BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 7. President of
Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed an order appointing
Tatiana Savelyeva as Deputy Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan,
according to the presidential press service.
Another presidential order relieved Asker Beisenov of his
position as Deputy Minister of Defense.
Earlier on Tuesday, Savelyeva resigned ahead of schedule as a
member of Kazakhstan’s Kurultai (parliament).
Savelyeva, born in 1976, has extensive experience in public
finance and government. She worked at the Astana Financial
Department and the Ministry of Finance, including as director of
the Budget Planning and Forecasting Department.
From April 2016 to March 2023, she served as Deputy Minister of
Finance.
Savelyeva was elected to the Mazhilis, the lower house of
Kazakhstan’s Parliament, in 2023 and served as chair of the Finance
and Budget Committee from February 2024 until July 2026.
She was subsequently elected to the Kurultai from the Adilet
party in August 2026 and served on its Finance and Budget
Committee.
The appointment comes amid a series of changes in Kazakhstan’s
Defense Ministry following the deaths of 14 servicemen during the
Khazar Korgany-2026 military exercises in the Mangystau region on
September 24.
Following the incident, Tokayev dismissed Defense Minister
Dauren Kosanov and appointed Major General Aidos Myrzakhmetov as
his successor. The president also established a commission to
conduct a comprehensive review of the Defense Ministry’s
activities, including its financial and logistical support.
