Talk:Karim Massimov

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[edit] Is Massimov Uyghur?

The sentence: Massimov is the first Uyghur to serve as Prime Minister, though his passport says he is ethnically Kazakh. is POV. Prezident just say Карим Кажимканович Масимов, 1965 года рождения, уроженец города Целинограда, казах. - English: Karim Qazhymqanuly Massimov, born in 1965, Tselinograd city, Kazakh. See Official web site of Kazakhstan Prezident. Claim based on xenofobic suspects or uncertified isn't fact. Massimov's ethnicity is officially Kazakh. KazakhPol, please restore neutral view of facts in the article. --AlefZet 22:57, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Uh... xenophobic? Why is it xenophobic? I had been under the impression it said he was Kazakh because of constitutional regulations on ethnicity and top positions in the government. The reference I found, and also the Roberts Report, both say he is Uyghur. It's not like it's a bad thing... KazakhPol 23:00, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Massimov or Masimov?

• Google: Massimov - 73 700 links
• Google: Masimov - 29 100 links
• Personal site: 'Massimov' only
• BBC, Radio Free Europe: 'Massimov' only

Most of sources use 'Massimov' with double s. --AlefZet 16:23, 12 January 2007 (UTC)