Marat Tazhin

Marat Tazhin
Marat Mukhanbetqaziuli Tazhin
Марат Мұханбетқазыұлы Тәжин
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
January 10, 2007 – September 4, 2009
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[1]
April 2006 – January 2007
Chairman of the National Security Committee
In office
May 4, 2001[2] – December 2001
Preceded by Alnur Mussayev
Succeeded by Nurtai Dutbayev
Personal details
Born 8 April 1960 (1960-04-08) (age 51)
Aktobe, Kazakhstan
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).[3] In September 2009 he was named an advisor to President Nursultan Nazarbayev and secretary of Kazakhstan's Security Council.[4]

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Education and early career

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.[4]

Political career

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.[5]

Tazhin replaced Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as foreign minister on 10 January 2007 during a government shake-up. Tokayev became the Chairman of the Senate.[6][7]


Tazhin assisted President Nursultan Nazarbayev in writing several books.[8]

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.[9]

He has received the Order of Kurmet.

Perception

Analysts have described him as a theoretician[10] and as a shadow who prefers to wield power behind the scene.[11] President Nazarbayev described him after appointing him foreign minister as a "scholar, a Ph.D., and has been my adviser, including on foreign policy questions. Since the international community attaches great importance to my choice for foreign minister, I appointed the person I know well and believe in. Most importantly, I believe he will succeed in his new job and will bring his own contribution to further foreign policy successes of our country.”[12]

References

Political offices
Preceded by
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan
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Succeeded by
Kanat Saudabayev

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