Kazakhstan appoints new Ambassador to Norway

Adil Tursunov has been appointed Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Norway by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's decree. Kazakhstan's former Ambassador to Norway, Yerkin Akhinzhanov, has been appointed Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa.

Adil Tursunov was born on May 5, 1973 in Almaty.

Education:

1994 - Kazakh State Academy of Management;

2001 - Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Career:

1994-1995 - Referent of the Department of International Economic Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

1995-1996 - Attaché of the Department of International Economic Relations;

1996 - Attaché of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Republic of India;

1996-1998 - Third Secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Republic of India;

1998-1999 - Second Secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Republic of Azerbaijan;

2001-2002 - First Secretary of the Department of Economic Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2002 - Head of Section of the Investment Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2002-2003 - Head of Section of the Division of International Economic Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2003 - Head of the Secretariat of the Chairman of the CIS Affairs Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2003 - Head of the Division of Multilateral Cooperation in the CIS of the CIS Affairs Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2003-2004 - Head of the Secretariat of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2004 - Head of the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2004-2008 - Chargé d'affaires of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Minister-Counseullor) in Singapore;

2008-2009 - Deputy Head of the Foreign Policy Center of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2009-2012 - Director of the Europe Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2012-2013 - Chargé d'Affaires of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Georgia;

2013-2014 - Minister-Counseullor of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Georgia;

2015-2016 - Director of the CIS Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2016-2019 - Head of the Foreign Policy Center of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2019-2021 - Adviser to the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Elbasy – Head of the Department of Information and Analytical Support of the Office of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasy;

2021-2022 - Assistant to the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Elbasy – Head of the Department of Information and Analytical Support of the Office of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasy;

April 2022 - January 2023 – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

He has the diplomatic rank of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Envoy of the I class.

He was awarded the orders " Құрмет" and " Парасат".