1. Timur Askaruly Kulibayev is a Kazakh businessman.
24 Facts About Timur Kulibayev
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Timur Kulibayev is the son-in-law of former Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev.
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Timur Kulibayev is known as Kazakhstan's "Oil Prince" due to his connections to Kazakh political elites and Kazakh state-owned energy companies.
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Timur Kulibayev is the former head of Samruk-Kazyna.
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Timur Kulibayev was on the Board of Directors of the Gazprom, Russia's largest energy company from 2011 to 2022.
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In 2020, the Financial Times reported that Timur Kulibayev was involved in schemes to skim at least tens of millions of dollars from contracts that the Kazakhstani state made on pipeline construction.
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Timur Kulibayev has been called "the most important business figure" in the Republic of Kazakhstan by The Daily Telegraph.
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Timur Kulibayev was born on 10 September 1966 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR.
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Timur Kulibayev's father was a Communist Party boss in the Soviet Union.
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Timur Kulibayev defended his PhD thesis on the topic "Improving the Organizational and Economic Mechanism of Enterprise Management in Market Conditions " in 1999.
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Timur Kulibayev took the position of Chairman of the Supervisory Board and joined the Credit Committee.
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Timur Kulibayev held the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors in subsidiaries of the holding: Kazatomprom, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, Samruk-Energo.
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On 26 December 2011, Timur Kulibayev resigned from the post of chairman of the Board of Samruk-Kazyna.
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On 26 December 2011, Timur Kulibayev resigned from the post of chairman of the Board of Samruk-Kazyna.
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On 26 December 2011, Timur Kulibayev resigned from the post of chairman of the Board of Samruk-Kazyna.
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In 2020, the Financial Times reported on emails and whistleblower information which showed that staff for Timur Kulibayev was involved in schemes that would allow Timur Kulibayev to skim at least tens of millions of dollars from contracts that the Kazakhstani state made on pipeline construction.
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Timur Kulibayev was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Russian largest energy company shows the particular importance of economic cooperation between Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation, as well as a recognition of high professional qualities of the Chief Executive of Samruk-Kazyna Fund.
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Timur Kulibayev was elected Chairman of the Presidium of the Chamber.
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Timur Kulibayev is married to Dinara Nursultanovna, daughter of Kazakhstan's long-time president Nursultan Nazarbayev.
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Timur Kulibayev owns a vast real estate portfolio, including a mansion in the United Kingdom, castles in Switzerland and Germany, and a Spanish estate.
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In 2025, Timur Kulibayev was reported to own eight properties in Spain.
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In 2007, Timur Kulibayev became the owner of Sunninghill Park, a country house formerly belonging to Prince Andrew, after Sarah, Duchess of York and their daughters left the property in 2006.
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Timur Kulibayev paid $19.7million for the house, $4million over the asking price, even though there were no other bids.
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Timur Kulibayev is an avid fan of sports, especially golf, skiing, and soccer.