Tokayev reappoints Arman Shakkaliyev as trade and integration minister

September 3, 2026 at 12:01 PM2 min

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Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree reappointing Arman Shakkaliyev as minister of trade and integration on September 3, 2026. The Kurultai's committee on economic policy, industry and energy approved Shakkaliyev's candidacy earlier the same day. Shakkaliyev has led the ministry since September 2023 and was previously reappointed in February 2024.

Key Facts

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the decree reappointing Arman Shakkaliyev as minister of trade and integration on September 3, 2026.
The Kurultai's committee on economic policy, industry and energy approved Shakkaliyev's candidacy on September 3 under Article 30 of the constitutional law on the Kurultai.
Shakkaliyev has served as minister of trade and integration since September 2, 2023, and was previously reappointed on February 6, 2024.
Shakkaliyev was born on December 1, 1977, in Balkhash, Karaganda region, and graduated from L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian University, Karaganda State University named after Buketov, and Kostanay Engineering and Economics University named after Dulatov.
The same day, Tokayev also appointed Nurzhan Nurzhigitov as minister of water resources and irrigation.

Decree and Approval

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree reappointing Arman Shakkaliyev as minister of trade and integration of Kazakhstan on September 3, 2026. Earlier that day, the Kurultai's committee on economic policy, industry and energy approved Shakkaliyev's candidacy in accordance with Article 30 of the constitutional law on the Kurultai and its deputies. The committee issued a conclusion recommending the candidacy for appointment as minister of trade and integration. Shakkaliyev's reappointment is part of a broader government reshuffle following the Kurultai elections, which also included the appointment of Olzhas Bektenov as prime minister and Nurlybek Nalibayev as first deputy prime minister.

Career Background

Arman Shakkaliyev was born on December 1, 1977, in Balkhash, Karaganda region. He graduated from L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian University, Karaganda State University named after Buketov, and Kostanay Engineering and Economics University named after Dulatov. Shakkaliyev began his career in 1998 as a legal adviser at the Agency for Reorganization and Liquidation of Enterprises in Astana and Akmola region. He later held positions at the Agency for State Material Reserves, the Ministry of State Revenues, and the Kazakhstan Institute of Metrology, and served as director of the Department of Technical Regulation and Accreditation at the Eurasian Economic Commission from 2016 to 2018. From 2020 to 2022, Shakkaliyev was a member of the board (minister) for competition and antimonopoly regulation at the Eurasian Economic Commission, and in 2022 he became first vice minister of trade and integration.