Kazakh Premier Shifted to Security Chief as Economy Falters
- Karim Massimov moved from premier to head of security service
- Massimov’s deputy appointed as acting prime minister
Karim Massimov.
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Kazakhstan’s president dismissed his prime minister, Karim Massimov, after two years in the role as attempts to jumpstart the central Asian nation’s economy have failed, sparking unrest.
President Nursultan Nazarbayev appointed Massimov head of the National Security Committee, and named First Deputy Premier Bakytzhan Sagintayev acting prime minister, according to an order published on the presidential press service’s website.