An akim (Kazakh: әкім; Kyrgyz: аким; Russian: аким) is the head of a local government in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
In Kazakhstan, an akim (mayor) is the head of an akimat, a municipal, district, or provincial government (mayorat), and serves as the Presidential representative. The word Akim is derived from the Arabic word حاكم which means a Ruler or a Governor.
Akims of provinces and cities are appointed to the post by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Akims of other administrative and territorial units are appointed or selected to the post in an order defined by the President. He may also dismiss akims from their posts. Powers of akims ends with the introduction into the post of new-elected president of the republic. Thus, the akim continues to fulfill the duties before appointment of corresponding akim by the President of Kazakhstan.
In Kyrgyzstan, an akim is a head of an akimat (state regional administration).
Akim is a given name in Russia, as well as in Africa as a variant of Hakim.
Akim may also refer to:
Akim is the title character of an Italian adventure comic series created by writer Roberto Renzi and illustrator Augusto Pedrazza.
A Tarzan-based comic book series, it was published by Tomasina from 1950 to 1967. It was also successfully exported in Germany, Greece (where it was renamed Tarzan) and in France, where Renzi and Pedrazza kept to produce new stories even after the series closed in Italy. The series was later reprised in Italy in 1976 by publishers Altamira (currently Sergio Bonelli Editore) and Quadrifoglio until 1983, when it finally closed.
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