Maksat Mukash appointed akim of Aktau
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Maksat Mukash has been appointed akim of Aktau by order of Mangystau Region akim Nurdaulet Kilybai, with the approval of the Presidential Administration. Mukash previously served as deputy akim of Zhanaozen since December 2025.
Key Facts
- Maksat Mukash was appointed akim of Aktau on September 26, 2026, by order of Mangystau Region akim Nurdaulet Kilybai with the approval of the Presidential Administration.
- Mukash graduated from L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University with a degree in Physical Culture and Sports, Kazakh Humanitarian Law University with a degree in Jurisprudence, and in 2015 from Kazakh University of Economics, Finance and International Trade with a degree in State and Local Administration.
- He began his career in 2013 in Zhanaozen as a physical education teacher at secondary school No. 7 and a freestyle wrestling coach at children's and youth sports school No. 2.
- From December 2025 until his appointment, Mukash served as deputy akim of Zhanaozen.
- From 2021 to 2023, Mukash was a deputy of the Zhanaozen city maslikhat of the VII convocation and headed the Zhanaozen city branch of the Ak Zhol party.
Appointment Details
Maksat Mukash was appointed akim of Aktau by order of Mangystau Region akim Nurdaulet Kilybai, with the approval of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The appointment was announced on September 26, 2026, according to the Mangystau Region akimat. Prior to this, Mukash served as deputy akim of Zhanaozen from December 2025.
Career Background
Mukash began his career in 2013 in Zhanaozen as a physical education teacher at secondary school No. 7 and a freestyle wrestling coach at children's and youth sports school No. 2. From 2016 to 2017, he was deputy director of children's and youth school No. 3 in the village of Kyzylsay, Zhanaozen, and from 2018 to 2019, its director. From 2019 to June 2023, he headed children's and youth sports school No. 1 in Zhanaozen. From 2021 to 2023, he was a deputy of the Zhanaozen city maslikhat of the VII convocation and headed the Zhanaozen city branch of the Ak Zhol party. From June to October 2023, he served as assistant to the akim of Mangystau Region, and on October 24, 2023, he was appointed head of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of Mangystau Region.