Qairat Boranbaev
Kazakh businessman
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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.
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Kairat Boranbayev | |
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Қайрат Боранбаев | |
Boranbaev in 2012 | |
| Born | 22 September 1966 Torgay Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Citizenship | Kazakhstan |
| Occupations | Businessman, owner of FC Kairat Almaty |
| Spouse | Sholpan Boranbayeva |
| Children | 4 |
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
- Often transliterated as Kairat Sovetayevich Boranbayev through a Russified Romanization of Кайрат Советаевич Боранбаев.