President Tokayev appoints new Governor of Kazakhstan’s Turkestan region

ASTANA, Kazakhstan, January 6. President
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has appointed Nuralkhan Kusherov as the new
Akim (Governor) of the Turkestan region, Kazakhstan, Trend
reports via the press service of the President of Kazakhstan.

“By the decree of the head of the country, Nuralkhan Kusherov
has been appointed Akim of the Turkestan region,” the press service
said.

To note, in 2005, Nuralkhan Kusherov graduated from the South
Kazakhstan State University named after M. Auezov. In 2007, he
graduated from the Kazakh Humanities and Law University, as well as
the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
under the President of the Russian Federation. Prior to his
appointment, he worked as the Deputy Akim of the Turkestan region,
Kazakhstan, from January 18, 2023, to the present day.