§ KZ Const. Art. 44(untitled)

The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall:
1) annually address the people of Kazakhstan with a message on the state of the country and the main guidelines of the domestic and foreign policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2) calls regular and extraordinary elections to the Parliament of the Republic and its Chambers; convenes the first session of the Parliament and takes the oath of its deputies to the people of Kazakhstan; convenes an extraordinary session of the Parliament; signs the law submitted by the Parliament within one month, promulgates the law or returns the law or its individual articles for re-discussion and voting;
3) after consultations with the factions of political parties represented in the Mazhilis of the Parliament, recommends the candidacy of the Prime Minister of the Republic to the Mazhilis for approval; with the consent of the Mazhilis of the Parliament appoints the Prime Minister of the Republic; dismisses the Prime Minister of the Republic; on the recommendation of the Prime Minister determines the structure of the Government; on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, made after consultations with the Mazhilis of the Parliament, appoints members of the Government; independently appoints ministers of foreign affairs, defense, internal affairs; dismisses members of the Government from office; takes the oath of the members of the Government; if necessary, presides over meetings of the Government on particularly important issues;
4) with the consent of the Senate of the Parliament, appoints the Chairman of the Constitutional Court, the Chairman of the National Bank, the Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council, the Prosecutor General and the Chairman of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan; relieves them of their posts;
5) create, abolish and reorganize national bodies that are directly subordinate and accountable to the President of the Republic,
6) appoint and recall the heads of diplomatic representative offices of the Republic;
7) appoints the Chairman and two members of the Central Electoral Commission, the Chairman and two members of the Supreme Audit Chamber for a term of five years;
8) Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 51-VI dated March 10, 2017 (shall be applied from the date of its first official publication).
9) Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 51-VI dated March 10, 2017 (shall be applied from the date of its first official publication).
10) adopt a resolution on the conduct of the national referendum;
10-1) in the interests of protecting the rights and freedoms of man and citizen, ensuring national security, sovereignty and integrity of the state, sends an appeal to the Constitutional Court on consideration of the law or other legal act that has entered into force for compliance with the Constitution of the Republic, on giving an opinion in the case provided for in paragraph 3 of article 91 of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
11) conduct negotiations and sign international agreements of the Republic; sign ratification instruments; letters of credentials and recall from diplomatic and other representatives of foreign states accredited to him;
12) act as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic, appoint and discharge the highest command of the Armed Forces from office;
13) award state decorations of the Republic; confer honorary, highest military and other ranks, ranked positions, diplomatic ranks and qualification degrees;
14) resolve issues of citizenship of the Republic, and granting of political asylum;
15) exercise the pardon of citizens;
16) take measures dictated by the above circumstances including the imposition of a state of emergency on the entire territory and in particular areas of Kazakhstan, and immediately inform the Parliament of the use of the Armed Forces of the Republic in case of a serious and immediate threat to the democratic institutions of the Republic, its independence and territorial integrity, political stability of the Republic, security of its citizens and the disruption of normal functioning of the Constitutional bodies of the state, after official consultations with the Prime Minister and Chairpersons of the Parliamentary Chambers of the Republic;
17) the President shall impose martial law on the entire territory of the Republic or in particular areas, declare a partial or total mobilization and immediately inform the Parliament of the Republic in case of aggression against the Republic or immediate external threat to its security;
18) form the State Security Service subordinate to him;
19) appoints and dismisses the State Councilor of the Republic of Kazakhstan, determines his status and powers; forms the Administration of the President of the Republic;
20) form the Security Council and other consultative and advisory bodies as well as the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan and the Supreme Judicial Council;
21) exercise other powers in accordance with the Constitution and the laws of the Republic.
Footnote: See the resolutions of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 10/2 dated June 30, 1999; No. 15/2 dated July 03, 2000, No. 14/2 dated November 12, 2001; No.3 dated October 18, 2010.
Footnote. Article 44 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 284-I dated October 7, 1998; No. 254-III dated 21.05.2007 (shall be applied from the date of its official publication); No. 51-VI dated March 10, 2017 (shall be applied from the date of its first official publication); dated 08.06.2022 (for the procedure of entry into force, see Article 3).