Saudabayev dismissed as head of Kazakhstan's Nazarbayev Center

Kanat Saudabayev has been dismissed as head of the Nazarbayev Center. Mahmoud Kasymbekov, head of the Kazakh president's chancellery, will be the acting head of the Nazarbayev Center, the president's website reports.

The Nazarbayev Center was established at the President's Center for Culture of Kazakhstan on January 23, 2012. It focuses on formation and promotion of single and active information space for research and popularization of Kazakh history.