Kairat Boranbayev

Қайрат Боранбаев

Born|  (1966-09-22) September 22, 1966 (age 57)

Kazakh SSR Soviet Union; Torgay Region

Citizenship| Kazakhstan
Occupation| businessman
Spouse| Sholpan Boranbayeva
Children| 4

Kairat Boranbayev  (born September 22, 1966, in Torgay Region, Kazakhstan) is a businessmаn, President of Kazakhstan's National Paralympic Committee, and chairman of the supervisory board of FC Kairat.

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

## Early life and education[edit]

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

Kairat 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Kairat and Sholpan Boranbayev have 4 children. Alima, their eldest daughter, is the best known child being married to Aisultan, grandson of the first president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.[21] The couple has a daughter named Amelie.[22][23]

## Criminal prosecution[edit]

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.[citation needed]

On March 31, 2023 Astana court sentenced him to 8 years in prison and ordered his assets to be seized.[25]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Кайрат Боранбаев" (in Russian). forbes.kz. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
2. ^ ""Нашей семье не хватало денег": Кайрат Боранбаев сделал новое обращение" (in Russian). golos-naroda.kz. 2023-01-17.
3. ^ "Кайрат Боранбаев" (in Russian). 24smi.org. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
4. ^ "Кайрат Боранбаев: "Мои родители – простые советские люди. Отец был юристом, а мама – бухгалтер"" (in Russian). sports.ru. 2023-01-17.
5. ^ "Тесть президентского внука" (in Russian). rus.azattyq.org. 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
6. ^ "Боранбаев Кайрат" (in Russian). dk.ru. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
7. ^ "Что скрывают о себе богатые люди в Казахстане?" (in Russian). exclusive.kz. 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
8. ^ "От учителя физкультуры до миллиардера: что известно о Кайрате Боранбаеве" (in Russian). ulysmedia.kz. 2022-03-17.
9. ^ "Досье: Боранбаев Кайрат Советаевич" (in Russian). inbusiness.kz. 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
10. ^ "На пост генерального директора "КазРосГаза" вместо Кайрата Боранбаева назначен Айбек Байзаков" (in Russian). vlast.kz. 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
11. ^ "Чем известен Кайрат Боранбаев" (in Russian). informburo.kz. 2022-03-18.
12. ^ "Кайрат Боранбаев - миллионер и тесть президентского внука" (in Russian). ratel.kz. 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
13. ^ "Открытие первого ресторана McDonald's в РК перенесено на 2016 год" (in Russian). kapital.kz. 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
14. ^ "Кайрат Боранбаев стал владельцем известной марки минеральной воды" (in Russian). forbes.kz. 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
15. ^ "Сапабек Мукушев:"В Лондоне Дычко будет биться за золото!"" (in Russian). sports.kz. 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
16. ^ "Ждем решения суда - аким Алматы о футбольном клубе "Кайрат"" (in Russian). Kapital.kz. 2022-10-27.
17. ^ "Руководитель ФК "Кайрат" Кайрат Боранбаев признался, как заработал свой первый миллион долларов" (in Russian). news.myseldon.com. 2023-01-31.
18. ^ "National Paralympic Committee to be headed by Kairat Boranbayev". inform.kz. 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
19. ^ "Кайрат Боранбаев стал вице-президентом комитета УЕФА" (in Russian). tengrinews.kz. 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
20. ^ "Kairat Boranbayev". uefafoundation.org. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
21. ^ "Невеста Айсултана Назарбаева – Алима Боранбаева" (in Russian). forbes.kz. 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
22. ^ ""Место силы" Назарбаевых" (in Russian). orda.kz. 2022-01-21.
23. ^ "СМИ опубликовали фото и назвали имя невесты Айсултана Назарбаева" (in Russian). ng.kz. 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
24. ^ "b". interfax.com. 2022-03-17.
25. ^ "Oligarch Kairat Boranbayev sentenced to eight years in prison". kaztag. 2023-04-03.