Background and career
Dinara Nursultanqyzy Kulibayeva (née Nazarbayeva; Kazakh: Динара Нұрсұлтанқызы Құлыбаева, romanized: Dinara Nūrsūltanqyzy Qūlybaeva; born 19 August 1968) is a Kazakh billionaire, businesswoman, and the middle daughter of former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. She is married to Timur Kulibayev, a Kazakh oligarch. She is the second richest person in Kazakhstan, with a fortune estimated to be around $3.8 billion. During the 2022 Kazakh protests, she lost $200 million in fortune according to Forbes.
Nazarbayeva was born in Temirtau, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union. She comes from the Shaprashta clan of the Senior Zhuz. She graduated from the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts in 1989 and received an MBA from KIMEP University in 1998. In 2007, she defended her doctoral dissertation on "Methodological foundations of the management of the educational system of international schools." In 2009, she heads the National Education Fund named after Nursultan Nazarbayev.
She married Timur Kulibayev in 1990 and the couple have four children. Her husband is a prominent businessman in Kazakhstan, being the third-richest man in Kazakhstan and the 973rd-richest in the world.
Order of the Leopard, 3rd class (Kazakhstan) Order of Parasat (Kazakhstan) Knight of the Ordre des Palmes académiques (France) Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2017)
Sources
Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
