First Smaiylov Government

The First Smaiylov Government (Kazakh: Смайылов бірінші үкіметі, romanized: Smayılov birinşi ükimeti; Russian: Первое правительство Смаилова) was the 17th composition of the Government of Kazakhstan under the leadership of Prime Minister Älihan Smaiylov.

It was formed after the previous government, led by Prime Minister Askar Mamin, was dismissed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on 5 January 2022 as a result of the 2022 Kazakh unrest.

[3] On 5 January 2022, while in amidst of the nationwide instability, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appointed Älihan Smaiylov to take over Prime Minister Asqar Mamin's role in leading the government temporarily as acting PM until a new composition would be formed.

[5] During an extraordinary session of the CTSO on 10 January 2022, President Tokayev announced that he would submit proposed candidacies for ministerial posts to the Parliament the following day to form a new cabinet.

[6] On 11 January, at the lower house Majilis session, Tokayev named Smaiylov for prime ministerial candidacy where he was unanimously elected by all present 89 deputies across party lines.