Murat Nurtleu

Birth date and place

Born on 11 March 1976 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Education

Graduated from the Faculty of International Relations at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in 1998.

Biography

Murat Nurtleu began his diplomatic career in the Foreign Ministry’s protocol service before serving at Kazakhstan’s Embassy in Malaysia. He led the Senate Office, worked at Kazakhstan’s mission to international organizations in Geneva, and served as ambassador to Finland and concurrently to Estonia.

He headed the Presidential Administration in 2022–2023 and was Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister in 2023–2025. On 26 September 2025, he was appointed presidential assistant for international investment and trade cooperation.

He speaks English and German and holds the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

Career from source

• 1998–1999 – referent and attaché in the Foreign Ministry’s State Protocol Service.
• 1999–2003 – attaché at Kazakhstan’s Embassy in Malaysia.
• 2003–2004 – second secretary in the Foreign Ministry’s Asia and Africa Department.
• 2004–2006 – adviser to the Foreign Minister.
• 2007 – head of the Foreign Minister’s Secretariat.
• 2007 – Deputy Head of the Senate Office.
• 2007–2011 – Head of the Senate Office.
• 2011 – Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large.
• 2011 – director of the Foreign Ministry’s Asia and Africa Department.
• 2011–2014 – minister-counsellor at Kazakhstan’s Permanent Mission to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
• 2014–2016 – deputy head of the Presidential Administration’s Foreign Policy Centre.
• 2016–2019 – ambassador to Finland and concurrently to Estonia.
• 2019–2021 – Assistant to the President.
• 2021–2022 – Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration.
• January 2022 – First Deputy Chair of the National Security Committee.
• 2022–2023 – Head of the Presidential Administration.
• 2023–2025 – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
• 26 September 2025 – appointed presidential assistant for international investment and trade cooperation.