Ministry of Communications and Information (Kazakhstan)

The Ministry of Communications and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MCI RK, Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Байланыс және ақпарат министрлігі, romanized: Qazaqstan Respublikasy Bailanys jäne aqparat ministrlıgı, [bɑjlɑnˈəs ʒæˈnɛ ɑxpɑrˈɑt mʲiˈnʲɪstrləɡə], ҚР БАМ; Russian: Министерство связи и информации Республики Казахстан, МСИ РК) was a ministerial body of the Government of Kazakhstan as part of the Cabinet of Ministers.

The Ministry was responsible for communications and in the areas of informational, media, archiving and documentation, automation of public services and coordination of public service activities.

[2] On 14 October 1995, it was formed into the National Agency for Press and Mass Media of the Republic of Kazakhstan until being reestablished as Ministry of Information and Public Accord on 13 October 1997.

[5] On 14 September 2003, it became the Ministry of Information to which it was led by Sauytbek Adrahmanov.

The Joint Stock Company "Arna Media National Information Holding" was also transferred to the new ministry, however, it was later disbanded.