2012 in Kazakhstan

Incumbents

• President: Nursultan Nazarbayev
• Prime Minister: Karim Massimov Serik Akhmetov

Events

April

• April 23 - Kazakhstan issues an official ‘thank you’ to Sacha Baron Cohen for his comedy character Borat Sagdiyev despite an initial ban.

July

• July 17 – The Syrian consulate in Almaty suffered serious damage following an alleged arson attack.

December

• December 25 – An Antonov An-72-100 plane crashed near Shymkent, killing all 27 people on board.