NC JSC KazMunayGas announced the results of the annual general meeting of shareholders of the company held on May 28, 2024 Askhat Galymuli Khasenov was appointed the chairman of the board of the company. A. Khasenov was also elected to the board of directors of KazMunayGas. Also, by the decision of the annual general meeting of KMG Shareholders, the authority of the former head of the company, Magzum Myrzagaliyev, was prematurely terminated.

Askhat Khasenov started his career in 2005 as a 3rd grade operator of the oil and gas production workshop of Torgay Petroleum JSC (Kyzylorda). In 2006 - 2010, he worked as a leading specialist, chief specialist, head of the oil and gas field development monitoring department, deputy director, director of the department, and vice president of JSC General Dispatch Department of Oil and Gas Industry. In 2011 - 2019, he continued his career in the Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Republic of Kazakhstan, headed the State Inspection and Permitting Department of the State Inspection Committee of the Oil and Gas Complex, and then the Petrochemical and Technical Regulation Department.

In 2019-2022, he served as the Deputy Chairman of the Board of KLPE LLP. Before being appointed to KazMunayGas, he served as the Vice Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2022-2024. In this position, he led the issues of subsoil use and development of oil and gas chemistry, and at the same time, he headed the Central Commission for exploration and development of hydrocarbon deposits.