Russian Satellite News Agency said on the 8th local time that Kazakh President Tokayev removed Ruslan Jaxerekov from his post as Minister of Defense, but the reason was not explained. The position will be held by Dawulian Kosanov.

△Daulian Kosanov (data photo)
Daulian Kosanov was previously the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan. He was born in Kazakhstan in 1969. He graduated from the Almaville Higher Military Aviation Pilot School in 1990. He completed his studies in the Gagarin Air Force Academy in 2005. He graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Russian Federation in 2013. (Central Station reporter Hao Wei)
Source: CCTV News