“Nursultan Nazarbayev” was the former president of:

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.