The government approved changes to burial laws at the National Pantheon near Astana; The decree was signed by Prime Minister Ozlasa Becharnov. The new rules, according to the decision of November 4, 2026, will enter into force on November 17, 2026: Vice Presidents of Kazakhstan, Chairman of Kurultai and Kazakhstan, Khalyak Kina and their deputies, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, State Counselors and several heads of supreme legal and financial bodies were added to the list. In the past, the list already included presidents, prime ministers and their arguments, ministers, heads of state bodies subordinate to the president, as well as capital cities, regions and cities of republican importance. By special decision of the President, other citizens may be buried in the Pantheon. The organization of the funeral at the request of spouses or close relatives is carried out by local embalmers: registration of documents, transportation of the body and the ceremony. Tulpar Media.