New Kazakhstan Minister of Education and Science appointed

New Kazakhstan Education and Science Minister Aslan Sarinzhipov. Photo courtesy of megapolis.kz

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed a new Minister of Education and Science today, Tengrinews.kz reports citing the President’s official website.Aslan Sarinzhipov became this new minister. He replaced Bakytzhan Zhumagulov who has been the Eduction Minister since September 2010. Aslan Sarinzhipov used to chair the executive board of Nazarbayev University.