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'''Daniyal Kenzhetayuly Akhmetov''' ({{lang-kk|Дaниал Кенжетaйұлы Ахметов}}) (born 15 June 1954) is a [[Kazakhstan|Kazakh]] politician who was the 6th [[Prime Minister of Kazakhstan]] from 13 June 2003 to 9 January 2007.<ref name=PROFILE>[http://www.templetonthorp.com/fr/news334 New Kazakh Prime Minister chosen] Templeton Thorp</ref>

Critics refer to him as "The Terminator", a nickname he gained as [[Governor]] of [[Pavlodar Province]] for his actions in suppressing supporters of Ghalymzhan Zhaqiyanov, the previous Governor.<ref name=TERMINATOR>[http://www.rferl.org/reports/centralasia/2003/06/21-200603.asp New Kazakh Government Formed, Sets Out Priorities.] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</ref> On 8 January 2007 he resigned as Prime Minister. He did not say why, but [[President of Kazakhstan|President]] [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] had criticized him in 2006 for overspending and other administrative errors.<ref name=RESIGNATION>[http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-01-08-kazakhstan-pm_x.htm Oil-rich Kazakhstan's prime minister resigns] Associated Press</ref> President Nazarbayev accepted his resignation, and immediately appointed him Acting Prime Minister.<ref name=NAZACCEPTS>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1892868,00050003.htm Kazakhstan Premier Danial Ahmedov resigns] Hindustan Times</ref>

Akhmetov was included as Minister of Defense in the government that took office on 10 January 2007. He was dismissed from that post in June 2009. On 11 November 2014 he was appointed as Governor of the [[East Kazakhstan Region]].

==Background==
Akhmetov was born in 1954 at [[Pavlodar]] in the [[Kazakh SSR]]. He is an [[Kazakh people|ethnic Kazakh]]. He has degrees in construction engineering and [[economics]]. Prior to his appointment as Prime Minister, he served as Deputy Prime Minister for Industry, Energy, Transport, and Communications from 2001 to 2003.<ref name=PROFILE/> He managed to push through the [[land reform]] bill{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} that his predecessor, [[Imangali Tasmagambetov]], is rumored to have resigned over.<ref name=TERMINATOR/>

==Appointment==
President Nursultan Nazarbayev nominated Akhmetov as Prime Minister at a joint session of [[Parliament of Kazakhstan|parliament]] on 13 June 2003. Nazarbayev gave a speech saying the prime minister needed to have experience in [[Provinces of Kazakhstan|provincial]] government because the nation needed to speed up the pace of social and economic development. Akmetov was approved by 36 of 39 [[Senate of Kazakhstan|senators]] and 73 of 77 members of the [[Majilis|Mazhilis]].<ref name=PROFILE/>

Akhmetov told the parliament he wanted continuity in policy despite the change in government, and said that Kazakhstan is "building a state governed by the [[rule of law]] where everyone has the right to freedom of conscience and expression, but that everyone should work within the law." He said there should not be dissidence, only constructive dialogue and mutual understanding, and called for everyone to engage in presidential economic programs.<ref name=PROFILE/>

==Petroleum law changes==
Akhmetov worked to change Kazakhstan's petroleum laws despite strong opposition from foreign companies. In May 2004, he received a letter from 47 foreign oil companies, including [[ChevronTexaco]], [[ExxonMobil]], [[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell]], the [[BG Group]], and [[Eni|ENI]], complaining that the proposed changes would negatively affect future investment. The companies specifically took issue with local content requirements, which were described as "unnecessarily burdensome" and that a requirement for KMG to own at least 50% of any development "may not be advisable in all circumstances."<ref name=PETROL>[http://www.allbusiness.com/mining/oil-gas-extraction-crude-petroleum-natural/195726-1.html KAZAKHSTAN - Decision Makers - Daniyal Akhmetov.] All Business</ref>

