Director of Central Communications Service relieved of his duties
15:06, 20 October 2026
The Head of State relieved Askar Umarov of his duties as the director of the Central Communications Service under the President of Kazakhstan, Qazinform News Agency cites Akorda.
Born in 1976 in Almaty city, Umarov is a graduate of Turan University.
In 2017 and 2020, he worked as the Director-General of Kazinform.
In 2020 and 2021, he was the Chairman of the Board of Kazinform JSC.
Between 2021 and 2022, he served as the vice minister of information and social development of Kazakhstan.
In 2022 he was appointed the director of the Central Communications Service.
