Timur Kulibaev was born on September 10, 1966 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan. Son-in-law of Kazakhstan president Nursultan Nazarbaev, Timur Kulibaev has emerged as a key player in Gazprom's deal with China; he has been on the board of the Russian energy giant since 2009 and has also held several high-level positions in Kazakhstan's oil and gas sector. An investment in mobile telecom service paid off handsomely in 2004, when a company he controlled sold Kar-Tel, operating in Kazakhstan, to VimpleCom for $350 million. In 2014, he sold his Altynalmas Gold to Polymetal, part-owned by Russian billionaire Alexander Nesis, for cash and company shares. He also owns a majority stake in Halyk Savings Bank (book value: $1.8 billion) with his wife, Dinara. Kulibaev is President of the Kazakhstan Boxing Federation and Chairman of Presidium of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs.
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| Popular As |
Timur Kulibaev |
| Occupation |
Finance |
| Age |
58 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
| Born |
September 10, 1966 (Almaty, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan) |
| Birthday |
September 10 |
| Town/City |
Almaty, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan |
| Nationality |
Kazakhstan |
🌙 Zodiac
Timur Kulibaev’s zodiac sign is Libra. According to astrologers, People born under the sign of Libra are peaceful, fair, and they hate being alone. Partnership is very important for them, as their mirror and someone giving them the ability to be the mirror themselves. These individuals are fascinated by balance and symmetry, they are in a constant chase for justice and equality, realizing through life that the only thing that should be truly important to themselves in their own inner core of personality. This is someone ready to do nearly anything to avoid conflict, keeping the peace whenever possible
🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs
Timur Kulibaev was born in the Year of the Horse. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Horse love to roam free. They’re energetic, self-reliant, money-wise, and they enjoy traveling, love and intimacy. They’re great at seducing, sharp-witted, impatient and sometimes seen as a drifter. Compatible with Dog or Tiger.
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Biography/Timeline
1966
Kulibayev was born on 10 September 1966 in Alma-Ata (now Almaty), Kazakh SSR, USSR. In 1988, he graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University, majoring in "National Economy Planning", making him an Economist by profession. He has a Ph.D. in Economics, and defended a thesis on: "Improvement of Organizational and Economic Mechanism of Enterprise Management in Market Environment (based on the oil industry)" (1999). He has a number of research publications. He speaks fluent Kazakh, Russian and English.
1988
From 1988 to 1992, he worked as an Economist. He was a junior research assistant at the Scientific-Research Economics Institute of Planning and Normative Standards (SREIP&NS) under the State Plan of Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, and was a Director of the Scientific-Consulting Center of the Fund of Cultural, Social, Scientific and Technological Development of Kazakhstan.
1990
He is married to Dinara Nursultanovna (née Nazarbayeva), daughter of Kazakhstan's long-time President Nursultan Nazarbayev. They have three children: a son Altay (born 1990), and daughters Deniza (2004) and Alishya (2010). He has an additional two natural children with Entrepreneur and socialite Goga Ashkenazi, both sons: Adam, born in 2007, and Alan, born in 2012.
1997
From May 1997 until March 1999, he was the Vice-President on Economy and Finance of CJSC National Oil and Gas Company Kazkhoil. In March 1999 he became the President of CJSC National Company for Oil Transportation KazTransOil. From May 2001 till February 2002 he was the General Director of CJSC National Company Oil and Gas Transportation (created on the basis of KazTransOil and KazTransGas). From February 2002 until October 2005 he was the First Vice-President of JSC NC KazMunayGas, a merger of CJSC NC KazakhOil and CJSC NC Oil and Gas Transportation.
2004
Since 2004 – honorary member of the Council of Federation of the Republican Public Association “National Federation of Golf of RoK”.
2005
After his resignation from the post in KazMunaiGas, he has initiated foundation and headed the Association of Legal Entities Kazakhstan Association of Oil, Gas and Energy Sector Organizations KAZENERGY that united major national and foreign companies, operating in the Energy sector of Kazakhstan. At the same time he became part-time Adviser to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In 2005-06 and 2007-08 he combined a public activity with a direct management of his own private Business.
2006
From April 2006 till August 2007, he was the Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of JSC Kazakhstan Holding Company for State Assets Management Samruk. Simultaneously he was the Chairman of Board of Directors of JSC KEGOC and NC KazMunaiGas. In October 2008 he became the Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of JSC National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna. He is Chairman of the Boards of Directors of JSC Kazatomprom, JSC NC KazMunayGas, JSC NC Kazakhstan TemirZholy, JSC Kazakhstan Company on Power Grid Management (KEGOC), JSC Samruk-Energo.
2008
Since 2008 – chairman of Kazakhstan National Committee of World Petroleum Council.
2009
Since 2009 – President of Kazakhstan Boxing Federation.
2010
Since 2010 – a member of the Executive Committee of the National Olympic Committee of RoK.
2011
Since 2011 – chairman of the Board of Trustees of “Arystan” specialized lyceum (Talgar town);
2012
Since 2012 – chairman of Kazakhstan Confederation of Сombat and Strength Sports.
2014
Since 2014 – chairman of Multi-Sport Games of “SportAccord” International Convention.
2015
Since 2015 – President of the National Olympic Committee of RoK.
2016
Since 2016 - Vice President (Central Asia) of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)
2017
He is the former Chairman of the Management Board of Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund and a member of the Board of Directors of the Gazprom company. As of October 2017, he was listed as the third richest man in Kazakhstan and the 973rd richest in the world with a fortune of $2.3 billion. Kulibayev has been called "the most important Business figure in the resource-rich" Republic of Kazakhstan by The Daily Telegraph.
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