Alikhan Smailov Is Named Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister
During a live broadcast of the lower house of parliament on state television, Kazakhstani President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev nominated Alikhan Smailov for prime minister on Tuesday. Samilov, 49, was the first deputy prime minister in Tokayev’s previous cabinet, which was dismissed last week amid unrest in oil-rich Central Asia. Kazakhstan’s interior ministry says security forces have […]