Dinara Kulibayeva

Early Life and Family Background

Dinara Nursultanovna Kulibayeva, born Dinara Nazarbayeva on August 19, 1967, in Temirtau, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, is the middle daughter of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the first president of Kazakhstan. She is married to Timur Kulibayev, a prominent Kazakh businessman involved in energy and finance.

Rise to Success

Dinara Kulibayeva's wealth is primarily derived from her and her husband's joint ownership of Halyk Bank, Kazakhstan's largest financial institution. She also has investments in the oil and gas services sector. Her business interests expanded through the privatization of state assets during Kazakhstan's post-Soviet transition. She benefited from the 2014 sale of Altynalmas Gold to Polymetal International.

Key Business Strategies

Key strategies include a majority stake in Halyk Bank. She and her husband co-own the Holding Group ALMEX, which controls the majority stake in Halyk Bank.

Philanthropy

Dinara Kulibayeva is involved in philanthropy, notably as chair of the board of directors of the Kazakh-British Technical University and the Nursultan Nazarbayev Education Fund. In 2024, the Halyk Charitable Fund, led by her and her husband, provided a record 35.5 billion tenge in aid.