Timur Kulibayev

Timur Kulibayev
Kulibayev in 2011
Born
Timur Askaruly Kulibayev

(1966-09-10) 10 September 1966 (age 58)
Almaty, Kazakh SSR, USSR
NationalityKazakh
Alma materMoscow State University
SpouseDinara Nazarbayeva
Children3

Timur Askaruly Kulibayev (Kazakh: Тимур Асқарұлы Құлыбаев, Timur Asqarūly Qūlybayev, [tɘjˈmur ɑsˌqɑrʊˈɫɤ qʊɫɤˈbɑjɪf]; born 10 September 1966) is a Kazakh businessman.

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]

As of July 2022, he had an estimated net worth of $3.7 billion.[7] Kulibayev has been called "the most important business figure" in the Republic of Kazakhstan by The Daily Telegraph.[8]

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  2. ^ "A Window Into a First Family's Oil Holdings"[permanent dead link], oilandglory.com; accessed 23 February 2015.
  3. ^ Kashagan First Oil Now Seen In 2014 CNN Money
  4. ^ "Samruk-Kazyna official website, Management Board Information". Samruk-kazyna.kz. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Kazenergy". www.kazenergy.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  6. ^ "Глава Минсельхоза Патрушев вошел в совет директоров "Газпрома"". NEWS.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  7. ^ "Forbes profile: Timur Kulibaev". Forbes. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  8. ^ Orange, Richard (12 April 2011). "Timur Kulibayev to head $80bn Kazakh Sovereign wealth fund". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 October 2015.