Birthday Greeting to the Head of the Metropolitan District from Astana Akim Zh.M. Kassymbek

May 18, 2026. Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan received birthday congratulations from the Akim of the city of Astana, Zhenis Makhmudovich Kassymbek.

To the Head of the Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan,

Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan!

Please accept my sincere congratulations on the occasion of your birthday!

For many years, you have worthily carried out your lofty spiritual ministry, making a significant contribution to strengthening peace, harmony, and mutual understanding in society. Your multifaceted work, directed toward the development of interconfessional dialogue and the preservation of spiritual and moral values, deserves deep respect and gratitude.

Thanks to your wise pastoral guidance, constructive civic position, and attentiveness to questions of unity and concord, traditions of mutual respect and spiritual solidarity continue to be strengthened.

I wish you good health, well-being, strength of spirit, and continued success in your responsible and noble ministry for the benefit of the people and the country!