Qairat Boranbaev

Kairat Boranbayev
Қайрат Боранбаев
Boranbaev in 2012
Born (1966-09-22) 22 September 1966
Torgay Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
CitizenshipKazakhstan
OccupationsBusinessman, owner of FC Kairat Almaty
SpouseSholpan Boranbayeva
Children4

Qairat Sovetaiūly Boranbaev[a] (Kazakh: Қайрат Советайұлы Боранбаев; born 22 September 1966) is a Kazakh businessmаn. Boranbaev is the incumbent President of the National Paralympic Committee of Kazakhstan and chairman of the supervisory board of FC Kairat.

With a personal wealth of 590 million dollars, Boranbayev was on the Forbes Top 50 influential entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan list.[1]

Early life and education

Boranbaev's family of origin lived in the settlement of Amengeldy, Torgay Region.[2][3] An avid athlete, Kairat first took up boxing, then soccer.[4]

Boranbaev went on to study at the Kazakh Academy of Sport and got his PhD in education in 1999.[5] In 2000, he also received a Law degree from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.[6][7]

Career

Boranbayev's first job was at a regional school, and later, between 1991 and 1993, he worked at Sports school No. 21 in Almaty.[8]

Kairat left coaching in 1993 to start a company called DECA and later held executive positions at Alash, Altyn-Alma and Sistema joint-stock companies.[9]

Having received a Law degree, Boranbayev decided in 2000 to make a career in the oil and gas sector and joined KazTransGas, Intergas Central Asia and KazRosGas as a top manager.[10]

Kairat has engaged in diverse business projects ranging from oil&gas to real estate and retail, he owned a stake at Esentai Mall and Esentai Tower, Karaganda Pharmaceutical Cluster, fitness centers. His interests encompassed roughly thirty business activities.[11][12]

In 2016 Mr. Boranbayev became a McDonald's franchisee for Kazakhstan, Belarus and some regions of Russia.[13]

Social activities

Sport played a role in Kairat's social activities. In 2009, he became the President of Kostanay Regional Boxing Federation.[14][15]

In 2012 Mr. Boranbayev also became the chairman of the supervisory board of FC Kairat.[16][17]

In 2015, he came to the helm of Kazakhstan's National Paralympic Committee.[18]

In 2017 he became a Vice President of UEFA Fair Play and Social Responsibility Committee.[19][20]

Personal life

Kairat and Sholpan Boranbayev have 4 children. Alima, their eldest daughter, is best known as the widow of Aisultan Nazarbayev, grandson of President Nursultan Nazarbayev.[21] The couple had a daughter named Amelie.[22][23]

Criminal prosecution

On March 17, 2022, Kairat Boranbayev was arrested and charged with large-scale embezzlement in the quasi-public sector.[24]

During investigation, numerous famous athletes, musicians and moviemakers testified in support of Kairat.[25][26][27][28][29]

On March 31, 2023 Astana court sentenced him to 8 years in prison and ordered his assets to be seized.[30]

Notes

  1. ↑ Often transliterated as Kairat Sovetayevich Boranbayev through a Russified Romanization of Кайрат Советаевич Боранбаев.

References

  1. ↑ "Кайрат Боранбаев" (in Russian). forbes.kz. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. ↑ ""Нашей семье не хватало денег": Кайрат Боранбаев сделал новое обращение" (in Russian). golos-naroda.kz. 17 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Кайрат Боранбаев" (in Russian). 24smi.org. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Кайрат Боранбаев: "Мои родители – простые советские люди. Отец был юристом, а мама – бухгалтер"" (in Russian). sports.ru. 17 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Тесть президентского внука" (in Russian). rus.azattyq.org. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Боранбаев Кайрат" (in Russian). dk.ru. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Что скрывают о себе богатые люди в Казахстане?" (in Russian). exclusive.kz. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "От учителя физкультуры до миллиардера: что известно о Кайрате Боранбаеве" (in Russian). ulysmedia.kz. 17 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Досье: Боранбаев Кайрат Советаевич" (in Russian). inbusiness.kz. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "На пост генерального директора "КазРосГаза" вместо Кайрата Боранбаева назначен Айбек Байзаков" (in Russian). vlast.kz. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Чем известен Кайрат Боранбаев" (in Russian). informburo.kz. 18 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Кайрат Боранбаев - миллионер и тесть президентского внука" (in Russian). ratel.kz. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "Открытие первого ресторана McDonald's в РК перенесено на 2016 год" (in Russian). kapital.kz. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "Кайрат Боранбаев стал владельцем известной марки минеральной воды" (in Russian). forbes.kz. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  15. ↑ "Сапабек Мукушев:"В Лондоне Дычко будет биться за золото!"" (in Russian). sports.kz. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  16. ↑ "Ждем решения суда - аким Алматы о футбольном клубе "Кайрат"" (in Russian). Kapital.kz. 27 October 2022.
  17. ↑ "Руководитель ФК "Кайрат" Кайрат Боранбаев признался, как заработал свой первый миллион долларов" (in Russian). news.myseldon.com. 31 January 2023.
  18. ↑ "National Paralympic Committee to be headed by Kairat Boranbayev". inform.kz. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  19. ↑ "Кайрат Боранбаев стал вице-президентом комитета УЕФА" (in Russian). tengrinews.kz. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  20. ↑ "Kairat Boranbayev". uefafoundation.org. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  21. ↑ "Невеста Айсултана Назарбаева – Алима Боранбаева" (in Russian). forbes.kz. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  22. ↑ ""Место силы" Назарбаевых" (in Russian). orda.kz. 21 January 2022.
  23. ↑ "СМИ опубликовали фото и назвали имя невесты Айсултана Назарбаева" (in Russian). ng.kz. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  24. ↑ "b". interfax.com. 17 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  25. ↑ "Деятели культуры написали письмо президенту РК Токаеву в поддержку Боранбаева" (in Russian). sports.ru. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  26. ↑ "Роза Рымбаева обратилась к президенту в поддержку Кайрата Боранбаева" (in Russian). liter.kz. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  27. ↑ ""Друзья на то и друзья". Музыкант Байгали Серкебаев рассказал, почему решил поддержать Кайрата Боранбаева на суде" (in Russian). informburo.kz. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  28. ↑ "Экс-игрок лондонского «Арсенала» поддержал Кайрата Боранбаева" (in Russian). rambler.ru. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  29. ↑ "Фигу вновь поддержал Боранбаева: надеюсь, увидимся очень скоро" (in Russian). meta-ratings.kz. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  30. ↑ "Oligarch Kairat Boranbayev sentenced to eight years in prison". kaztag. 3 April 2023.
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