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Nationality Kazakh — Sovereign wealth fund management

Nurlan Zhakupov

Updated on 13 November 2026

Chairman of Kazakhstan’s Samruk-Kazyna sovereign wealth fund.

Nurlan Zhakupov, chairman of Samruk-Kazyna, was detained on 11 November 2026 in a corruption-related investigation. Authorities have not specified his individual alleged acts or announced a conviction.

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11–12 November 2026

November 2026: detained in a corruption investigation

Investigation

Kazakhstan’s National Security Committee announced that Nurlan Zhakupov was detained on 11 November alongside the KTZ chairman and others on suspicion of a corruption-related offence. Authorities did not disclose the alleged individual conduct.

State of the evidence: Detention confirmed by an official statement; guilt has not been established.
Legal status — source text: Investigation under way; no formal indictment or judgment confirmed.
Attribution: Suspected involvement in an unspecified corruption offence.

Sources · 3

[1]
Comité de sécurité nationale du KazakhstanО задержании лиц12 November 2026Official documentHigh reliability
[2]
QazinformKazakhstan detains chairmen of Samruk-Kazyna and Kazakhstan Temir Zholy in corruption probe12 November 2026News agencyHigh reliability
[3]
Interfax KazakhstanSamruk-Kazyna, KTZ heads detained on suspicion of corruption12 November 2026News agencyHigh reliability

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Controversia profile, updated 13 November 2026. Latest version: https://controversia.info/en/fiche/nurlan-zhakupov