Askar Myrzakhmetov (Kazakh: Асқар Исабекұлы Мырзахметов, Asqar İsabekūly Myrzahmetov) is a Kazakh politician who held the positions of Counsellor of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan and First Vice Minister of Agriculture[1] between 1997 and 2006.

He worked as an academic employee in the system of Eastern Department of the All-Union Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

By decree of the President of Kazakhstan dated August 25, 2005, he was appointed Minister of Agriculture.

From September 2007 to March 2009 — Head of the "National Company" Socio-Entrepreneurship Corporation "Ontustik" (Shymkent, South Kazakhstan region).

[3] August 8, 2015, released from the post of Akim of the South Kazakhstan region and was appointed First Deputy Chairman of the Nur Otan Party.