Bolat Zhamishev

Bolat Bidahmetuly Zhämishev (; born 28 June 1957) is a Kazakh politician who served as the Minister of Finance from 2007 to 2013, and Minister of Regional Development from 2013 to 2014. Since 5 November 2020, he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the JSC RBK Bank. Was appointed Chairman of the Kazakhstan Khalqyna Foundation, established after the January events of 2022 in Kazakhstan.

Since 17 February 2022, he has headed the Samuryq-Qazyna Public Council.

On 4 July 2022, he was elected a member of the Board of Directors, an independent director of the Samuryq-Qazyna Foundation.

Personal life Zhämishev was born in 1957. He is an alumnus of the Kazakh Agriculture Institute, and has a PhD in economics. Following graduation, he was involved in scientific research. He held positions of a National Bank Department Vice Head, Vice Minister of Labor and Social Protection, First Vice Minister of Finance, Vice Minister of Internal Affairs, Vice Chairman of the National Bank, Chairman of the Agency for Supervision over Financial Market and Financial Institutions. Before being appointed Finance Minister in November 2007, he served as Vice Chairman of the Executive Board of the Eurasian Bank for Development. He is married and has two sons, Däwlet and Quanysh.