March 6, 1992: Establishment of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and Egypt.
April 1993: Establishment of the Kazakh Embassy in Egypt.
August 1992: Establishment of the Egyptian Embassy in Kazakhstan.
September 2020: His Excellency Kairat Lama Sharif was appointed as the Kazakh Ambassador to Egypt.
December 2023: Her Excellency Ibtisam Rakha Hassan became the Ambassador of Egypt to Kazakhstan.
High-Level Visits
The First President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, made three official visits to Egypt in 1993, 2007, and 2008.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak visited Kazakhstan on an official visit in November 2006.
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi visited Astana on an official visit from February 26-28, 2016.
On May 5, 2015, a telephone conversation took place between President Nursultan Nazarbayev and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. They had their first meeting on May 9, 2015, in Moscow as part of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the victory over fascism.
On February 24, 2022, a telephone conversation took place between President Kasym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt.
Interparliamentary Cooperation
On February 20-21, 2022, the Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Mr. Maulen Ashimbayev, officially visited Egypt and met with the Speaker of the Senate of Egypt, Mr. Abdel Wahab Abdel Razek, and the Supreme Imam of Al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmad at-Tayeb.
On June 4-5, 2023, Mr. Maulen Ashimbayev, Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan made a working visit to Egypt. He participated in the opening ceremony of the ancient Mosque of Sultan Al Zahir Baybars in Cairo as part of the celebration of the 800th Anniversary of the Great Sultan.
Trade and Economic Cooperation
The trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Egypt in 2023 reached $161.2 million (exports - $23.7 million, imports - $137.5 million). The volume of trade was $150.3 million in 2022, $80.4 million in 2021, and $84.3 million in 2020.
The Kazakh-Egyptian Intergovernmental Joint Commission on Scientific and Technical Cooperation (IJC) is operational. The co-chairs of the IJC are Mrs. Balayeva, Minister of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan, and Mrs.Al-Mashaat, Minister of International Cooperation of Egypt. The two sides held 5 meetings of the IJC, the last session took place on March 8-9, 2017, in Cairo.
The Kazakh-Egyptian Business Council was established in 2007. The IV meeting of the Council took place in February 2016 in Astana as part of the first official visit to Kazakhstan by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt.
Cultural and Humanitarian Cooperation
On June 5, 2023, the re-inauguration of the ancient Mosque of Sultan Al Zahir Baybars took place in Cairo as part of the celebration of its 800th Anniversary. Kazakhstan contributed financially and expertly to the restoration of the mosque. The Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan, Mr. Maulen Ashimbayev, represented the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan at this event.
An important joint project in the field of education is the Egyptian University of Islamic Culture Nur-Mubarak in Almaty, which provides Kazakhstani students with the opportunity to receive qualified theological education without traveling abroad.
Egypt regularly participates in the work of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions.