Nurlan Balgimbayev
| Nurlan Balgimbayev | |
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| 3rd Prime Minister of Kazakhstan | |
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In office 10 October 1997 – 1 October 1999 |
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| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Preceded by | Akezhan Kazhegeldin |
| Succeeded by | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
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| Born |
Nurlan Utebovich Balgimbayev 20 November 1947 Guryev, Kazakh SSR |
| Died | 14 October 2015 (aged 67) Atyrau, Kazakhstan |
| Political party | People's Union of Kazakhstan Unity |
Nurlan Utebovich Balgimbayev (Kazakh: Нұрлан Өтепұлы Балғымбаев, Nurlan Ötepulı Balğımbayev; 20 November 1947 – 14 October 2015) was Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 10 October 1997 to 1 October 1999. He became President of the Kazakhstan Oil Investment Company in February 2002.
Prior to serving as Prime Minister, he served as Minister of Oil and Gas, and later as President of KazakhOil. After his tenure as Prime Minister, he continued his career as President at state-owned KazakhOil. Lyazzat Kiyinov replaced him after the merger between KazakhOil and Transport Nefti i Gaza companies into the new KazMunayGas.
On 14 October 2015, Balgimbayev died of cancer in Atyrau at the age of 67.
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