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Timur Kulibayev

Timur Kulibayev

Timur Kulibayev (#761)

Global Rank #761
Country Rank #5
Country Kazakhstan

Timur Kulibayev is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

  • $ 6 B
  • Banking
  • Kazakhstan
  • M
  • 60 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #761
Country Rank #5
Net Worth $5.5B
Previous Worth $5.5B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country Kazakhstan
Industry Banking
Age 60 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 4, 2026
Last Refreshed 10 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence Almaty, Kazakhstan
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Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 60
Source Of Wealth Banking, Self Made
Residence Almaty, Kazakhstan
Citizenship Kazakhstan
Marital Status Married
Children 3
Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Moscow State University
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $5.5B
Current Net Worth $5.5B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Timur Kulibayev is the founder of Altyn Alma, an investment company created in 1992 that later morphed into Almex LLP. An investment in mobile service paid off in 2004, when a company he controlled sold Kar-Tel, operating in Kazakhstan, to VimpleCom for $350 million. In 2014, he sold Altynalmas Gold to Polymetal, part-owned by Russian billionaire Alexander Nesis, for cash and company shares. Kulibayev and his wife, Dinara, own a majority stake in Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan. Kulibayev's father-in-law is Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan's first president, from 2010 to 2019.

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Did You Know?

Timur Kulibayev has been known to deploy layers of offshore entities in his transactions.

He was on the board of Russian energy giant Gazprom from 2009 to 2022 and has also held high-level positions in Kazakhstan's oil and gas sector.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Timur Kulibayev's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

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Current Net Worth: $5.5B (May 4, 2026)

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