Asqar Omarov

Asqar Quanyşuly Omarov (; born 30 June 1976) is a Kazakh politician who served as a minister of information and social development from 11 January 2022 to 2 September 2022. He is currently the director of the Central Communications Service under the president since 2 September 2022.

Biography

Early life and career Omarov was born in Almaty and graduated from Turan University. He trained in Poland and Israel.

Omarov began his career in 1997 as an economist at the Republican Center for Cultural Problems. From 1998 to 1999, he worked as a marketing specialist in the magazine Small Business of Kazakhstan, owned by the BIKO publishing house. and from 2020 to 2021, he was the chairman of the board of Kazinform.

On 19 August 2021, he was appointed Vice Minister of Information and Social Development of Kazakhstan.

On 11 January 2022, Omarov was appointed Minister of Information and Social Development of Kazakhstan in the government of Älihan Smaiylov. On 2 September 2022, he was dismissed from office and appointed director of the Central Communications Service under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Awards and titles

Medal "For Distinguished Labor" (2019)