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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