Yerzhan Zhiyenbayev has been appointed Deputy Head of the Executive Office of the President of Kazakhstan by a presidential decree.

The appointment marks a return to a senior role he previously held between 2019 and 2023, The Caspian Post reports via Kazinform.

Zhiyenbayev began his career in the Ministry of Finance in 2002, later moving to the Prime Minister’s Office, where he held a series of progressively senior positions, including senior expert, chief expert, chief consultant, and head of a department unit between 2005 and 2012.

From 2012 to 2013, he served as Deputy Head of the Legislation, Defense and Law Enforcement Department within the Prime Minister’s Office. He later headed the Legal Affairs Department of the Prime Minister’s Office from 2013 to 2019.

In July 2019, he was appointed Deputy Head of the Prime Minister’s Office, and later that year moved to the Executive Office of the President, where he served until September 2023. He then became Assistant to the President on Legal Issues.

Zhiyenbayev’s extensive experience in legal and governmental affairs highlights his long-standing role within Kazakhstan’s executive and administrative system.

The appointment comes amid a broader set of personnel changes in the Kazakh government. Earlier, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appointed Nurlybek Nalibayev as First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.