Gani Qasymov | |
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Ғани Қасымов | |
Member of the Senate | |
In office 29 August 2007 – 26 August 2013 | |
Member of the Mäjilis | |
In office 24 October 1999 – 19 September 2004 | |
Preceded by | Raisa Sher |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Constituency | Äuezov |
Chairman of the State Customs Committee | |
In office September 1996 – 5 September 2002 | |
President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
Prime Minister | Akezhan Kazhegeldin Nurlan Balgimbayev Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Imangali Tasmagambetov |
Chairman of the Party of Patriots | |
In office 1 July 2000 – 29 August 2015 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Tolymbek Ghabdilaschimow |
Personal details | |
Born | Guryev, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Atyrau, Kazakhstan) | 3 May 1950
Political party | Independent (1991–2000, 2015–present) |
Other political affiliations | Communist Party (1974–1991) Party of Patriots (2000–2015) |
Parents |
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Education | MGIMO University |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Kazakhstan |
Branch/service | Customs |
Years of service | 1997 |
Rank | Major-general |
Gani Esengeldinuly Qasymov (Kazakh: Ғани Есенгелдинұлы Қасымов, Ğani Esengeldinūly Qasymov) (born 3 May 1950) is a former Kazakh politician, member of the Senate, Chairman of Party of Patriots, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Envoy for Kazakhstan, and Major-general of Kazakh Custom Forces.[1] He is known for being a presidential candidate in the 1999 and 2011 Kazakh presidential election.