1. Daniyal Kenjetaiuly Akhmetov is a Kazakh politician who was the 6th Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 13 June 2003 to 9 January 2007.
17 Facts About Daniyal Akhmetov
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Daniyal Akhmetov did not say why, but President Nursultan Nazarbayev had criticized him in 2006 for overspending and other administrative errors.
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Daniyal Akhmetov was dismissed from that post in June 2009.
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Daniyal Akhmetov was born in the city of Pavlodar in the Kazakh SSR.
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In 1991, Daniyal Akhmetov became the manager of the EkibastuzEnergoZhilPromStroy trust.
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From 1992, Daniyal Akhmetov was head of the Ekibastuz City Administration and on 19 January 1993, he was appointed as the akim of Pavlodar Region.
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Daniyal Akhmetov served that position before becoming the akim of North Kazakhstan Region on 19 December 1997.
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On 12 October 1999, Daniyal Akhmetov was appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan under Tokayev's cabinet and from 21 December 2000, he served as the First Deputy Prime Minister.
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Daniyal Akhmetov was reappointed again as the akim of Pavlodar region on 21 November 2001 after his predecessor Galymzhan Zhakiyanov was dismissed after joining the opposition by helping to form the Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan.
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Daniyal Akhmetov worked to change Kazakhstan's petroleum laws despite strong opposition from foreign companies.
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Daniyal Akhmetov met with South Korean Prime Minister Han Myeong Sook on 23 September 2006 in Astana and signed several bilateral agreements enhancing economic ties.
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Daniyal Akhmetov offered South Korea the option of participating in developing a new type of nuclear reactor.
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Daniyal Akhmetov met with Rustam Minnikhanov, the Prime Minister of the Autonomous Republic of Tatarstan, in Astana on 13 October 2006.
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Daniyal Akhmetov continued to serve as the Defense Minister under Massimov's government until being relieved from his post on 17 June 2009.
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In December 2010, it was revealed that Daniyal Akhmetov headed a company in the field of ecological energy and did not want to return to politics, KazTAG reported.
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Daniyal Akhmetov led a healthy lifestyle and was engaged in cycling.
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Daniyal Akhmetov denied rumors that he allegedly wanted to shoot himself after resignation.