Abkykayev Named To Top Post On National Security Committee
August 25 2010
Kazakhstan
President Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed Nurtai Abykayev to lead Kazakhstan's National Security Committee, reports Itar-Tass (Russia).
He will replace Adil Shayakmetov.
Abykayev, a retired major general, previously headed the committee in 1998-1999 and has also served as Kazakhstan's ambassador to Russia.
For the past two years, Abykayev has served as the first deputy foreign minister.
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