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Qairat Boranbaev
Qairat Sovetaiuly Boranbaev (Kazakh: Қайрат Советайұлы Боранбаев; born 22 September 1966) is a Kazakh 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, Boranbayev was on the Forbes Top 50 influential entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan list.[1] Early life and educationKairat'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] CareerBoranbayev'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 activitiesSport 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 lifeKairat 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 prosecutionOn 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] References
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