Marat Mukhanbetqaziuli Tazhin Марат Мұханбетқазыұлы Тәжин |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office January 10, 2007 – September 4, 2009 |
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Prime Minister | Karim Massimov |
Preceded by | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
Succeeded by | Kanat Saudabayev |
Secretary of the Security Council | |
In office February 1999 – May 2001 December 2001 – August 2002 April 2006 – January 2007 |
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Chairman of the National Security Committee | |
In office May 4, 2001 – December 2001 |
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Preceded by | Alnur Mussayev |
Succeeded by | Nurtai Dutbayev |
Personal details | |
Born |
Aktobe, Kazakhstan |
8 April 1960
Political party | Nur Otan |
Alma mater | Almaty National Economic Institute, Kazakh State University |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Marat Muhanbetuly Tazhin (Kazakh: Марат Мұханбетқазыұлы Тәжин; born in 1960 in Aktobe) is a Kazakh politician. He served as the Foreign Minister in the Government of Kazakhstan from 2007 to 2009. He previously served as Secretary of the National Security Committee (NSC). In September 2009 he was named an advisor to President Nursultan Nazarbayev and secretary of Kazakhstan's Security Council.. Marat Tazhin was appointed First Deputy Head of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in January 2017.
He graduated from the Almaty National Economic Institute and continued his post-graduate study at Kazakh State University, eventually becoming a senior lecturer there. From 1987 to 1988 he interned in London, United Kingdom. From 1991 to 1992 he served as a department head at Al-Farabi University in Almaty.
Tazhin began his service as chairman of the NSC in May 2001, succeeding Alnur Musaev. He was replaced shortly thereafter in December 2001 by Nartai Dutbayev.
Tazhin replaced Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as foreign minister on 10 January 2007 during a government shake-up. Tokayev became the Chairman of the Senate.
Tazhin assisted President Nursultan Nazarbayev in writing several books.
Tazhin met with United States Senator Richard Lugar in Astana on 7 February 2006 to discuss biological weapon nonproliferation measures and cooperation with U.S. scientists.