Aliya Nazarbayeva

Aliya Nazarbeyeva was born on February 3, 1980. and is the daughter of Nursultan Nazarbayev, who served as the first president of Kazakhstan. Educated through the International Relations Faculty at Richmond University in London and George Washington University in Washington, DC, Nazarbayeva graduated from Kazakh State Law Academy in 2001. She then pursued an MBA through Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.

Nazarbayeva is married to Dimash Dosanov and has four children. She is very active in environmental work and has founded two organizations. Nazarbayeva has served as a chairperson for the Association of Environmental Organizations of Kazakhstan and the International Centre for Green Technologies and Investment Projects.

Nazarbayeva is also involved in cinematography and founded New World Production Limited Liability Partnership. She has produced several films including The Awakening, Looking for a Teacher, and Tomiris. She received the State Prize in Literature and Arts for producing The Road to Mother in 2018.

She is also heavily involved in education and co-wrote three textbooks: Ecology and Sustainable Development for high school students, Environmental Culture for middle school students, and Green Planet of Childhood for preschoolers.