# Kazakhstan president appoints top adviser as vice president

https://mins.news/en/item/38302

- Reuters, 2026-08-31 07:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kazakhstans-president-appoints-top-adviser-vice-president-2026-08-31/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a952ea72732d8000164692e

> Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appointed longtime adviser Erlan Karin as vice president on Monday. The office was created under a new constitution adopted earlier this year by Central Asia’s largest economy.

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