Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan

Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Қазақстан Республикасы Президентінің Әкімшілігі (Kazakh)
Администрация Президента Республики Казахстан (Russian)
Flag of the president of Kazakhstan
Agency overview
Formed20 October 1995 (1995-10-20)
Headquarters
Employees408[1]
Agency executive
Websiteakorda.kz

The Executive Office of the President or the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Президентінің Әкімшілігі, romanized: Qazaqstan Respublikasy Prezidentınıñ Äkımşılıgı; Russian: Администрация Президента Республики Казахстан, romanized: Administratsiya Prezidenta Respubliki Kazakhstan) is an executive office of the President of Kazakhstan, established in accordance with Presidential Decree No. 2565 of Nursultan Nazarbayev on 20 October 1995. It is formed by the President, to whom the staff reports directly.[2]

Functions

  • Ensuring the activities of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan to determine the main directions of the state's foreign and domestic policy.
  • Informing the president about the situation in the country and abroad.
  • Coordinate and control the execution of legislative orders of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
  • Assessment of the effectiveness of the central executive bodies, akims of regions, cities of republican significance, and the capital, as well as development of recommendations for improving their activities.
  • Implementation of other tasks and works is determined by the President.

Management

The management of the Administration, as of 2026 was:

  • Aqorda Chief of Staff Roman Sklyar;
  • First deputy chief of staff Erlan Qarin;
  • Deputys chief of Staff Assel Janassova, Erjan Jienbaev;
  • Secretary of the Security Council Ğizat Nūrdäuletov;
  • Assistant to the president for Domestic Policy and Communications Arman Qyryqbaev;
  • Assistant to the president Kuanyshbek Yessekeev;
  • Assistant to the president for International Investment and Trade Cooperation Murat Nurtileu;
  • Assistant to the president for Economic Affairs Nurlan Baibazarov;
  • Head of the Chancellery of the president — Baqyjtan Sariev;
  • Advisors to the President Bauyrjan Omarov, Mälik Otarbaev, Baqyjtan Sapiev, Magzum Myrzagaliev;
  • Advisor to the president — chief of the Protocol Service of the president Marat Äşım;
  • Advisor to the president for International Affairs Ernar Lazar;
  • Advisor to the president on social issues Alexey Tsoy;
  • Advisor to the president — Aqorda press secretary Aibek Smadiarov;
  • First deputy secretary of the Security Council Ruslan Jaqsylyqov
  • Deputys secretary of the Security Council — Murat Baimuqaşev, Nūrjan Qajyaqbarov.

List of heads

Chief of the Apparatus of the President of the Kazakh SSR / Kazakhstan (1990–1995)

# Portrait Name Start End Source President
1 Nurtai Abykayev May 1990 October 1995 [3]
Nursultan Nazarbayev

Chief of Staff Presidential Executive Office (1995–)

# Portrait Name Start End Source President
1 Sağynbek Tursynov October 1995 June 1996 [3]
Nursultan Nazarbayev
(1990–2019)
– Akhmedjan Essimov June 1996 October 1996 [3]
2 Oralbai Äbdıkärımov October 1996 October 1997 [3]
3 Sarybai Qalmyrzaev October 1997 January 1998 [3]
– Vladimir Shepel January 1998 February 1998 [3]
4 Akhmedjan Essimov February 1998 August 1998 [3]
5 Älihan Bäimenov August 1998 February 1999 [3]
6 Sarybai Qalmyrzaev February 1999 January 2002 [3]
7 Nurtai Abykayev 29 January 2002 10 March 2004 [4]
8 Imangali Tasmagambetov 10 March 2004 9 December 2004 [4]
9 Ädılbek Jaqsybekov 9 December 2004 23 January 2008 [4]
10 Kairat Kelimbetov 23 January 2008 13 October 2008 [5]
11 Aslan Musin 13 October 2008 21 October 2012 [6]
12 Karim Massimov 21 October 2012 3 April 2014 [7]
13 Nūrlan Nyğmatulin 3 April 2014 21 June 2016 [8]
14 Ädılbek Jaqsybekov 21 June 2016 10 September 2018 [9]
15 Asset Issekeshev 10 September 2018 24 March 2019 [10]
16 Bakhytzhan Sagintayev 24 March 2019 28 June 2019 [11]
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
(since 2019)
17 Qyrymbek Köşerbaev 28 June 2019 18 September 2019 [12]
18 Erlan Qoşanov 18 September 2019 1 February 2022 [13]
19 Murat Nurtileu 1 February 2022 3 April 2023 [14]
20 Oljas Bektenov 3 April 2023 6 February 2024 [15]
21 Aybek Dädebay 6 February 2024 5 May 2026 [16]
22 Roman Sklyar 5 May 2026 Incumbent [17]

References

  1. ↑ "Сколько сотрудников работает в Администрации Президента РК, рассказал Берик Уали". 10 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "About the Executive Office — Official website of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan".
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "К истории АП. Часть 1". NOMAD кочевник (in Russian). 2025-10-25. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  4. 1 2 3 "Из истории АП. Часть 2". NOMAD кочевник (in Russian). 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  5. ↑ "О назначении Келимбетова К.Н. Руководителем Администрации Президента Республики Казахстан". Информационно-правовая система нормативных правовых актов Республики Казахстан (in Russian). 2008-01-23. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  6. ↑ "О назначении Мусина А.Е. Руководителем Администрации Президента Республики Казахстан". Информационно-правовая система нормативных правовых актов Республики Казахстан (in Russian). 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  7. ↑ "О назначении Масимова К. К. Руководителем Администрации Президента Республики Казахстан". Информационно-правовая система нормативных правовых актов Республики Казахстан (in Russian). 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  8. ↑ "On Appointment of Nurlan Nigmatulin as Head of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan". Official website of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  9. ↑ "Ex-Mayor of Astana A.Dzhaksybekov appointed as Presidential Administration Chief". Kazinform International News Agency. 2016-06-21. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  10. ↑ "Asset Issekeshev appointed head of the Presidential Administration". Official Information Source of the Prime minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  11. ↑ "President of Kazakhstan makes personnel changes". Official Information Source of the Prime minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  12. ↑ "Krymbek Kusherbayev appointed head of Presidential Administration". Official Information Source of the Prime minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  13. ↑ "Kazakh President reshuffles key government and ministry posts". The Astana Times. 2019-09-19. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  14. ↑ "New Head of Kazakh President's Administration named". Kazinform International News Agency. 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  15. ↑ "Olzhas Bektenov named Chief of President's Executive Office". Kazinform International News Agency. 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  16. ↑ "Aibek Dadebayev to head Presidential Administration". Kazinform International News Agency. 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  17. ↑ "Kazakhstan names new Head of Presidential Administration". Kazinform international News Agency. 2026-05-05. Retrieved 2026-05-28.