Background and career
Älihan Ashanūly Smaiylov (born 18 December 1972) is a Kazakh politician serving as chairman of the Supreme Audit Chamber. He previously served as prime minister from 2022 to 2024 and finance minister from 2018 to 2020.
Previously, he served as the First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan under PM Asqar Mamin. He at the same time served as the Minister of Finance from 2018 to 2020. Smaiylov was appointed as the acting prime minister of Kazakhstan by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during the January Events. His candidacy was unanimously approved by the country's parliament.
Since January 2023, he has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of the JSC National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna and since April 2024, he is the Chairman of the Supreme Audit Chamber of Kazakhstan.

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