Kalmukhanbet Kassymov

Kalmukhanbet Kassymov
Қалмұханбет Қасымов
Secretary of the Security Council
In office 12 February 2019 – 16 January 2020
Chairman	Nursultan Nazarbayev
President	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Preceded by	Gabit Baijanov
Succeeded by	Asset Issekeshev
Head of the State Security Service
In office 16 January 2020 – 30 July 2021
President	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Preceded by	Anuar Sadykulov
Minister of Internal Affairs
In office 11 April 2011 – 12 February 2019
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Prime Minister	Askar Mamin Bakhytzhan Sagintayev Karim Massimov Serik Akhmetov
Preceded by	Serik Baymaganbetov
Succeeded by	Erlan Turgymbaev
Personal details
Born	(1957-05-18) 18 May 1957 (age 67)[1] Dmitrievka, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Kazakh
Political party	Nur Otan
Spouse	Dina Kassymova
Children	Qanat, Kamilia, Jamilia
Alma mater	Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Military service
Allegiance	Soviet Union (1979-1991)  Kazakhstan (1991-present)
Branch/service	Armed Forces of Kazakhstan
Years of service	1991–present
Rank	General

Kalmukhambet Nurmukhanbetuly Kassymov (Kazakh: Қалмұханбет Нұрмұханбетұлы Қасымов, Qalmūhanbet Nūrmūhanbetūly Qasymov; born 18 May 1957) is a Kazakh politician who served as the head of the State Security Service from January 2020 until his dismissal in July 2021, likely due to the scandals revolving the Pegasus Project. Prior to that, Kassymov was the secretary of Security Council of Kazakhstan from February 2019 to January 2020 and the Minister of Internal Affairs from 2011 to 2019.