Oljas Bektenov

Oljas Bektenov
Олжас Бектенов
Official portrait, 2024
12th Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
Assumed office
6 February 2024
PresidentKassym-Jomart Tokayev
First DeputyRoman Sklyar
Preceded byÄlihan Smaiylov
Aqorda Chief of Staff
In office
3 April 2023 – 6 February 2024
PresidentKassym-Jomart Tokayev
First DeputyTimur Suleimenov
Preceded byMurat Nurtleu
Succeeded byAibek Dädebaev
Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Agency
In office
25 February 2022 – 3 April 2023
PresidentKassym-Jomart Tokayev
Preceded byMarat Ahmetjanov
Succeeded byAshat Jumağali
Personal details
Born (1980-12-13) 13 December 1980 (age 43)
Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityKazakh
Political partyAmanat
Children3
Alma materKazakh State Law Academy

Oljas Abaiūly Bektenov (Kazakh: Олжас Абайұлы Бектенов [woɫˈʒɑs ɑˌbɑjʊˈɫɤ bʲekˈtʲenəf]; born 13 December 1980) is a Kazakh politician who has served as the prime minister of Kazakhstan since 2024.[1] Prior to his appointment as prime minister in February 2024, Bektenov held various positions, including deputy chairman of the Agency for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption from 2018, and later as the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Agency from 2022 to 2023. He was appointed as the Head of the Administration of the President.

  1. ^ "Oljas Bektenov was appointed Prime Minister of Kazakhstan". Xalqqazeti.az. 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-02-07.