==Kazakhstan-South Korea relations==
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Akhmetov met with [[South Korean Prime Minister]] [[Han Myeong Sook]] on 23 September 2006 in [[Astana]] and signed several bilateral agreements enhancing economic ties. The [[Government of South Korea]] agreed to invest an additional $2 billion in joint projects in the energy, uranium-extraction, construction, transportation, and banking sectors. Akhmetov offered South Korea the option of participating in developing a new type of nuclear reactor. South Korean investors have stakes in more than 300 Kazakhstan-based companies. Han invited President Nazarbayev to visit [[South Korea]] in 2007. Han was in Kazakhstan until 24 September. She then traveled to [[Uzbekistan]].<ref name=SK>[http://www.bakutoday.net/view.php?d=26930 Kazakhstan, South Korea Vow To Boost Ties] BakuTODAY</ref>

==Kazakhstan-Tatarstan relations==
Akhmetov met with [[Rustam Minnikhanov]], the Prime Minister of the Russian Republic of [[Tatarstan]], in [[Astana]] on 13 October 2006. They discussed creating a [[joint venture]] that would build helicopters, Kazakh government investment in petrochemical businesses in Tatarstan, and constructing a highway to western China that would connect [[St. Petersburg]] to [[Moscow]], [[Kazan]], [[Orenburg]], [[Qizilorda]], [[Shymkent]], and [[Korgas]] in [[Xinjiang]], China. Akhmetov called the proposed highway "the shortest road link between [[Europe]] and China." Iskender Muflikhanov, aide to Prime Minister Minnikhanov, said the Tatar government had "great hopes with regard to the shipping, or the assembling [in Kazakhstan] of KamAZ trucks. Work in under way on this West-South highway project in Kazakhstan and, as a rule, our KamAZ trucks are irreplaceable for projects of that magnitude."<ref name=TATARSTAN>[http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/10/a4733b13-41fb-48d6-abd4-8ab62166a016.html Kazakhstan, Tatarstan Discuss Joint Economic Projects] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</ref>

==2007 political shakeup==
President Nazarbayev nominated [[Karim Massimov]], who at the time served as Deputy Prime Minister, to succeed Daniyal Akhmetov as [[Prime Minister of Kazakhstan|Prime Minister]] on 9 January 2007. Akhmetov resigned on 8 January without explanation. Analysts attributed Akhmetov's political downfall to the President's criticism of his administrative oversight of [[Economy of Kazakhstan|the economy]].<ref name=FORPM>[http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20070109-092709-1103r Kazakhstan moves to name new PM] United Press International</ref><ref name=AKHMRESIG>[http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-01-08-kazakhstan-pm_x.htm?csp=34 Oil-rich Kazakhstan's prime minister resigns] USA Today</ref> The [[Parliament of Kazakhstan|Parliament]] confirmed the nomination on 10 January. Massimov appointed Akhmetov as Defense Minister, replacing [[Mukhtar Altynbayev]], and appointed [[Aslan Musin]], formerly the Minister of Economy and Budget, as Deputy Prime Minister.<ref name=APPOINTED>{{cite web|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411319/956424 |title=Kazakhstan appoints new PM |date=10 January 2007 |work=[[Television New Zealand]] |accessdate=27 September 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515172113/http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411319/956424 |archivedate=15 May 2011 |df= }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-29-2005/0004240310&EDATE= Kazakhstan Launches its First Communications Satellite]
*[http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/11/4BE98C14-FA0C-4362-9310-C65F2A62E7A9.html Kazakhstan Weighs Damage From Russian Rocket Crash]
*[http://www.rferl.com/featuresarticle/2006/11/07020803-00B8-430E-A622-008DF5CB1B11.html Jordan Interested In Kazakh Grain]
*[http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/01/986bf9ee-fa62-4437-a71c-8e3c25ff3045.html?napage=4 Kazakh PM Reappointed After Election]
*[http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/11/46e496ef-66d6-40fb-956a-f0a01651c457.html Kazakh Parliament Approves Surplus State Budget]

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