Almira Nurlybekova, the mother of Kuandyk Bishimbayev, who was convicted of murder, has filed a financial claim against his former wife, Nazym Kakharman. According to Kakharman, the amount claimed is around 25 million tenge and relates to income from the family business.
WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE CLAIM
As reported by BES.media citing the Instagram page of Nazym Kakharman, her former mother-in-law is demanding that she pay back money she allegedly received from the business owned by the Bishimbayev family.
'A claim has come in, I think for 25 million tenge, from my former mother-in-law. The essence of the claim is financial,' Kakharman said.
The exact amount claimed, the grounds for the claim, and the position of Almira Nurlybekova are not given in the materials provided.
HOW KAKHARMAN RAN THE FAMILY BUSINESS
According to Nazym Kakharman, after the birth of her second child she gave up her corporate job and went into business. From 2011 she managed a fitness club, and later another premises was added.
Kakharman claims that the property and business were legally registered not in her name or that of her former husband, but in his mother's name. She says that at the time, this arrangement did not cause her concern because of the trusting relationships within the family.
THE ROLE OF THE TRUST MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
Bishimbayev's former wife links the dispute to the trust management agreement. She says she did not consider the document risky, but years later it became the basis for the financial claim.
Kakharman stated that under this form of management, the property owner can subsequently make claims in respect of income derived from the business. A legal assessment of the agreement and the parties' arguments is not provided in the materials.
WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW
According to available information, the court proceedings have only just begun. No decision on the claim has been made yet.
CONTEXT
Earlier, former Minister of National Economy Kuandyk Bishimbayev was found guilty of the murder and torture of his wife Saltanat Nukenova and was sentenced to 24 years in prison.
In the same case, his cousin Bakhytzhan Baizhanov was convicted of harbouring a particularly serious crime, and in July 2026 he was released under an amnesty.
The court proceedings over Almira Nurlybekova's claim against Nazym Kakharman are ongoing. No decision on the case has been made yet.
