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Kazakh billionaire

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Dinara Kulibaeva
Динара Құлыбаева
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kazakh-British Technical University
Assumed office
2004
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime Minister
Member of the Board of Directors of Kazakh Ablai Khan University
Assumed office
since 2001
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime Minister
Director of Nursultan Nazarbayev Education Fund (NNEF)
Assumed office
1998
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime Minister
Head of Bobek Foundation
In office
1996–1998
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Prime MinisterAkejan Kajegeldin
Nurlan Balgimbayev
Personal details
BornDinara Nursultanovna Nazarbayeva
(1968-08-19) August 19, 1968 (age 58)
Temirtau, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Spouse
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(m. 1990)​
Children3
Parents
EducationRussian Institute of Theatre Arts (1989)
KIMEP (1998)
University of Canterbury
OccupationEconomist

Dinara Nursultanqyzy Kulibayeva (née Nazarbayeva; Kazakh: Динара Нұрсұлтанқызы Құлыбаева, romanized: Dinara Nūrsūltanqyzy Qūlybaeva; born 19 August 1968)[1] is a Kazakh billionaire, businesswoman, and the middle daughter of former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. She is married to Timur Kulibayev, a Kazakh oligarch.[2]

She is the second richest person in Kazakhstan, with a fortune estimated to be around $3.8 billion.[3] During the 2022 Kazakh protests, she lost $200 million in fortune according to Forbes.[4]

Biography

Nazarbayeva was born in Temirtau, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union.[1] She comes from the Shaprashta clan of the Senior Zhuz.

She graduated from the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts in 1989 and received an MBA from KIMEP University in 1998. In 2007, she defended her doctoral dissertation on "Methodological foundations of the management of the educational system of international schools."

In 2009, she heads the National Education Fund named after Nursultan Nazarbayev.[5]

Personal life

She married Timur Kulibayev[2] in 1990 and the couple have four children.[6] Her husband is a prominent businessman in Kazakhstan, being the third-richest man in Kazakhstan and the 973rd-richest in the world.[7]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ a b "Государство | Общественные деятели | Кулибаева Динара". Biografia.kz. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b ""Самұрық-Қазына" АҚ ақпараттық-талдамалық порталы". Sk.kz. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Dinara Kulibaeva". Forbes.com. 12 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Казахстанские богачи потеряли миллиарды долларов из-за протестов". secretmag.ru (in Russian). 9 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Travelsouls - Блог о жизни в путешествии". Travelsouls - Блог о жизни в путешествии (in Russian). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Тимур Кулибаев в очередной раз стал отцом" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Timur Kulibaev". Forbes. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  8. ^ Кушнарёва, Полина (16 December 2008). "Назарбаев еще один раз отказался от звания Героя, или Очередной звездопад". rus.azattyq.org. Retrieved 22 June 2022.