Kazakh first president's daughter resigns from her position as lawmaker

Dariga Nazarbayeva, a daughter of Kazakhstan’s first president Nursultan Nazarbayev, said  she would step down from her position

Dariga Nazarbayeva, a daughter of Kazakhstan’s first president Nursultan Nazarbayev, said on Friday she would step down from her position as a member of the Kazakh parliament’s lower chamber, Qazet.az reports citing TASS.

"Today I made the decision to step down as a member of the parliament’s Mazhilis [lower house] and to focus on public, humanitarian, cultural and charity activities," she said in a written statement, published by the portal.