Margulan Seisembayev Explained

Margulan Seissembayev
Birth Date:2 November 1966
Birth Place:Zhezkazgan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Spouse:Saule Seisembayeva
Children:daughters: Zere, Dameli and Almira

Margulan Seissembayev (Kazakh: Марғұлан Қалиұлы Сейсембаев, Marğūlan Qaliūly Seisembaev; born 2 November 1966) is a Kazakhstan businessman, Kazakh investor, traveler, public figure and businessman.

Early life

Margulan Seissembayev was born to his mother, Raushan Beysekovna Seissembayeva (5 May 1934 – 22 May 2002), and his father, Gali Jienbayevich Seissembayev (2 November 1921 – 2 June 2007), a World War II veteran. His parents worked at a collective farm in the Jezkazgan region. He graduated from school in 1980 and worked as a herder from 1983 to 1984, then as a hiver from 1984 to 1985. Seissembayev served in the Army as a squad leader from 1985 to 1987. He graduated from Kirov Kazakh State University in 1991 with a degree in law studies.

Business career

In the beginning of the 1990s, Seissembayev founded his own company "Seimar" which later included a financial holding, agriculture companies, telecommunication enterprises and others. In 2000 Margulan Seissembayev became a chairman of Seimar company. In 2002 Seissembayev have bought "K-Mobile", a telecommunications operator. In 2003 he became a chairman of the company "Rice of Kazakhstan". In 2004 Seissembayev sold "K-Mobile" to "Vimpelcom" for $425 mln. At that moment "K-Mobile" had over 600,000 subscribers.

In the 1990s he purchased and headed the commercial "Alliance Bank".[1] In 2007 it became one of the first banks in Kazakhstan to issue IPO in London Stock Exchange.[2]

In 2009, during the world financial crisis, "Alliance Bank" owned by Seissembayev was nationalized, with him being accused of stealing and laundering money.[3] [4] Margulan Seissembayev had to leave Kazakhstan for some time, but in 2010 he returned.[5]

During the trials and investigations held in Kazakhstan, Great Britain, Lichtenstein, Switzerland and UAE, Margulan Seissembayev and his team were justified and freed from paying any compensation in favor of Alliance Bank.[6]

Since August 2013 - Margulan is Managing Partner of "Asadel Capital" hedge fund. In 2016, Margulan launched a private equity fund in Singapore called Asadel Partners PEF.

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Charity work

Margulan Seisembayev has founded Seimar Social Fund,[15] a non-commercial charitable organization working in various directions: from support of children with serious diseases to the financing of scientific books.He is a co-founder of Sponsors Club of Kazakhstan which included seven young businessmen of Kazakhstan: Bulat Abylov — the chairman of the Club, Raimbek Batalov, Erken Kaliev, Kairat Satilganov, Margulan Seisembayev, Nurlan Smagulov, Nurjan Subhanberdin. The Sponsors Club had established the independent award "Tarlan" for distinguished personalities of Kazakhstan in literature, arts and science in 7 nominations from 2000 until 2007.

In 2012 Seisembayev supported issue of the unique atlas "From Altai to Kaspiy", describing archeological, historical and cultural monuments of Kazakhstan.[16] [17] [18]

Seisembayev is also a co-founder and patron of the private English school, Haileybury Almaty.[19] [20] He was also a co-founder and member of Kazakhstan’s Club of Patrons which founded the independent prize Tarlan awarded for achievements in art, science and literature from 2000 to 2007.

