The President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has appointed Darkhan Satybaldy as First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration.

“Appoint Darkhan Amangeldyuly Satybaldy as First Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, relieving him of his previous post”, reads the presidential decree.
Previously, Darkhan Satybaldy had held the post of Governor of the Turkistan Region since 2022. In previous years, he worked as Governor of Shymkent and First Deputy Governor of the South Kazakhstan Region.
It is worth noting that Darkhan Satybaldy is not a relative of Kairat Satybaldy, but merely shares the same surname.
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