Saparhan Omarov

Saparhan Kesıkbaiūly Omarov (Kazakh: Сапархан Кесікбайұлы Омаров, Saparhan Kesıkbaiūly Omarov; born 5 May 1968) is a Kazakh politician who served as the Minister of Agriculture from 2019 to 2021.

From 2007 to 2008 he served as the deputy head of the Household Management Department of the Parliament at the Office of the President of Kazakhstan.

[3] On 25 February 2019, Omarov was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture after the previous government was dismissed.

[4][5] On 10 July 2021, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called for resignation of Omarov, citing his failure in dealing with a drought which severely affected the Mangystau and Kyzylorda regions that resulted in deaths of cattle and the inflated prices for livestock products.

[8][9] From there, he was subsequently replaced by Erbol Qaraşukeev whom became an acting Agriculture Minister.