Timur Kulibayev
Kazakh oligarch (born 1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Timur Askaruly Kulibayev (Kazakh: Тимур Асқарұлы Құлыбаев, romanized: Timur Asqarūly Qūlybayev, born 10 September 1966) is a Kazakh business oligarch and son-in-law of former Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Timur Kulibayev | |
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Born | Timur Askaruly Kulibayev (1966-09-10) 10 September 1966 (age 57) |
Nationality | Kazakh |
Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Spouses | |
Children | 4 |
Kulibayev has held several positions in important state-owned enterprises that manage Kazakhstan's natural resources and has immense influence over the country's hydrocarbon industry.[1][2][3] He is the former head of Samruk-Kazyna (Kazakhstan's sovereign wealth fund) and a member of the Board of Directors of the Gazprom company from 2011 to 2022.[4][5][6] In 2020, the Financial Times reported that Kulibayev was involved in schemes to skim at least tens of millions of dollars from contracts that the Kazakhstani state made on pipeline construction.[7][8]
As of July 2022[update], he had an estimated net worth of $3.7 billion.[9] Kulibayev has been called "the most important business figure" in the Republic of Kazakhstan by The Daily Telegraph.[10]