Kazakhstan appoints Kelimbetov as economy minister

ASTANA, April 11 | Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:53am EDT

ASTANA, April 11 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan appointed Kairat Kelimbetov as economy minister on Monday.

Kelimbetov, appointed by presidential decree, was previously head of Kazakhstan's sovereign wealth fund, Samruk-Kazyna. He replaces Zhanar Aitzhanova as economy minister. (Reporting by Raushan Nurshayeva, writing by Robin Paxton, editing by Dmitry Solovyov)

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