Constitution of Kazakhstan

Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Copy of the text of the Kazakh Constitution
Overview
Original titleҚазақстан Республикасының Конституциясы (Kazakh)
Конституция Казахстана (Russian)
JurisdictionKazakhstan
Ratified30 August 1995
Date effective30 August 1995
SystemUnitary presidential republic
Government structure
BranchesThree
Head of statePresident
ChambersBicameral
(Parliament: Senate, Mazhilis)
ExecutivePresident and Ministers
JudiciarySupreme Court
FederalismUnitary
Electoral collegeNo
History
Amendments4
Last amended5 June 2022 and September 2022
LocationAstana
SignatoriesConstitutional referendum by the citizens of Kazakhstan
Supersedes1993 Constitution of Kazakhstan

The Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan[a] is the highest law of Kazakhstan, as stated in Article 4. The Constitution was approved by referendum on 30 August 1995.[1] This date has since been adopted as the "Constitution Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan".[1]

The Kazakh language is the official language of the state, while Article 7, section 2 states that the "Russian language shall be officially used on equal grounds".[2]


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  1. ^ a b Constitution of Kazakhstan Archived 2007-02-18 at the Wayback Machine City Montessori School Lucknow, India
  2. ^ Aksholakova, Assem; Ismailova, Nurgul (21 October 2013). "The Language Policy of Kazakhstan and the State Language in Government Service". Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 93: 1580–1586. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.10.085.

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