Dariga Nazarbayeva

Chair of the Eurasian Media Forum Organizing Committee,
Doctor of Political Science, Kazakhstan

Dr. Dariga Nazarbayeva is the founder of “Khabar” Broadcasting Agency, the largest TV company in Kazakhstan and one of the major media networks in Central Asia. “Khabar” Agency runs two nationwide TV channels and the first satellite television channel in Kazakhstan, CaspioNet, which broadcasts all over Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.

Dr. Nazarbayeva is an active advocate of press freedom and media development in the region as Chair of the Eurasian Media Forum — a prominent international conference held annually in Kazakhstan — and leader of the Congress of Journalists of Kazakhstan, an independent public association of Kazakhstan media organizations which aims to promote better interaction between government and the press.

Dariga Nazarbayeva also holds positions in a number of public and private organizations, including: Board Member of the International Television Academy based in New York; President of the Eurasian Center for Strategic Studies, Russia; Vice-president of the Eurasian Television Academy, Russia; Co-chair of the Eurasian TV Forum Organizing Committee, Russia; Associate member of the International Economic Academy “Eurasia”.

Her past positions include: Vice President of the Children's Charitable Fund “Bobek”, Member of the National Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan for UNESCO and President of the Sports Gymnastics Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Dr. Nazarbayeva holds an honors history degree from Moscow State University. She also received a doctorate in Political Science from the Russian Presidential Academy of Public Service.

Dr. Nazarbayeva is author of several monographic works, books and numerous publications, among others: «Democratization of Political Systems in the Commonwealth of Independent States» (1997); «The Eurasian Commonwealth» (2000); editor and co-author of the book «From the Union towards the Commonwealth. Chronology of Events (1986—2001)» published by the Eurasian Center for Strategic Studies in 2001; co-author of the book «10 Years of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Experience, Problems, Future Prospects» (2001).

Dariga Nazarbayeva is also an accomplished opera singer; she gave a concert at Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre and often performs at Almaty’s Kazakh State Philharmonic Hall.

She speaks Kazakh, Russian, English and Italian.