Ambassador ASKAR MUSSINOV

From 1 January 2024 Director General of Islamic Organization for Food Security  

July 2019 - December 2023 - Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (Science and Technology)

May 2016 - July 2019 - Head of Peace, Security and Conflict Resolution Unit at the OIC General Secretariat, Head of Asian Affairs at the Political Department

2014-2016 - Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan

2013-2014 - Executive Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan

2006-2013 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United Arab Emirates, non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of South Africa

2002-2006 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the State of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates

1999-2002 -  Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Arab Republic of Egypt, non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Kingdom of Morocco, the Republic of Tunisia, the Peoples Democratic Republic of Algeria

1997-1999 - Chief of Protocol, Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan

1997 -  Head of Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republicof Kazakhstan

1993-1997 - Head of Consular Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan

1993 - Senior Consultant at the International Relations Unit, Presidential Administration and Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan

1991-1992 - Second Secretary, Embassy of the USSR to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

1990-1991 -  Deputy Chief of Section, Deputy Chief of Consular Division

1988-1990 - Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic - First Secretary of the Protocol - Political Sector

1987-1988 - Second secretary- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic

1984-1987 - Military interpreter in Libya

Special diplomatic missions:

Member of the OIC Delegation to 71 and 73 sessions of the United Nations General Assembly, September 2016, 2018 New York, USA;

Special Envoy of the President of Kazakhstan (2014) to Bahrain, Qatar, Malaysia, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Sri-Lanka with the mission of promoting Kazakhstan’s bid to be elected as a non-permanent member of the UN;

Special Envoy of the President of Kazakhstan to Angola, Liberia, Namibia, Tanzania, Madagascar, The Comoros, Malawi, South Africa with the mission of promoting Kazakhstan’s bid to host EXPO-2017;

Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the OIC (2002-2006);

Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the League of Arab States - Cairo, Egypt (1999-2002).

Honors and Awards

The Order of Independence of the United Arab Emirates of the I class (2013);

«Parasat» Order (December 2015);

«Dostyk» Order of II class (2005).

Commemorative medals «10th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan» (2001); «10th Anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan» (2005); «10th Anniversary of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan» (2006); «10th Anniversary of Astana» (2008); «20th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan» (2011);”25th Anniversary of the Diplomatic Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan”(2017), 20th Anniversary of Astana» (2018); «30th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan» (2021); “ For Good work” from the Kazakh National University (2019)

Letter of Appreciation of the President of Kazakhstan (2022)

Letter of Appreciation of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2012);

Special Anniversary Medal “30 Years of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia”.

Publications

H.E. Ambassador Askar Mussinov is known as a prolific author and editor of books and publications on Foreign policy of Kazakhstan, with particular emphasis on Kazakhstan’s relationship with the Middle East countries.

The list of most significant books and publications mentioned includes the ones, such as:

Title
 
Language
Date and place of issue
 
Remarks
1.                
Ambassador Nazir Turiakulov:
Diplomat, Politician, Man of Honor (by T. Mansurov)
 
Arabic
2006
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Edited by A. Mussinov
2.                
Republic of Kazakhstan and Arab World
 
Arabic, English, Kazakh
 
2010, UAE
Compiled and edited by A.Mussinov
3.                
Nursultan Nazarbayev and the Making of Kazakhstan (by J. Aitken)
 
Arabic
2011, UAE
Edited by A. Mussinov
4.                
Relationship between Republic of Kazakhstan and United Arab Emirates
 
Arabic, Kazakh
2012, UAE
Compiled and edited by A.Mussinov
 
5.                
Kazakhstan. Twenty years of independence: Surprises and Stereotypes (by J. Aitken)
 
Arabic
2012, UAE
Edited by A. Mussinov
6.                
National Projects of the Republic of Kazakhstan
 
Arabic, English
2013, UAE
Compiled and edited by A. Mussinov
7.                
Invest in Kazakhstan
Arabic
2014, UAE
Compiled and edited by A. Mussinov
 
8.                
Invest in Kazakhstan
English
2014, UAE
Compiled and edited by A. Mussinov
 
9.                
Nursultan Nazarbayev: A Biography of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
(by M. Kassymbekov)
 
Arabic
2014, UAE
Edited by A. Mussinov
10.             
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Kazakh
2015, UAE
Compiled and edited by A. Mussinov
11.             
Middle East in the System of international relations
Kazakh           
2018, Kazakhstan
Monograph written by A. Mussinov
12.             
Achieving Peace and Security in a World of Turmoil: An Arduous Challenge for the OIC. Resilience Building Studies. The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries
 
English
2019, Türkiye
Collective report, initiated, edited and heavily contributed by A. Mussinov by writing the parts, related to the OIC Peace and Security Architecture
13.             
Middle East in the system of International relations Russian
Russian
2020 , Kazakhstan 
Monograph written by A. Mussinov
 
14.             
Al Farabi Translation from Arabic book of Magdi Kamel
Russian
2020 Kazakhstan
Translation by A. Mussinov
ASKAR MUSSINOV
Nationality
Kazakhstan
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Oriental History and Philology with a focus on Arabic language (1984);
PhD in International Relations (2002).
Languages
English, Arabic, Russian, Kazakh, French;