 June 2003 – December 2004 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Prime Minister | Daniyal Akhmetov |
| Preceded by | Mazhit Esenbaev |
| Succeeded by | Sauat Mynbayev |
| 7th mayor of Nur-Sultan | |
| In office 22 October 2014 – 21 June 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Imangali Tasmagambetov |
| Succeeded by | Asset Issekeshev |
| In office 10 December 1997 – June 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Temirkhan Dosmukhanbetov |
| First Deputy Chairman of Nur Otan | |
| In office 23 January 2008 – 13 October 2008 | |
| Chairman | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Preceded by | Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov |
| Succeeded by | Darhan Kaletaev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 July 1954 Burli, Kazakh SSR (now Kazakhstan) |
| Political party | Nur Otan |
| Spouse | Lazzat Ibragimovа Ibragimovna |
While Information Minister, Zhaksybekov participated in a meeting held in Kyiv, Ukraine in 2004 in which a Common Economic Area was proposed for Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia.
On 4 April 2004, he gave a speech entitled "The Industrial Innovation Development Strategy of Kazakhstan, 2003–2015" in Washington, DC.