We, the people of Kazakhstan, united by a common historic fate, creating a state on the

indigenous Kazak land, considering ourselves a peaceloving and civil society, dedicated to

the ideals of freedom, equality and concord, wishing to take a worthy place in the world

community, realizing our high responsibility before the present and future generations,

proceeding from our sovereign right, accept this Constitution.

1. The state language of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be the Kazak language.

2. In state institutions and local self-administrative bodies the Russian language shall be officially used

on equal grounds along with the Kazak language.

3. The state shall promote conditions for the study and development of the languages of the people of

Kazakhstan.

2. No one shall be subject to any discrimination for reasons of origin, social, property status,

occupation, sex, race, nationality, language, attitude towards religion, convictions, place of residence

or any other circumstances.

Article 19

2. Everyone shall have the right to use his native language and culture, to freely choose the language of

communication, education, instruction and creative activities.

2. A citizen of the Republic shall be eligible for the office of the President of the Republic of

Kazakhstan if he is by birth not younger than thirty-five and not older than sixty-five, and has a perfect

command of the state language and has lived in Kazakhstan for not less than fifteen years.

1. The Chambers shall be headed by their chairpersons who are elected by the Senate and the Majilis

from among the deputies who have a perfect command of the state language, under secret ballot by a

majority of votes from the total number of the deputies of the Chambers. The candidacy for the

Chairperson of the Senate shall be nominated by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The

candidacy for the Chairperson of the Majilis shall be nominated by the deputies of the Chamber.

With the purpose of implementation of article 7 of the Constitution, the Government, local

representative and executive bodies must create all necessary organizational, material and technical

conditions for fluent and free-of-charge mastery of the state language by all citizens of the Republic of

Kazakhstan in accordance with a special law.