2026 in Kazakhstan

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Events in the year 2026 in Kazakhstan.

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	Chairman of the Security Council of Kazakhstan	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
	President of Kazakhstan
	Prime Minister of Kazakhstan	Oljas Bektenov

Events

February

• 5 February – A tenth-grader injures two students with an axe at a school in Kulsary, Atyrau Region. ^[1]
• 25 February – A Sukhoi Su-30 of the Kazakh Air Defense Forces crashes during a training flight in Karaganda Region. Both pilots safely eject. ^[2]
• 27 February – Seven people are killed in an explosion at a café in Shchuchinsk, Akmola Region. ^[3]

March

• 15 March – 2026 Kazakh constitutional referendum: A motion to pass a new constitution is approved by 87% of voters on a turnout of 73%. ^[4]

April

• 16 April – Nineteen activists are convicted and sentenced to up to five years' imprisonment for staging a protest in 2025 against Chinese repression in Xinjiang. ^[5]

May

• 16 May – The Astana Light Metro begins operations. ^[6]
• 28 May – Russia signs a $16.5 billion agreement to build the first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan. ^[7]

June

• 10 June – Two 13-year-old boys fatally stab a 12-year-old in Almaty. ^[8]

July

• 1 July – The new Constitution of Kazakhstan comes into effect. ^[9]
• 24 July – The United States imposes a 12.5% tariff on Kazakhstan, citing the presence of alleged forced labor in the supply chain. ^[10]
• 26 July – The Rock Mosques and Associated Sacred Sites of Mangystau are designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. ^[11]

August

• 23 August – 2026 Kazakh legislative election: The ruling Ädilet party wins 71.17% of the vote on a turnout of 73.8%. ^[12]

September

• 24 September – Fourteen military personnel are killed in a boating accident during an exercise in the Caspian Sea off Aktau. ^[13]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Kazakhstan

Source: ^[14]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 7 January – Orthodox Christmas
• 8 March – International Women's Day
• 21–23 March – Nowruz
• 1 May – Kazakhstan People's Unity Day
• 7 May – Defender of the Fatherland Day
• 9 May – Great Patriotic War Against Fascism Victory Day
• 6 June – Kurban Ait
• 6 July – Capital City Day
• 30 August – Constitution Day
• 25 October – Republic Day
• 16 December – Independence Day

Deaths

• 8 January – Murat Bisembin, 53, actor. ^[15]
• 16 January – Ratbek hadji Nysanbayev, 85, cleric. ^[16]
• 10 February – Yesen Taskynbayev, 93, Soviet politician, deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR (1971–1989). ^[17]
• 19 April – Mukhtar Shakhanov, 83, writer, politician and diplomat. ^[18]
• 13 June — Almas Ordabajev, 88, architect. ^[19]

References

1. "Axe Attack at Kazakh School Injures Two Pupils VIDEO". The Caspian Post. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
2. "Kazakhstan's fighter jet crashes in Karaganda region". Trend News Agency. 25 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
3. "Kazakhstan cafe blast, fire kill at least seven". Reuters. 27 February 2026. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
4. "Kazakhstan's new constitution cementing president's grip on power approved in a referendum". AP News. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
5. Kang, Dake (16 April 2026). "Kazakhstan sentences 19 for protest against repression in China's Xinjiang region". AP News. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
6. "Central Asia's first urban light rail has just launched in Astana". TimeOut. 4 June 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
7. "Russia signs $16.5 billion deal to build first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan". Reuters. 28 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
8. "Жестокое убийство мальчика в Алматы - родные боятся, что 13-летний подозреваемый избежит наказания" [Brutal murder of a boy in Almaty - relatives are afraid that the 13-year-old suspect will escape punishment]. Tengrinews.kz (in Russian). 12 June 2026. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
9. "Мемлекет басшысы Қасым-Жомарт Тоқаевтың Конституцияны қабылдауға арналған салтанатты жиында сөйлеген сөзі". Aqorda (in Kazakh). 17 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
10. Race, Michael; Velasquez, Francisco; Crew, Jemma; Chia, Osmond (24 July 2026). "US hits dozens of countries with new wave of tariffs". BBC News . Retrieved 25 July 2026.
11. "UNESCO Adds Mangystau Rock Mosques to World Heritage List". The Times of Central Asia . 27 July 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
12. "Құрылтай сайлауы: дауыс берудің алдын ала нәтижелері жарияланды". Tengrinews.kz (in Kazakh). 24 August 2026. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
13. "Senior Kazakh officials detained after 14 service members swept out to sea". BBC. 25 September 2026.
14. "Kazakhstan Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
15. "Kazakh actor Murat Bisembin passed away". KazTAG. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
16. "First mufti of Kazakhstan passes away". Kazinform. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
17. "Белгілі мұнайшы Есен Тасқынбаев 94 жасында дүние салды". Orda.kz (in Kazakh). 10 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
18. "Ақын, драматург Мұхтар Шаханов өмірден өтті". stan.kz (in Kazakh). Retrieved 19 April 2026.
19. "Умер известный казахстанский архитектор Алмас Ордабаев". kaztag.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 11 July 2026.

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