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Timur Kulibayev

Businessman; chaired the KAZENERGY association (2005–2023) and the Atameken business chamber (2013–2022).

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Dates
1966 –
Place
Kazakhstan
Also known as
Timur Askarovich Kulibayev, Timur Kulibaev
Family ties
Over time
  1. Life 1966 –
  2. worked at KazMunayGas (First Vice President) 2002–2005
  3. worked at Samruk-Kazyna (Deputy Chairman of the Management Board) Oct 2008 – Apr 2011
  4. head of Samruk-Kazyna (Chairman of the Management Board) 12 Apr 2011 – 26 Dec 2011
  5. chair of Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs (Chairman of the Presidium) 9 Sep 2013 – 17 Jan 2022

Connections 6

chair of

  • Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs 9 Sep 2013 – 17 Jan 2022 Chairman of the Presidium Primary record 1234

    Elected when the chamber was created on 9 September 2013; the chamber announced his resignation on 17 January 2022.

head of

  • Samruk-Kazyna 12 Apr 2011 – 26 Dec 2011 Chairman of the Management Board Primary record 567

    Named on 12 April 2011, succeeding Kairat Kelimbetov. On 26 December 2011 the fund said he had resigned after the riots in Zhanaozen; the Prime Minister's press service said the Prime Minister had dismissed him and appointed Umirzak Shukeyev.

worked at

  • KazMunayGas 2002–2005 First Vice President Primary record 8

    Dates as given in the biography Gazprom published for him as a member of its board.

  • Samruk-Kazyna Oct 2008 – Apr 2011 Deputy Chairman of the Management Board Primary record 89

    Halyk Bank's 2010 report, which names him as the bank's ultimate shareholder, says his responsibilities did not allow him to exercise significant control over the fund's operations and policies.

husband of

owns a stake in

  • Halyk Bank as of 31 Dec 2025 Primary record 11

    Indirect: the bank names Timur Kulibayev and Dinara Kulibayeva as its ultimate controlling parties through JSC Holding Group ALMEX, which held 62.4% of shares in circulation at 31 December 2025. No split between them is filed.

Timeline 5 dates
  1. 1966 – Timur Kulibayev
  2. 2002–2005 Timur Kulibayev worked at KazMunayGas
  3. Oct 2008 – Apr 2011 Timur Kulibayev worked at Samruk-Kazyna
  4. 12 Apr 2011 – 26 Dec 2011 Timur Kulibayev head of Samruk-Kazyna
  5. 9 Sep 2013 – 17 Jan 2022 Timur Kulibayev chair of Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs
Proof 11 sources
  1. National Chamber of Entrepreneurs created in Kazakhstan, Trend News Agency, 9 Sep 2013. Scholarship & press
    Timur Kulibayev was elected as chairman of the presidium of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs.
  2. More Nazarbaev Relatives Lose Posts After Kazakhstan Unrest, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 17 Jan 2022. Scholarship & press
    On January 17, Kazakhstan's National Chamber of Entrepreneurs, Atameken, announced the resignation of its chairman, Timur Kulibaev, a son-in-law of Nazarbaev.
  3. Timur Kulibaev: Biography (Board of Directors), Gazprom. Primary record Archived copy
    Since September 2013 Chairman of the Presidium of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Atameken).
  4. Son-in-law of ex-Kazakh president quits business lobby after deadly unrest, The Malaysian Insight (AFP wire), 17 Jan 2022. Scholarship & press
    “Dear colleagues! From today, I decided to resign as the elected chairman of the Presidium of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs ‘Atameken’,” Kulibayev said in the statement.
    Kulibayev is married to Dinara Kulibayeva, the middle daughter of Kazakhstan’s founding president Nursultan Nazarbayev.
  5. Kazakh Leader's Son-in-Law to Head Wealth Fund, The Moscow Times, 12 Apr 2011. Scholarship & press
    Kulibayev, who was formerly deputy head of Samruk-Kazyna, takes over from Kairat Kelimbetov, who was named the new economic development and trade minister Monday.
  6. Today Karim Massimov has assigned Umirzak Shukeyev as the Chairman of the Board of «Samruk-Kazyna», Samruk-Kazyna, 26 Dec 2011. Primary record
    Mr. Kulibayev resined from the post of Chairman of the Board of “Samruk-Kazyna ” after the riots in Zhanaozen.
  7. Umirzak Shukeev appointed as Chairman of the Board of Sovereign Wealth Fund "Samruk-Kazyna" JCS, IRBIS news agency, on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) site, 26 Dec 2011. Scholarship & press
    Today the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Massimov dismissed the Chairman of the Board of SWF SK Timur Kulibayev and appointed Umirzak Shukeev to this position, today reported the press-service of the Prime Minister.
  8. Timur Kulibaev: biography, Gazprom Board of Directors, PJSC Gazprom. Primary record Archived copy
    First Vice President of KazMunayGas National Company created with the merger of the Kazakhoil and Oil and Gas Transportation national companies.
    Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund.
  9. JSC Halyk Bank Annual Report 2010, Halyk Bank, May 2011. Primary record
    The ultimate shareholder of the Group Timur Kulibayev holds the position of deputy chairman in Samruk-Kazyna since October 2008.
  10. Nazarbayev's son-in-law left post of Vice president in Kazmunaigas, Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) news, reporting Reuters, 22 Oct 2005. Scholarship & press
    Kulibayev, who is 39 years old, is married Nazarbayev's middle daughter Dinara.
  11. JSC Halyk Bank Annual Report 2025, Halyk Bank, May 2026. Primary record
    As at 31 December 2025 and 2024, the Group is ultimately controlled by Timur Kulibayev and his wife Dinara Kulibayeva via JSC “Holding Group Almex”.
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