Eduard Ogay

Eduard Ogay
Born	(1969-10-18) October 18, 1969 (age 55) Almaty, Kazakhstan
Citizenship	Kazakhstan
Occupation	businessman
Spouse	Marina Ogay
Children	3
Awards

Eduard Viktorovich Ogay is a Kazakhstani businessman,[1][2] shareholder and the CEO and Chairman of Kazakhmys between 2001 and 2022.[3]

Eduard Ogay has been featured in the Kazakhstan's 50 richest[4] and most influential[5] businessmen ratings. Eduard Ogay and his children own shares in Karazhyra, one of the largest coal producers in Kazakhstan (named after a major deposit).[6][7] He also held a stake in Kazakhaltyn, one of the oldest gold mining companies in the country.[8][9]

Biography

Eduard Ogay was born in Alma-Ata on October 10, 1969. A graduate of Kazakh National Agrarian University (with a degree in Economics & Management), he started out as an entrepreneur, became the President of Kazresurs in 1996 and soon the CEO of Petrokaz LLC.[10][11]

He joined Kazakhmys in 2001 as CEO, and left the company in 2005 to become a Deputy Akim of the Eastern Kazakhstan Region.[12] A year later Eduard Ogay returned to Kazakhmys as the chairman and retained this position until 2022.[13][14][15][16] Mr. Ogay sat on the Political Council of Nur Otan.[17]

Awards

• Order of Kurmet (2010);[18]
• Order of the Leopard (Kazakhstan) 3rd Class (2021).[19]

References

1. "Kazakhstani Oligarch Asks $30 Million for Beverly Park Mansion". yahoo.com. 2019-09-07. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
2. "Олигархи Ким и Огай купили долю в компаниях "Елбасы фонда"". ulysmedia.kz (in Russian). 2023-05-31.
3. "Совет с Эдуардом". lsm.kz (in Russian). 2011-03-29. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
4. "50 богатейших бизнесменов Казахстана -2023". forbes.kz (in Russian). 2023-05-11.
5. "50 самых влиятельных бизнесменов Казахстана – 2022". forbes.kz (in Russian). 2022-10-10.
6. "АО "Каражыра"". forbes.kz (in Russian). 2022-12-01.
7. "Контрольный пакет акций АО "Каражыра" перешел к семье Огай". kursiv (in Russian). 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
8. "Золотая история. Как Ким и Огай продали "Казахалтын"". forbes.kz (in Russian). 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
9. "Эдуард Огай вышел из "Казахалтын"". inbusiness.kz (in Russian). 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
10. "Эдуард Огай стал первым руководителем ТОО "Корпорация Казахмыс"". businessfm.kz (in Russian). 2019-08-18. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
11. "Огай Эдуард Викторович". finance.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-07-27.
12. "Эдуард Огай". forbes.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-07-27.
13. "В "Корпорации Казахмыс" сменили руководителя впервые за 16 лет". liter.kz (in Russian). 2022-12-01.
14. "NEW EXPLORATION COMPANY LAUNCHED IN KAZAKHSTAN". amm.kz. 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
15. "Kazakh President gets acquainted with Kazakhmys Corporation's plans". inform.kz. 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
16. "Kazakhmys: Nurahmet Nuriev is the first Kazakh head in the history of the enterprise". adyrna.kz. 2022-12-23.
17. "Старшая дочь Назарбаева не вошла в новый состав политсовета правящей партии". vedomosti.ru. 2022-01-28.
18. "Ogai Eduard Viktorovich" (in Russian). 2022-04-23.
19. "Ряду казахстанцев присуждены государственные награды". inform.kz (in Russian). 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2023-07-27.