Correct Answer:
C. Kazakhstan
Correct answer: Kazakhstan. Nursultan Nazarbayev was the first President of Kazakhstan (1991–2019).
Background: Nazarbayev led Kazakhstan from independence in 1991 until he resigned in March 2019.
- Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan’s leaders have been from the Aliyev family and others.
- Tajikistan: Tajikistan’s long-time president is Emomali Rahmon.
- Maldives: The Maldives is a separate country with different leaders.
Did you know? In 2019 Kazakhstan’s capital Astana was renamed Nur-Sultan in his honour; it was renamed Astana again in 2022.
Memory trick: Kazakhstan’s capital: Nur-Sultan (2019) → Nazarbayev.