Nurlybek Asylbekov Appointed Vice Minister of Health in Kazakhstan

Source: Tengrinews · November 5, 2026, 02:56

Nurlybek Asylbekov has been appointed vice minister of health of Kazakhstan by government decree. The cabinet's press service announced the decision, as reported by Tengrinews.kz. Asylbekov was born in 1966 in the South Kazakhstan region.

He began his career in 1990 as a pharmacist-technologist at the Farmatsiya enterprise. From 1991 to 2000 he held management posts in the Farmatsiya system in Shymkent and South Kazakhstan. Between 2002 and 2012 he headed departments of the Health Ministry's Pharmaceutical Control Committee in several regions and cities. In 2022-2025 he headed the Shymkent health department, and from 2025 he headed the board of SK-Farmatsiya LLP.

Yesterday, at a government meeting, Asylbekov reported on the country's drug supply. Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov then urged him to spend funds honestly and not to allow corruption. The same day, Ainur Abdyrakhmanova was appointed vice minister of labour and social protection.

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