Satkaliyev named Kazakh deputy energy minister

Jan. 30, 2007
Almasadam Satkaliyev has been appointed Kazakhstan deputy minister of energy and mineral resources, succeeding Byrlyk Orazbayev.

Eric Watkins
Senior Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30 -- Almasadam Satkaliyev has been appointed Kazakhstan deputy minister of energy and mineral resources, succeeding Byrlyk Orazbayev.

Prior to his appointment, Satkaliyev worked as the first vice-president of the Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Co., the national electricity company, and as a director of managing the electricity and energy assets for the Kazakh state holding company, Samruk.

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