According to the classics, success in business is not difficult. The main thing: work hard and hard. However, these conditions are not enough. Dinara Kulibaeva has achieved impressive success in entrepreneurship, making her way.
Starting conditions
If you change the famous 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 Kulibaeva 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. Mother was engaged in housework. The girl was the second child. In total, three daughters grew up in the family.
At school, Dinara studied well. Actively participated in public life. She devoted a lot of time to learning English. She was interested in the history of culture of Kazakhstan and Russian literature. Seriously engaged in a theater studio. Both teachers and classmates noted her talent for reincarnation. She was trusted to play major roles in amateur performances. When it came time 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. Father by that time worked in the government, and the family lived in the capital of Kazakhstan. Dinara was accepted to the post of methodologist in 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 took the initiative to create 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 harmoniously integrated into the global world system. This multifaceted and complex process required qualified specialists, experts and analysts. Dinara was appointed Executive Director of the National Education Fund named after President Nazarbayev. She joined the leadership process with full dedication. Dinara has consistently and meticulously studied the British system of education. Several times visited internships at the famous universities of Cambridge and Oxford. Conducted a large explanatory work among colleagues.
As a result of titanic efforts in the territory of Kazakhstan, the Miras experimental educational project began to operate. The concept underlying the project boils down to teaching in the school in three languages - English, Kazakh and Russian. Since 2016, this system is gradually being transferred to all schools in the country. As in any new business, it is important here not to rush and not slide into formalism. From the first steps, the personnel problem was clearly indicated. English teachers are not enough. There are no teaching materials on effective subject training.
Good results are demonstrated by the schools of Almaty and Astana. According to current regulations, graduates of educational institutions who have been trained in a triune environment are admitted to institutes and universities of Kazakhstan without exams. Such students have priority when entering English colleges. For talented children, great opportunities open up to realize themselves in the profession. According to international experts, Dinara Kulibaeva made an invaluable contribution to the modernization of the educational system.
Family business
Along with the implementation of a new project in the field of education, Dinara Kulibaeva is successfully engaged in business. It is important to note that she shares all assets in half with her husband Timur. The first step, they conducted a detailed audit of all possible areas of investment. Timur, from the moment the economy switched to market rails, was engaged in energy and hydrocarbon processing. He is the owner of several thermal power plants and oil refineries.
In 2008, the Kulebaev family acquired a controlling stake in the Troika Dialog financial group. To successfully engage in investment, you must have your own controlled bank. A year later, Halyk Bank Kazakhstan came under the control of Dinara Kulibayeva. It is through this institution that the main settlements with companies from Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia and other countries are carried out. Control of financial flows allows you to optimize the income received from the provision of settlement and transit operations.
