Oljas Bektenov

About

Oljas Abaiūly Bektenov (Kazakh: Олжас Абайұлы Бектенов, [woɫʒɑ́s ɑbɑ́jʊɫə́ bʲektʰʲénəf] ; born 13 December 1980) is a Kazakh politician who has served as the prime minister of Kazakhstan since 2024.
Prior to his premiership, Bektenov held a number of senior positions. He served as Deputy Chairman of the Agency for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption from 2018, and was later appointed Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Agency, a post he held from 2022 to 2023. He subsequently served as Head of the Administration of the President.

== Early life and education ==
Born in the city of Alma-Ata, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, now called Almaty, Bektenov graduated with honors from the Kazakh State Law Academy, now the KAZGUU University, in 2001, with a degree in jurisprudence. He furthered his academic career by obtaining a candidate of sciences in law, focusing his dissertation on “Organizational and Legal Problems of Prevention of Administrative Delinquency of Minors in the Republic of Kazakhstan”.

== Early career ==
Throughout his career, Bektenov has held various leadership roles. He began his tenure as the chief specialist at the Department of Justice of Almaty from 2002 to 2005…