Jaqyp Asanov

Jaqyp Asanov
Жақып Асанов
Asanov in 2024
Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan
Assumed office
26 January 2023
Serving with Olga Perepechina
ChairmanMäulen Äşimbaev
Preceded byAsqar Şäkirov
Member of the Senate
Assumed office
24 January 2023
Appointed byKassym-Jomart Tokayev
8th Chairman of the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan
In office
11 December 2017 – 8 December 2022
Appointed byKassym-Jomart Tokayev
Preceded byKairat Mami
Succeeded byAslambek Merğaliev
8th Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan
In office
25 April 2016 – 11 December 2017
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Preceded byAshat Dauylbaev
Succeeded byQairat Qojamjarov
Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan
In office
6 September 2012 – 25 April 2016
Prosecutor GeneralAsqat Dauylbaev
Preceded byAsqat Dauylbaev
Succeeded byQairat Qojamjarov
Member of the Mäjilis
In office
27 August 2007 – 6 September 2012
Personal details
Born (1963-08-17) 17 August 1963
PartyAmanat
Alma materS. M. Kirov Kazakh State University
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer, and jurist
AwardsOrder of Parasat
Order of Kurmet

Jaqyp Qajymanūly Asanov (Kazakh: Жақып Қажыманұлы Асанов; born 17 August 1963) is a Kazakh politician, lawyer, and jurist. He is currently the Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, a position he has held since 26 January 2023. Asanov has held multiple senior positions in the judiciary and government, including Chairman of the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan and Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan. He previously served as a deputy of the Mäjilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan.

Early life and education

Asanov was born on 17 August 1963 in Kzyl-Orda. He graduated from S. M. Kirov Kazakh State University with a degree in law. Following graduation, he began his career as an intern at the Kyzylorda Regional Bar Association.[1]

Career

Early career

From 1986 to 1993, Asanov worked in the Prosecutor's Office of Kyzylorda Region, serving as senior assistant to the prosecutor of Kyzylorda, assistant and senior assistant to the regional prosecutor, and head of a department within the regional prosecutor's office. Between 1993 and 1994, he held roles in the Prosecutor General's Office of Kazakhstan, including Senior Prosecutor of the General Supervision Department and Head of the Department for Supervision of Compliance with Legislation on Banks, Financial, and Credit Relations.[1]

From 1994 to 1996, Asanov worked in the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan as a consultant and head of a sector in the Department of Law, Law and Order, and Judicial Reform. In 1996, he became First Deputy Head of the Tax Police Department in South Kazakhstan Region. From 1997 to 2001, he served as Senior Assistant to the Prosecutor General and Head of various departments overseeing legality in state bodies and socio-economic matters.[1]

Prosecutorial and judicial positions

Between 2001 and 2003, Asanov served as First Deputy Prosecutor of Almaty and then as Prosecutor of Pavlodar Region. In June 2003, he was appointed Vice Minister of Justice of Kazakhstan.[1]

From 2007 to 2012, Asanov was a deputy of the Mäjilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan for the 4th and 5th convocations on the party list of the Nur Otan People's Democratic Party.[2][3] He served on the Committee on Legislation and Judicial and Legal Reform.[4] On 6 September 2012, he was appointed Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan.[5] On 25 April 2016, he became Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan.[6]

On 11 December 2017, Asanov was appointed Chairman of the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan,[7][8] a position he held until 8 December 2022.[9]

Senate of Kazakhstan

On 24 January 2023, Asanov was appointed as a deputy of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.[10] Two days later, on 26 January, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Senate.[11][12]

Awards

References

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  2. ^ "В списках значатся". Liter (in Russian). 25 August 2007. Archived from the original on 24 April 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Полный список депутатов Мажилиса Парламента РК пятого созыва". Kazinform (in Russian). 19 January 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Қазақстан Республикасы Парламентінің Мәжілісі". Mäjilis of the Parliament of Republic of Kazakhstan. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Жақып Асанов ҚР Бас прокурорының орынбасары қызметіне тағайындалды". KazTAG (in Kazakh). 6 September 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Қазақстан Республикасы Президентінің Жарлығы". Egemen Qazaqstan (in Kazakh). 26 April 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Жақып Асанов Жоғарғы сот төрағасы болды". Qazaq Gazetteri. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Жақып Асанов Жоғарғы сот төрағасы болып тағайындалды". Tengri News (in Kazakh). 11 December 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  9. ^ Шарипханова, Дина (8 December 2022). "Жақып Асанов Жоғарғы Сот төрағасы қызметінен босатылды". Tengri News (in Kazakh). Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  10. ^ Тарина, Айгерим (25 January 2023). "Жақып Асанов жаңа қызмет туралы: Мен кеше ғана білдім". Zakon (in Kazakh). Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  11. ^ Шарипханова, Дина (26 January 2023). "Жақып Асанов Сенат төрағасының орынбасары болды". Tengri News (in Kazakh). Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  12. ^ Тілеубек, Маржан (26 January 2023). "Жақып Асанов Сенат Төрағасының орынбасары болды". Egemen Qazaqstan (in Kazakh). Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  13. ^ Сатаева, Асель (15 December 2017). "Асанов, Абаев, Бекетаев және Қасымбек марапатталды". Tengri News (in Kazakh). Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  14. ^ "Постановление Совета Межпарламентской Ассамблеи государств — участников Содружества Независимых Государств от 27 марта 2017 года № 17 «О награждении медалью «МПА СНГ. 25 лет»" (PDF). old.iacis.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  15. ^ "Постановление Совета Межпарламентской Ассамблеи государств — участников Содружества Независимых Государств от 16 ноября 2023 года № 53 «О награждении юбилейной медалью «МПА СНГ. 30 лет»" (PDF). iacis.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2025.