Kazakhstan’s Presidential Administration reshuffles key regional leadership role
Rustam Bayaliev has been removed from his role in Kazakhstan’s Presidential Administration. His departure follows a career spanning over two decades in government and regional leadership. Marat Imankulov has now taken over his former position.
Bayaliev began his professional journey in 1997 as a specialist at the State Tax Committee under Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Finance. Within two years, he shifted to regional politics, serving first as an advisor to the Deputy Governor of Karaganda Region and later as an aide to the governor.
By 2000, he moved to the Ministry of Finance, where he worked in the Department of Financial Policy and Forecasting. He started as a deputy division head before rising to lead the division by 2002. That same year, he transitioned to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, overseeing trade regulation, expert oversight, and WTO accession until 2003.
His career continued with a role as Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Small Business Support from 2003 to 2004. Afterward, he became Chief of Staff for the Governor of Akmola Region, a position he held until 2005. Earlier this year, he was appointed head of the Regional Development Monitoring Department within the Presidential Administration.
Bayaliev’s academic background includes degrees in international journalism from al-Farabi Kazakh National University (1996) and economics from the Eurasian Market Institute (1998).
The dismissal marks the end of Bayaliev’s latest government role. Marat Imankulov has officially replaced him as head of the Regional Development Control Department. The change comes after Bayaliev’s brief tenure, which began just months ago.
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