3) Timur Kulibaev – Net Worth: $2 Billion
This 48-year-old billionaire is the son-in-law of Kazakhstan’s president Nursultan Nazarbaev. This share price of his Halyk Bank rose nearly a third over the last year as nation’s banking sector continued to recover.
2) Dinara Kulibaev – Net Worth: $2 Billion
This 47-year-old billionaire is the richest woman in Kazakhstan. She is the daughter of Kazakhstan’s president Nursultan Nazarbaev. She jointly owns bank, gold and oil service assets with her husband.
1) Bulat Utemuratov – Net Worth: $2.2 Billion
This 56-year-old billionaire is a banker and investor. He has been growing his real estate and bank portfolio after his 2013 sale of mining assets to Glencore Xstrata and Kazakh soverign wealth fund. He is building twin $300 million high rises in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. It will serve as an office for Glencore Xstrata and headquarters of his asset management company Verniy Capital. He is an avid tennis player and heads the Kazakh Tennis Federation.
The above-mentioned billionaires wield tremendous influence in the region.
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