Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev (Қасым-Жомарт Кемелұлы Тоқаев) born 17 May 1953, is a Kazakh politician and diplomat who is currently serving as the president of Kazakhstan since 20 March 2019. Between 20 March and 12 June 2019, he served as acting president after the resignation of Nursultan Nazarbayev, who previously held the presidential post for nearly three decades.