Gani Qasymov

Gani Esengeldinuly Qasymov (Kazakh: Ғани Есенгелдинұлы Қасымов, Ğani Esengeldinūly Qasymov) (born 3 May 1950) is a former Kazakh politician, member of the Senate, Chairman of Party of Patriots, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Envoy for Kazakhstan, and Major-general of Kazakh Custom Forces. He is known for being a presidential candidate in the 1999 and 2011 Kazakh presidential election.

Gani Qasymov
Ғани Қасымов
Member of the Senate
In office
29 August 2007  26 August 2013
Member of the Mäjilis
In office
24 October 1999  19 September 2004
Preceded byRaisa Sher
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyÄuezov
Chairman of the State Customs Committee
In office
September 1996  5 September 2002
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Prime MinisterAkezhan Kazhegeldin
Nurlan Balgimbayev
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Imangali Tasmagambetov
Chairman of the Party of Patriots
In office
1 July 2000  29 August 2015
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byTolymbek Ghabdilaschimow
Personal details
Born (1950-05-03) 3 May 1950
Guryev, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
(now Atyrau, Kazakhstan)
Political partyIndependent (1991–2000, 2015–present)
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party (1974–1991)
Party of Patriots (2000–2015)
Parents
  • Esengeldi Qasymov (father)
  • Manara Qasymovna (mother)
EducationMGIMO University
Military service
AllegianceKazakhstan
Branch/serviceCustoms
Years of service1997
RankMajor-general
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