A woman has been promoted to the rank of general within the Kazakh Prosecutor-General's Office for the first time ever.
President Nursultan Nazarbaev presented the general's insignia to Saule Aitpaeva on May 6.
Aitpaeva, 52, is the chairwoman of the prosecutor-general's Committee for Statistics and Legal Records.
Nazarbaev announced her promotion at a special ceremony in the capital, Astana.
Dozens of other law-enforcement and military officers also received awards and promotions.
The event took place ahead of the Day of the Fatherland's Defender, which is marked on May 7 each year in Kazakhstan.
President Nursultan Nazarbaev presented the general's insignia to Saule Aitpaeva on May 6.
Aitpaeva, 52, is the chairwoman of the prosecutor-general's Committee for Statistics and Legal Records.
Nazarbaev announced her promotion at a special ceremony in the capital, Astana.
Dozens of other law-enforcement and military officers also received awards and promotions.
The event took place ahead of the Day of the Fatherland's Defender, which is marked on May 7 each year in Kazakhstan.