The prime minister of Kazakhstan is the head of government of Kazakhstan and the holder of its fourth highest office, after the president of Kazakhstan and the vice president of Kazakhstan, and the chairman of the Kurultai. The prime minister heads the cabinet and advises the president. The incumbent prime minister is Oljas Bektenov, who replaced acting Prime Minister Roman Sklyar on 6 February 2024 after the previous government's resignation.
Since the country's independence, it has had 12 prime ministers, none of whom were women. The longest-serving Prime minister was Karim Massimov, whose two non-consecutive terms combined to be more than eight years long. Massimov, who is of Uyghur and Tajik descent, is the only non-Kazakh prime minister since Sergey Tereshchenko.
People's Union of Kazakhstan Unity / Nur Otan
List of heads of government of Kazakhstan
Official Site of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan