President of Kazakhstan replaces Deputy Defense Minister // Tokayev appoints Tatiana Savelieva Deputy Defense Minister of Kazakhstan

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart has released Asgar Beisenov from the post of Deputy Defense Minister. For this post, the head of state appointed former deputy of the Kurultai (parliament) Tatiana Savelyeva. The relevant orders were published on the website of the President of Kazakhstan.

Prior to that, the Kurultai decided to terminate the powers of Tatiana Savelyeva ahead of schedule. 130 deputies voted for this decision, two abstained. Ms. Savelieva has been a deputy of the Mazhilis (lower house of the former parliament of Kazakhstan) since 2024. This year she was elected a deputy of the Kurultai I convocation from the Adilet party.

Personnel changes in the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan continue after the death of 14 servicemen during exercises in the Caspian Sea. On September 24, 17 sailors were killed in the sea due to a sharp deterioration in weather, three of them were rescued. A new head of the department and the chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces were appointed to the Ministry of Defense.