In January 2022, Alikhan Smailov has been nominated as the Prime Minister of which country?

  1. Uzbekistan
  2. Kyrgyzstan
  3. Kazakhstan
  4. Azerbaijan

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Option 3 : Kazakhstan
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The correct answer is Kazakhstan.

Key Points

  • Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev nominated Alikhan Smailov for Prime Minister on 11 Jan 2022.
  • Smailov served as the First Deputy Prime Minister in the previous cabinet.
  • He also served as Minister of Finance in 2019.
  • He was reappointed as the First Deputy Prime Minister in 2019 and 2021. 

Additional Information

  • The 20th Meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government was held on 25 November 2021 in Nur-Sultan under the Chairmanship of Kazakhstan.
  • External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar represented India in the meeting.
  • Kazakhstan:
    • Capital - Astana.
    • Currency - Kazakhstani Tenge.
    • National Sport - Football.
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