Kazakh government names new vice minister of national economy

Relieved of his previous duties, Bekbolat Moldabekov has been appointed Vice Minister of National Economy, Qazinform News Agency reports, citing the Kazakh Government's press service.

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The Government issued a resolution to this effect.

Bekbolat Moldabekov was born in 1991 in Taraz, Zhambyl region. He graduated from Turar Ryskulov Kazakh Economic University and Maqsut Narikbayev KAZGUU University.

He began his career as a software engineer at Elit Qurylys Stroy LLP.

2014–2016: Acting Chief Expert and Chief Expert at the Communications, Informatization and Information Committee of the Ministry of Investment and Development.

2016–2018: Chief Expert, Head of Department, and Deputy Director of the Informatization Department at the Ministry of Information and Communications.

2018–2019: Deputy Director of the Digitalization Department at the Ministry of Information and Communications.

2019–2022: Deputy Director and Director of the Digitalization Department, Director of the Digital Transformation Department, Director of the Digital Solutions Department, and Deputy Chairman of the Public Services Committee at the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry.

From November 2022 until his current appointment, he served as Vice Minister of Justice.

Earlier, Qazinform News Agency reported that Yerzhan Zhiyenbayev was named Deputy Head of the Kazakh President’s Executive Office.