Margulan Seisembayev was the president of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation,[21] and also founded Seimar Open, the Kazakhstan golf championship.[22]

Other information

He has a wife, Saule and three daughters Zere, Dameli, Almira.[23] His sporting hobbies include hunting, skiing, flying, and playing golf. Seisembayev speaks Kazakh, Russian, Italian and English languages.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alliance bank . Alb.kz . 2014-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130808140154/http://www.alb.kz/en . 2013-08-08 . dead .
  2. http://www.uk.reuters.com/article/2007/07/17/alliance-ipo-idUKL161744120070717
  3. Web site: Gorst . Isabel . Kazakhstan to nationalise top banks . FT.com . 2009-02-02 . 2014-02-05.
  4. Web site: Sidliarevich . Alesia . Alliance Bank chases former chairman over USD 1.1bn 'fraud' . FT.com . 2011-06-17 . 2014-02-05.
  5. Web site: Сеймар возвращается . Prodengi.kz . 2014-02-05.
  6. Web site: London's High Court unfroze assets of Alliance Bank former managers. Crime. Tengrinews.kz . En.tengrinews.kz . 2012-12-17 . 2014-02-05.
  7. Web site: Сеймар возвращается. 2013-02-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20140224193039/http://prodengi.kz/lenta/sejmar_vozvrawaetsya/. dead. 2014-02-24.
  8. News: В экспедиции по плато Устюрт в Мангистау приняли участие 250 туристов. Lada.KZ. Новости Актау и Мангистауской области - ЛАДА.kz. 2017-10-06. ru-RU.
  9. Web site: Участники экспедиции "Устюрт құпиясы" за 8 дней преодолели 1400 км в Мангистау. Tumba.kz. ru-RU. 2017-10-06.
  10. Web site: Создан фонд, который будет инвестировать в IT-стартапы и IT-компании - techpreneurs.kz. techpreneurs.kz. ru-RU. 2017-10-06.
  11. Web site: Общественники предложили создать музей яблок в Алматы. Tengrinews.kz. ru. 2017-10-06. 2016-03-04.
  12. Web site: Совет Попечителей. www.almau.edu.kz. ru. 2017-10-06.
  13. Web site: Отправка инспекторов на охрану сайги. 29 мая. Алматы - 24 Мая 2017 - Анонсы - Будь V теме. vteme.kz. 2017-10-06.
  14. Web site: Interview for Tengrinews. 24 December 2018.
  15. Web site: Главная eng » Seimar Social Fund . site.seimarfund.kz . 2 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20131118022307/http://site.seimarfund.kz/main_eng/ . 18 November 2013 . dead.
  16. Web site: From Altai to the Caspian: unique atlas is released in Kazakh and Russian languages » Seimar Social Fund . Site.seimarfund.kz . 2014-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222191612/http://site.seimarfund.kz/2012/12/14/from_altai_to_the_caspian_unique_atlas_is_released_in_kazakh_and_russian_languages.html . 2014-02-22 . dead .
  17. Web site: Путешествие "От Алтая до Каспия" с книгой на диване / Общество / Интернет-газета ЗОНАКЗ. Казахстан . Zonakz.net . 2012-12-21 . 2014-02-05.
  18. Web site: Атлас "От Алтая до Каспия" презентован в Алматы . en . Zakon.kz . 2014-02-05.
  19. Web site: Howard . Bullock . The Heart of Haileybury Almaty - Haileybury Almaty . Haileyburyalmaty.kz . 2014-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140103195124/http://www.haileyburyalmaty.kz/index.php/about-haileybury-almaty/the-heart-of-haileybury?lang=en . 2014-01-03 . dead .
  20. Web site: Capital Partners . Capitalpartners.ws . 2014-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140207065154/http://capitalpartners.ws/en/#!/about/news/the-first-british-partnership-school-in-the-cis-has-opened-in-almaty1 . 2014-02-07 . dead .
  21. Web site: Федерация шахмат Республики Казахстан . Kazchess.kz . 2014-02-05.
  22. Web site: КОНТИНЕНТ : Спорт . November 17, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041017151415/http://continent.kz/2002/20/19.html . October 17, 2004 .
  23. Web site: Бизнес | Финансисты | Сейсембаев Маргулан . Biografia.kz . 2014-02-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140330003406/http://biografia.kz/famous/1041 . 2014-03-30 .