Kuandyk Bishimbayev | |
|---|---|
Қуандық Бишімбаев | |
.jpg) Bishimbayev in 2016 | |
| Minister of National Economy | |
| In office 6 May 2016 – 28 December 2016 | |
| President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Prime Minister | Karim Massimov Bakhytzhan Sagintayev |
| Preceded by | Erbolat Dosaev |
| Succeeded by | Timur Suleimenov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 April 1980 Kyzyl-Orda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Kazakh |
| Political party | Nur Otan |
| Spouses | Nazym Qaharman
(div. 2020)Saltanat Nukenova
(m. 2022; died 2023) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Narxoz University Dulaty University George Washington University |
Kuandyk Bishimbayev (be-SHIM-ba-yev; Kazakh: Қуандық Уәлиханұлы Бишімбаев, romanized: Quandyq Uälihanūly Bişımbaev, [qo̙wɑnˈdɯq bɘjˈʂɘmbɑjɯf]; born 11 April 1980) is a former Kazakh politician who served as Minister of National Economy of Kazakhstan from 6 May 2016 to 28 December 2016. In November 2023, he was charged with the murder of his wife Saltanat Nukenova and a widely-publicized televised trial started in March 2024. He was convicted in May 2024 and sentenced to prison for 24 years.