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Mukhtar Ablyazov

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Mukhtar Qabyluly Ablyazov (Kazakh: Мұхтар Қабылұлы Әблязов, Mūhtar Qabylūly Äbliazov; born 16 May 1963) is a Kazakh opposition leader, businessman and political activist who served as chairman of Bank Turan Alem (BTA Bank), and is a co-founder and a leader of the unregistered political party Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan (QDT). He was also the former head of the state-owned Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company (KEGOC) as well as briefly holding the position of Minister for Energy, Industry, and Trade under Balgimbayev's cabinet before resigning from and joining the opposition against President Nursultan Nazarbayev. In November 2001, he, along with other former Kazakh government officials founded the Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan (QDT). As result, Ablyazov was imprisoned in March 2002 over accusations of financial fraud and political abuse until being pardoned by Nazarbayev in 2003. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Mukhtar Ablyazov is the 776th most popular businessperson, the 104th most popular biography from Kazakhstan and the 3rd most popular Kazakhstani Businessperson.

Mukhtar Ablyazov is a Kazakh businessman and pro-democracy activist, best known for his role as the former chairman of BTA Bank and for his opposition to the Kazakh government. He gained international attention due to his legal battles and allegations of political persecution following his criticism of the regime.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Mukhtar Ablyazov ranks 776 out of 847. Before him are Michel Roux, Dinara Kulibaeva, Emily Faithfull, Colin Kolles, Paddy Lowe, and Angela Ahrendts. After him are Bilal Erdoğan, Tory Burch, James M. Beggs, Marilyn Waring, Bill Ackman, and Julia Koch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Mukhtar Ablyazov ranks 778. Before him are Iveta Šranková, Beverley Craven, Adrián Fernández, Federico Andahazi, Musetta Vander, and Udo Wagner. After him are Joel Gretsch, Kim Moon-soo, Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, Rika Fukami, Leandro Machado, and Bakhytzhan Sagintayev.

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In Kazakhstan

Among people born in Kazakhstan, Mukhtar Ablyazov ranks 104 out of 193. Before him are Zinaida Amosova (1950), Grigoriy Yegorov (1967), Valeri Liukin (1966), Alexander Merkel (1992), Dinara Kulibaeva (1968), and Oleg Maskayev (1969). After him are Bakhytzhan Sagintayev (1963), Murat Nasyrov (1969), Denis Ten (1993), Liu Yang (null), Alexandra Elbakyan (1988), and Lera Kudryavtseva (1971).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Kazakhstan

Among businesspeople born in Kazakhstan, Mukhtar Ablyazov ranks 3. Before him are Arkady Volozh (1964), and Dinara Kulibaeva (1968). After him are Aliya Nazarbayeva (1980), and Rauan Kenzhekhanuly (1979).

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