President of Kazakhstan

President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Қазақстан Республикасының Президенті
Incumbent Nursultan Nazarbayev since 24 April 1990
Residence	Ak Orda Presidential Palace
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Term length	Five years, renewable once (Nazarbayev is exempt from term limits)
Inaugural holder	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Formation	24 April 1990
Succession	Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan
Website	(Kazakh) akorda.kz (English) www.akorda.kz/en

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The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының Президенті) is the head of state, Commander-in-chief and holder of the highest office within the Republic of Kazakhstan. The authorities of this position are described in special section of Constitution of Kazakhstan.

The position was established on 24 April 1990, a year before the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The first and current President of Kazakhstan is Nursultan Nazarbayev.^[1]

Decoration of the President of Kazakhstan

The President of Kazakhstan's decorations include a breast mark and Standard of The President of Kazakhstan. According to a post^[who?] The President of Kazakhstan granted cavalierity of the order of the "Gold Eagle" («Алтын Кыран»(«Золотой Орёл»)).

The President in the Constitution

Item 5 of Article 42 of the constitution determines that noone can be elected president more than two terms in a row, but it also states that "The present restriction shall not extend on the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan." ^[2]

Article 46 says that the President's "honor and dignity shall be inviolable" and that his expenses shall be paid by the state. Item 4 of the article outlines the special status and authority of the first president, and refers to a special constitutional act for definitions.^[3] According to this act, the first president possesses total, absolute and termless inviolability for all actions he performs during his being on a post. And till the death he sustains the government official. He also keeps ability to speak to people of Kazakhstan, keeps guards, communication, transport, state support of his activity, and official apartment and summer residence became his property with official maintenance. There is also pointed medical care, sanatorium, provision of pensions and insurance.

Latest election

Prior to the 2011 election, President Nazarbayev wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post titled "Kazakhstan’s steady progress toward democracy".^[4]

Presidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1990-present)

The first column consecutively numbers the individuals who have served as president, while the second column consecutively numbers the Presidential terms or administrations.

I#	A#	Name	Picture	Took office	Left office	Political party
1st	1st	Nursultan Nazarbayev Нұрсұлтан Назарбаев		24 April 1990	1 December 1991	Communist Party of the Soviet Union ↓ Fatherland ↓ Nur Otan
	2nd			1 December 1991	29 April 1999
	3rd			29 April 1999	4 December 2005
	4th			4 December 2005	4 April 2011
	5th			4 April 2011	Incumbent

See also

• List of leaders of Kazakhstan
• Official website of Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev
• Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev Biography

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