Nadezhda Tokayeva

Nadezhda Tokayeva
Надежда Тоқаева
Personal details
Born (1958-09-27) 27 September 1958
Nizhny Tagil, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Spouse
(div. 2019)
[1]
Children1
Alma materMoscow State Institute for History and Archives

Nadezhda Davydovna Tokayeva (Kazakh: Надежда Давыдқызы Тоқаева, romanizedNadejda Davydqyzy Toqaeva, Russian: Надежда Давыдовна Токаева; born 27 September 1958) is the ex-wife of the second president of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.[2][3]

Early life and education

Before his presidency, Tokayeva's then-husband Kassym-Jomart Tokayev wore a wedding ring.

Tokayeva was born in Nizhny Tagil in Russia's Sverdlovsk Oblast.[3] She graduated from the Moscow State Institute for History and Archives.

Career

She served as the honorary president of the United Nations Women's Guild in Geneva from 2011 to 2012.[4][3]

Personal life

At the time of taking office as President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was divorced from Nadezhda, as indicated on the official website in March 2019.[5][3] It is presumed that the divorce took place between 27 and 29 March 2019.[1]

Together with her ex-husband, she has a son, Timur (born 15 February 1984).[4]

In 1998, she and her son Timur opened a Credit Suisse bank account, even though she qualified as a politically exposed person, which at its height in 2005 contained 1.5 million US$. After her husband became director-general of the United Nations’ Geneva office, the account was closed in 2012, and the family opened offshore companies in the British Virgin Islands, with $5 million in assets plus properties in Geneva and Moscow at $7.7 million.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "В Акорде сообщили о разводе действующего Президента Казахстана". caravan.kz (in Russian). 29 March 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Касым-Жомарт Токаев - биография, информация, личная жизнь, фото, видео". stuki-druki.com.
  3. ^ a b c d "Meet the Tokayevs Journalists trace real estate in Russia to Kazakhstani president's ex-wife and son". Meduza. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Жена, сын и отец президента Токаева - кто они?".
  5. ^ "Президент Республики Казахстан — Официальный сайт Президента Республики Казахстан". Akorda.kz. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  6. ^ Vlast (Kazakhstan), OCCRP and. "The Offshore Secrets of Kazakhstan's President Tokayev". Retrieved 21 February 2022.