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Karim Massimov
1965 - Today

Karim Massimov
Karim Qajymqanuly Massimov (born 15 June 1965) is a Kazakh politician who served as Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 2007 to 2012 and again from 2014 to 2016. He was Deputy Prime Minister from 2006 to 2007 and held the positions of Minister of Economy and Budget Planning and Minister of Transport and Communications in 2001. He served as chairman of the National Security Committee from 2016 to 2022. Massimov, of Tajik and Uyghur descent, graduated from the Republican Physics and Mathematics Boarding School in 1982 and studied Arabic in Russia. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2024). Karim Massimov is the 15,416th most popular politician (down from 13,709th in 2024), the 63rd most popular biography from Kazakhstan (down from 55th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Kazakhstani Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Karim Massimov ranks 15,416 out of 19,576. Before him are Sylvanie Burton, Lucio Gutiérrez, Moaz al-Khatib, Mohamed Benhima, Valérie Pécresse, and Margarita Robles. After him are Theo Waigel, Richard Olney, Bülent Arınç, Oskari Tokoi, Tillman Thomas, and Jacques Poos.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSylvanie Burton
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 15,417
Lucio Gutiérrez
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 15,418
Moaz al-Khatib
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 15,419
Mohamed Benhima
1924 - 1992
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 15,420
Valérie Pécresse
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 15,421
Margarita Robles
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 15,422
Karim Massimov
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 15,423
Theo Waigel
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 15,424
Richard Olney
1835 - 1917
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 15,425
Bülent Arınç
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 15,426
Oskari Tokoi
1873 - 1963
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 15,427
Tillman Thomas
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 15,428
Jacques Poos
1935 - 2022
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 15,429
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1965, Karim Massimov ranks 283. Before him are Lennie James, Yukihiro Matsumoto, Michael Skibbe, Kiril Metkov, Bernard Hopkins, and Rob Pilatus. After him are Tomas Alfredson, Carlos Carvalhal, Veronica Ferres, Matt Biondi, Catherine Martin, and Sergio Vázquez.
Others Born in 1965
Go to all RankingsLennie James
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 277
Yukihiro Matsumoto
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 278
Michael Skibbe
COACH
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 279
Kiril Metkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 280
Bernard Hopkins
BOXER
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 281
Rob Pilatus
SINGER
1965 - 1998
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 282
Karim Massimov
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 283
Tomas Alfredson
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 284
Carlos Carvalhal
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 285
Veronica Ferres
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 286
Matt Biondi
SWIMMER
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 287
Catherine Martin
DESIGNER
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 288
Sergio Vázquez
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 289
In Kazakhstan
Among people born in Kazakhstan, Karim Massimov ranks 63 out of 193. Before him are Daniyal Akhmetov (1954), Timur Bekmambetov (1961), Alexander Kazantsev (1906), Ruslan Aushev (1954), Lev Rokhlin (1947), and Vladimir Burtsev (1862). After him are Ken Alibek (1950), Shaken Aimanov (1914), Grigori Grabovoi (1963), Älihan Smaiylov (1972), Joseph Werth (1952), and David Rigert (1947).
Others born in Kazakhstan
Go to all RankingsDaniyal Akhmetov
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 57
Timur Bekmambetov
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 58
Alexander Kazantsev
WRITER
1906 - 2002
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 59
Ruslan Aushev
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 60
Lev Rokhlin
POLITICIAN
1947 - 1998
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 61
Vladimir Burtsev
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1862 - 1942
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 62
Karim Massimov
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 63
Ken Alibek
BIOLOGIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 64
Shaken Aimanov
ACTOR
1914 - 1970
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 65
Grigori Grabovoi
MATHEMATICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 66
Älihan Smaiylov
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 67
Joseph Werth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 68
David Rigert
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 69
Among POLITICIANS In Kazakhstan
Among politicians born in Kazakhstan, Karim Massimov ranks 27. Before him are Akhmed Zakayev (1959), Dariga Nazarbayeva (1963), Nurlan Balgimbayev (1947), Daniyal Akhmetov (1954), Ruslan Aushev (1954), and Lev Rokhlin (1947). After him are Älihan Smaiylov (1972), Imangali Tasmagambetov (1956), Rashid Nurgaliyev (1956), Askar Mamin (1965), Sergei Ponomarenko (1960), and Serik Akhmetov (1958).
Akhmed Zakayev
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 21
Dariga Nazarbayeva
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 22
Nurlan Balgimbayev
1947 - 2015
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 23
Daniyal Akhmetov
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 24
Ruslan Aushev
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 25
Lev Rokhlin
1947 - 1998
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 26
Karim Massimov
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 27
Älihan Smaiylov
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 28
Imangali Tasmagambetov
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 29
Rashid Nurgaliyev
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 30
Askar Mamin
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 31
Sergei Ponomarenko
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 32
Serik Akhmetov
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 33












































