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{{Short description|Title for the head of a local government in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan}}
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An '''''akim''''' ({{langx|kk|әкім}}, {{IPA|kk|ækɘm}}, {{small|[[Plural|pl.]]}} әкімдер / ''äkimder''; {{langx|ky|аким}}; {{langx|ru|аким}}, {{IPA|ru|ɒkɪm}}) is the head of a local government in [[Kazakhstan]] and [[Kyrgyzstan]]. ''Akim'' is derived from the [[Arabic]] word  {{lang|ar|حاكم|}} ''[[Hakim (title)|hakim]]'', which means "ruler" or "governor".

== Definitions ==
=== Kazakhstan ===
In [[Kazakhstan]], an ''äkim'' is the head of an ''äkimdik'', a municipal, district, or provincial government (''äkimdik''), and serves as the Presidential representative.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sanders |first=Rita |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PCvnCgAAQBAJ&q=Akim+kazakh |title=Staying at Home: Identities, Memories and Social Networks of Kazakhstani Germans |date=2016-08-01 |publisher=Berghahn Books |isbn=978-1-78533-193-0 |language=en|page=46}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Shangirbayeva |first=Beibit |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wXCCEAAAQBAJ&q=Akim+kazakh |title=Constitutional Law in Kazakhstan |date=2022-07-20 |publisher=Kluwer Law International B.V. |isbn=978-94-035-4422-9 |language=en}}</ref> ''Äkims'' of [[Regions of Kazakhstan|regions]] and [[Cities of Kazakhstan|cities]] are appointed to the post by the [[President of Kazakhstan|President]] on the advice of the [[Prime Minister of Kazakhstan|Prime Minister]]. Meanwhile, the ''äkims'' of other administrative and territorial units are appointed or selected to the post in an order defined by the President. He may also dismiss äkims from their posts. Powers of ''äkims'' ends with the introduction into the post of new-elected president of the republic. Thus, the ''äkim'' continues to fulfill the duties before appointment of corresponding äkim by the President of Kazakhstan.

=== Kyrgyzstan ===
In [[Kyrgyzstan]], an ''akim'' is a head of an ''akimiat'' (state regional administration).

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081218132303/http://ru.government.kz/structure/akimlist Akims of provinces of the Republic of Kazakhstan]

[[Category:Local government in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Local government in Kyrgyzstan]]

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