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Umirzak Shukeyev (Kazakh: Өмірзақ Естайұлы Шөкеев, Ömirzaq Estayulı Şökeyev, ٶمٸرزاق ەستايۇلى شٶكەيەۆ; Russian: Умирзак Естаевич Шукеев, Umirzak Yestayevich Shukeyev) is the chairman of Samruk-Kazyna, Kazakhstan's sovereign wealth fund, and a former Deputy Prime Minister in the Government of Kazakhstan starting in 2007, after having been governor of South Kazakhstan from 21 September 2006 to 27 August 2007.
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Early life
Umirzak Shukeyev was born on 12 March 1964. He graduated from the Moscow Economics and Statistics Institute having studied economics and mathematics.
Was employed as junior and leading research fellow in a number of research facilities in Almaty.
Career
Went on to work as a consultant with the Supreme Economic Council under the President; as an advisor to the President for economic issues; vice head of the Finance, Labor and Social Protection of the Population Department in the Presidential Service and in the Cabinet.
In 1993-1995 – deputy head of administration of South Kazakhstan Oblast.
Starting from November 1995 – Minister of Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Starting from early 1998 – Deputy Head of Presidential Administration.
Starting from August 1998 – Governor of Qostanay Oblast.
Later he served as Astana city Mayor, then as Governor of South Kazakhstan Oblast.
Member of the Supreme Economic Council under the President (February – November 1997), Member of the National Council for Sustainable Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan (November 1997 – August 1998). Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Kazakhoil CJSC (March – December 1997).
Starting from March 2004 – Mayor of Astana City.
In September 2006, he was appointed Governor of South Kazakhstan Oblast.
In August 2007, appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan. From 2009 until 2011 he was the First Deputy Prime Minister.
On 27 December 2011, appointed Chairman of the Board, Member of the Board of Directors of the JSC Samruk-Kazyna.