Первый заместитель министра
Ashikbayev Yerzhan
Representative of the Sole Shareholder – First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Biography
Date of election to the current Board of Directors: 10 December 2025.
General Information, Education
Date of birth: 16 June 1974
Citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Education:
- Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (1998)
Specialist in International Relations - John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (2012)
Master of Public Administration - Holds the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Career over the past 5 years
- October 2025 – present – First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of KazakhstanApril
- 2021 – September 2025 – Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United States of America
- 2013 – 2021 – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Key Functions on the Board of Directors
- representing the interests of the Sole Shareholder (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan);
- overseeing compliance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of Official Development Assistance;
- coordinating the activities of JSC “KazAID” as an operator in the field of Official Development Assistance;
- overseeing the development and implementation of the Official Development Assistance action plan.