11 Facts About Asqar Mamin

On 21 September 2006, Asqar Mamin was appointed as the akim of Astana.

On 8 January 2018, Asqar Mamin joined the board of directors of the national company Kazakh Tourism.

Former president and Nur Otan chairman Nursultan Nazarbayev endorsed for Asqar Mamin's re-appointment, stating that the government has done its job contrary in other countries.

At the session, Asqar Mamin thanked the deputies for support, outlining that effective measures would be taken in improving quality of life, increasing income and welfare, attracting investment, introducing new technologies, and creating workers' months.

At the first meeting of the commission, Asqar Mamin instructed the government to strengthen measures by carrying out sanitary and anti-epidemic measures in all organizations and facilities and to provide pharmacy networks with medicines and personal protective equipment, while noting that akims would take personal control of implementing measures.

On 17 April 2020, Asqar Mamin issued a governmental decree "On certain issues of entry in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the stay of immigrants in the Republic of Kazakhstan", which suspended certain laws that granted a 30-day visa-free stay for citizens from 57 countries.

On 21 April 2020, Asqar Mamin announced that the nationwide lockdowns would soften only with strict adherence to sanitary and epidemiological safety.

On 19 June 2020, after an increase of cases shortly after the COVID-19 restrictions were lifted, Asqar Mamin addressed the difficulties of the epidemiological situation with the enforcement of new lockdowns by Tokayev.

On 4 August 2020, with a decrease in COVID-19 cases, Asqar Mamin warned the government that the country must take steps to prevent the possible new wave of coronavirus infections that could occur in fall as he stated the increase of cases in 126 countries.

In September 2020, Asqar Mamin extended quarantine measures in fears of 2nd wave of infections by instructing the akims to keep the epidemiological situation on the ground under special control, strictly comply with all sanitary standards, and respond promptly and accurately to changes in the rate of reproduction of the virus and morbidity with measures to prepare the infrastructure and ensure safety for workers.

On 6 November 2020, at the video conference between the heads of governments of Commonwealth of Independent States, Asqar Mamin proposed to create the National Commodity Conducting System in Kazakhstan as well as the formation trade-supply system within the CIS to ensure the smooth flow of agricultural products between the countries.