Kazakh president reshuffles top officials


  • World
  • Wednesday, 18 Sep 2019

FILE PHOTO: Kazak President Kassym Jomart Tokayev talks to member of the Politburo of the Communist party of China Yang Jiechi (not pictured) during the meeting on September 11, 2019 in Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing, China. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS

ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev replaced his chief of staff on Wednesday after less than three months in office as part of a reshuffle.

Tokayev, president since March, replaced former chief of staff Krymbek Kusherbayev, 64, with Yerlan Koshanov, 57, previously the governor of the central Karaganda region and earlier the prime minister's chief of staff.

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