Legendary & Iconic Personalities
Yeldos Smetov
The Golden Legacy of Kazakhstan’s Judo Champion
Three Olympic Games. Three medals. Eight years between a silver in Rio and a gold in Paris — and a return to the tatami no one expected.
Leaders · Incredible Kazakhstan
Legendary & Iconic Personalities
Iconic. Influential. Inspiring. The people who carry Kazakhstan's name abroad.
DesignersAthletesEntrepreneursArtistsStatesmen
THE LEAD STORY
ICONIC. INFLUENTIAL. INSPIRING.
The personalities shaping Kazakhstan at home and abroad.
Yeldos Smetov
Olympic & World Judo ChampionRead profile →
Madina Tompiyeva
Founder, AnimaRead profile →
Dr. S. E. Alexander
Global Media Chief & MDRead profile →
Fettah Tamince
Founder & Chairman, Rixos HotelsRead profile →
Nurlan Artykbayev
Founder, Qazaq StroyRead profile →
Arman Issagaliyev
Deputy Minister of Foreign AffairsRead profile →
Chung Eui-hae
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of KoreaRead profile →
Kazakhstan’s Junior Judokas
Macau Junior Asian Cup 2026Read profile →
ELSEWHERE IN LEADERS
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