the Five Social Initiatives of the First President of Kazakhstan, connected Central Kazakhstan and the capital of our state with a single gas transmission network of the country. Under the leadership of Yessimov, Kazatomprom JSC became the first national company to successfully place its shares on the international stock exchange. The national company has successfully placed 15% of its shares worth $451 million on the London Stock Exchange. Demand exceeded supply 1.7 times. The first low-cost airline FlyArystan was launched on 1 May 2019. During the crisis in 2020, the anti-crisis measures taken by NWF “Samruk-Kazyna” JSC under Yessimov's tenure made it possible to preserve the continuous operation of the Fund's portfolio companies and workers' jobs. Samruk-Kazyna entered the top-20 UN funds for the implementation of sustainable development initiatives. On 29 March 2021, Yessimov resigned from the post. Former president Nursultan Nazarbayev praised Yessimov's work, stating that under him, "Yesimov most effectively solved the tasks assigned to him in other important government positions." References Living people Ministers of Agriculture (Kazakhstan) Mayors of Almaty Ambassadors of Kazakhstan to Belgium Ambassadors of Kazakhstan to the Netherlands Ambassadors of Kazakhstan to Luxembourg 1950 births Nur Otan politicians Deputy Prime Ministers of Kazakhstan First Deputy Prime Ministers of Kazakhstan