Tokayev appointed a new head of ASPIR

Tokayev appointed a new head of ASPIR

ASTANA, September 16 - Sputnik. The President of Kazakhstan signed a decree appointing a new head of ASPIR, Akorda reports.

“Shaimardanov Zhandos Nurlanovich was appointed chairman of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan, he was relieved of his previously held position,” the message states.

What is known about Zhandos Shaimardanov

Born on February 24, 1987 in the East Kazakhstan region.

In 2009, on a Bolashak scholarship, he graduated from the University of York in the UK with a degree in Economics and Finance.

In 2020 he received a Master's degree in Business Analytics and Big Data from IE University, Spain.

The first place of work in Shaimardanov’s work history was the Ministry of Economics and Planning, where in 2009 he began working as a chief expert.

2010-2013 – Manager at Samruk-Kazyna JSC;

2013-2014 – Advisor to the Minister of Economy and Budget Planning;

2014-2016 – Director of the Department of Strategic Planning and Analysis of the Ministry of National