Astana. February 12. Kazakhstan Today - The President Nursultan Nazarbayev decreed the appointment of Serik Burkitbayev for the post of the Assistant to the President, the agency reports referring to the president's press service.
The Kazakh President signed the decree on February 10.
S. Burkitbayev was born on September 7, 1957 in the village Merke of the Dzhambul oblast. He graduated form the Moscow Engineering Physical Institute and the postgraduate study at the Moscow of Engineering Physical Institute. In 1994-1995 he held the post of the chairman of Kazinformtelecom. In 1996-1998 he was the chairman of Kazakhtelecom.
In September 1998 he was appointed the Minister of Transport and Communications of Kazakhstan. In June 2001 he was appointed the adviser of the Kazakhstan President. In 2002 in connection with transition to other work by the decree of the President S. Burkitbayev was dismissed from the post of the adviser of the president and was appointed the chief of Kazakhstan Institute of Oil and Gas.
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