Daniyal Akhmetov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Daniyal Akhmetov

Minister of Defense and General of the Army of Kazakhstan

Date of Birth: 15-Jun-1954

Place of Birth: Pavlodar, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan

Profession: military personnel, politician, economist

Nationality: Kazakhstan

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Daniyal Kenzhetayuly Akhmetov (Kazakh: ?????? ??????????? ???????, Danial Kenjetaiuly Ahmetov) (born 15 June 1954) is a Kazakh politician who was the 6th Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 13 June 2003 to 9 January 2007.Critics refer to him as "The Terminator", a nickname he gained as Governor of Pavlodar Province for his actions in suppressing supporters of Ghalymzhan Zhaqiyanov, the previous Governor.
On 8 January 2007 he resigned as Prime Minister.
He did not say why, but President Nursultan Nazarbayev had criticized him in 2006 for overspending and other administrative errors.
President Nazarbayev accepted his resignation, and immediately appointed him Acting Prime Minister.Akhmetov was included as Minister of Defense in the government that took office on 10 January 2007.
He was dismissed from that post in June 2009.
On 11 November 2014 he was appointed as Governor of the East Kazakhstan Region.