Private company

Samruk-Kazyna

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Sovereign wealth fund of Kazakhstan

The Samruk-Kazyna, officially known as the Sovereign Wealth Fund "Samruk-Kazyna" Joint Stock Company (Kazakh: «Самұрық-Қазына» Ұлттық әл-ауқат қоры, romanized: «Samūryq–Qazyna» Ūlttyk äl-auqat qory), is a sovereign wealth fund and joint stock company in Kazakhstan. It owns, either wholly or partially, major national companies, including rail, postal services, oil and gas, uranium, and the flag carrier Air Astana. The Government of Kazakhstan is its sole shareholder.2 It employed about 262,200 people in 2021.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2008Founded1
  • IndustryPromyshlennaya, transportation1
  • HeadquartersAstana1
  • Websitewww.sk.kz
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

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The Samruk-Kazyna (Kazakh: Самұрық-Қазына, romanized: Samūryq-Qazyna, pronounced [sɑmʊ̆rʊ́q qɑzɤ̆nɑ́]), officially known as the Sovereign Wealth Fund "Samruk-Kazyna" Joint Stock Company (Kazakh: «Самұрық-Қазына» Ұлттық әл-ауқат қоры, romanized: «Samūryq–Qazyna» Ūlttyk äl-auqat qory), is a sovereign wealth fund and joint stock company in Kazakhstan. It owns, either wholly or partially, major national companies, including rail, postal services, oil and gas, uranium, and the flag carrier Air Astana. The Government of Kazakhstan is its sole shareholder.2

Corporate structure

Samruk-Kazyna sits at the top of its group. 20 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Samruk-Kazyna reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Samruk-Kazyna was established in October 2008 through the merger of two state‑owned funds, Samruk and Kazyna, by a decree of President Nursultan Nazarbayev. The fund aims to enhance corporate governance and increase the value of national assets.

The current chairman of the board of directors is Olzhas Bektenov. Previous leaders include Prime Minister Bakhytzhan Sagintayev and Umirzak Shukeyev. Independent directors have included Sir Richard Harry Evans and Wilhelm Bender.

The fund initially consolidated five national companies, later expanding to include 22 entities across the energy, transport, and infrastructure sectors. By 2014, it managed 576 subsidiaries and associated companies.

Samruk-Kazyna is a member of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) and adheres to the Santiago Principles, a global standard for sovereign wealth fund governance.

From Wikipedia’s article on Samruk-Kazyna, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Samruk-Kazyna holds significant stakes in key Kazakhstani enterprises, including:

KazMunayGas (67.42%)

KEGOC (85%)

Kazakhtelecom (79.24%)

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Kazpost (100%)

Air Astana (51%)

Kazatomprom (75%)

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (100%)

Samruk-Energy (100%)

A full list is maintained on the fund’s official website.

From Wikipedia’s article on Samruk-Kazyna, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Finance Ministry of Kazakhstan
  • Government of Kazakhstan

Subsidiaries

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 2021262,2001

Timeline

  1. 2008Founded Founded1

Sources

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