Azamat Oinarov is to head the Kazakhstan Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Centre, the Kazakh Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning said on Jan.8.

"Azamat Oinarov has been appointed chairman of the Kazakhstan Public-Private Partnership Center JSC. Previously, he served as Deputy Defence Minister for Economics and Finance," the ministry said.

Oinarov began his career in 1992 as a junior researcher at the Research Institute of Economy and Market Relations under the Ministry of Economy of Kazakhstan.

In 1994 he worked as chief specialist at NAFA under the Ministry of Econom, then moved to a similar position in the State Export-Import Bank.

In 1996 he began his activities at the Almaty Merchant Bank CJSC as a leading specialist.

Oinarov was appointed deputy chairman of the board of Tsesnabank JSC in 1997.

In 1998 he was appointed deputy chairman of the Economic Planning Committee of the Ministry of Economy and Trade.

In 1999 Oinarov was appointed head of the Chancellery Department of the Kazakh Prime Minister. In 2001 he moved to the post of deputy chairman of the Agency for Regulation of Natural Monopolies and Protection of Competition.

Between 2003 and 2006 he worked as Deputy Finance Minister and in 2007 he was appointed Deputy Defence Minister for Economics and Finance.

In 2010, he was engaged in professional activities at TASK Holding LLP as financial officer then worked as advisor to the chairman of the Board of Directors.