Tokayev dismisses head of Presidential Administration

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has dismissed Yerlan Koshanov from the post of head of his administration, according to the presidential press service, Report informs citing TASS.

“By the decree of the head of state, Yerlan Koshanov has been relieved of his post as head of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan in connection with his transfer to another job,” the report says.

Earlier, Koshanov received a vacant seat as a member of the Majilis (lower house) of parliament after speaker Nurlan Nigmatulin filed for early termination of his powers.