List of leaders of Kazakhstan

The President of Kazakhstan is the head of state elected by popular vote to serve a five-year-term.^[1] The president appoints the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (head of government) and first deputy prime minister.^[2]^[3]

^ "The Constitution". Official website of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Retrieved 12 August 2021. Article 41 (1). The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be elected in accordance with the constitutional law by adult citizens of the Republic on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot for a term of five years.
^ Pannier, Bruce (2015-03-11). "Kazakhstan's long term president to run in snap election – again". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
^ Chivers, C.J. (6 December 2005). "Kazakh President Re-elected; voting Flawed, Observers Say". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 April 2014. Kazakhstan has never held an election that was not rigged.