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Dinara Kulibaeva

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Dinara Kulibaeva
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kazakh-British Technical University
Assumed office
since 2004
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Prime Minister
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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
since 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
Born
Dinara Nazarbayeva

(1968-08-19) August 19, 1968 (age 56)
Temirtau, Kazakhstan
Spouse
(m. 1990)
ChildrenAltay (b. 1990)
Deniza (b. 2005)
Alicia (b. 2010)
Parents
EducationRussian Institute of Theatre Arts (1989)
KIMEP (1998)
University of Canterbury
OccupationEconomist

Dinara Nursultanqyzy Nazarbayeva (Kazakh: Dinara Nūrsūltаnqyzy Nаzаrbаеvа; born 19 August 1968)[1] is a Kazakh billionaire heiress, 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

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

In 1989, she graduated from the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts.

In 1998, she received her MBA from KIMEP University.

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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Государство | Общественные деятели | Кулибаева Динара". Biografia.kz. Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  2. ^ a b ""Самұрық-Қазына" АҚ ақпараттық-талдамалық порталы". Sk.kz. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  3. ^ "Dinara Kulibaeva". Forbes.com. 2022-06-12.
  4. ^ "Казахстанские богачи потеряли миллиарды долларов из-за протестов". secretmag.ru (in Russian). 9 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  5. ^ "Travelsouls - Блог о жизни в путешествии". Travelsouls - Блог о жизни в путешествии (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  6. ^ "Тимур Кулибаев в очередной раз стал отцом" (in Russian). Archived from the original on April 30, 2010. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
  7. ^ "Timur Kulibaev". Forbes. 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  8. ^ Кушнарёва, Полина (2008-12-16). "Назарбаев еще один раз отказался от звания Героя, или Очередной звездопад". rus.azattyq.org. Retrieved June 22, 2022.