2012 in Kazakhstan

The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Kazakhstan.

Incumbents

 * President: Nursultan Nazarbayev
 * Prime Minister: Karim Massimov (until 24 September) Serik Akhmetov (from 24 September)

July

 * July 17 – The Syrian consulate in Almaty suffered serious damage following an alleged arson attack.

December

 * December 25 – An Antonov An-72-100 plane crashed near Shymkent, killing all 27 people on board.