According to the classics, it is not difficult to achieve success in business. The main thing is to work hard and hard. However, these conditions are not enough. Dinara Kulibayeva has achieved impressive success in entrepreneurship, making her way.
Starting conditions
If we rewrite the well-known proverb, then we can say that businessmen are not born, but become. In any situation, it is very important that the conditions for doing business are created in advance. Dinara Nursultanovna Kulibayeva was born on August 19, 1967 in an ordinary Soviet family. Parents at that time lived in the city of Temirtau. Father, Nursultan Nazarbayev, worked as a chief engineer at a local metallurgical plant. The mother was engaged in housekeeping. The girl was the second child. In total, the family has three daughters.
Dinara studied well at school. She actively participated in public life. She devoted a lot of time to learning English. She was interested in the history of the culture of Kazakhstan and Russian literature. She studied seriously in the theater studio. Both teachers and classmates noted her talent for reincarnation. She was trusted to play the main roles in amateur performances. When the time came to choose a profession, Dinara decided to get a higher education at the famous Moscow Institute of Theater Arts.
In 1989, having defended her diploma, she returned to Alma-Ata. By that time, my father worked in the government, and the family lived in the capital of Kazakhstan. Dinara was hired as a methodologist at the Ministry of Education. The Soviet Union was already preparing for division into separate territories, and the republic was preparing its own educational programs for schools, technical schools and institutes. Dinara Kulibayeva initiated the creation of the Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Forecasting. Moreover, in 1998 she completed a training course at this institute and received a master's degree in business administration.
Educational project
The economy of Kazakhstan has been harmoniously integrated into the global world system. This multifaceted and complex process required skilled professionals, experts and analysts. Dinara was appointed executive director of the National Education Foundation named after President Nazarbayev. She joined the leadership process with full dedication. Dinara has consistently and scrupulously studied the British educational system. She has been on internships at famous universities of Cambridge and Oxford several times. Conducted a lot of explanatory work among colleagues.
As a result of titanic efforts, an experimental educational project "Miras" began to operate in Kazakhstan. The concept underlying the project boils down to the fact that teaching at the school is conducted in three languages - English, Kazakh and Russian. Starting in 2016, this system is gradually being adopted in all schools of the country. As in any new business, it is important here not to rush and not slip into formalism. From the first steps, the personnel problem became clear. There are not enough teachers with knowledge of English. There are no teaching materials on effective teaching of the subject.
Schools in Almaty and Astana are showing good results. According to the current regulations, graduates of educational institutions who have been trained in a triune environment are admitted to institutes and universities of Kazakhstan without exams. These students have priority in admission to English colleges. There are ample opportunities for talented children to realize themselves in the profession. According to international experts, Dinara Kulibayeva made an invaluable contribution to the modernization of the educational system.
Family business
Simultaneously with the implementation of a new project in the field of education, Dinara Kulibayeva is successfully engaged in business. It is important to note that she shares all the assets in half with her husband Timur. As a first step, they conducted a detailed audit of all possible investment areas. Since the transition of the economy to market rails, Timur has been engaged in energy and hydrocarbon processing. He owns shares in several thermal power plants and oil refineries.
In 2008, the Kulebaev family acquired a controlling stake in the Troika-Dialog financial group. To be successful in investing, you need to have your own controlled bank. A year later, the Halyk-Bank Kazakhstan bank came under the control of Dinara Kulibayeva. It is through this institution that the main settlements are carried out with companies from Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia and other countries. Control of financial flows allows you to optimize income received from the provision of settlement and transit operations.
Essays on personal life
By all indications, the personal life of Dinara Kulebaeva was successful. Husband and wife not only do business together, but also devote a lot of time to raising children. Son Altai Kulebaev graduated from college in London, and is engaged in investing. Daughters Denise and Alishia are just getting their education. Time will tell how their careers go. The family spends most of their time in Switzerland, where the Kulebaevs have their own estate.
Kulebaeva's name is included in the list of Forbes magazine. Dinara is the only woman from Central Asia with a fortune of $ 3.2 billion. Some time ago, Nursultan Nazarbayev left the post of President of Kazakhstan. Experts do not exclude the possibility that the Kulebaev family may have certain difficulties in business.
