DailyBiz Reveals Owners of Five Major Agricultural Companies in Kazakhstan
According to DailyBiz, "Olzha Agro" is associated with Aidarbek Khozhanazarov, who previously served as the general director of the group, Alisher Khozhanazarov, identified as a co-owner, and Dinmukhamed Shakhasanov, also mentioned as a beneficiary. The publication estimates "Olzha Agro's" taxes and other mandatory payments at 3.5 billion tenge.
In 2025, Aidarbek Khozhanazarov ranked 49th in the list of the 50 most influential businesspeople in Kazakhstan, prepared by Forbes Kazakhstan.
DailyBiz names Bakhtiyar Ospanov as the majority owner of "The Grain Consortium of Kazakhstan," holding 75% of the company. The state holding "Baiterek" also participates in the group's capital through "AK Zhaiyk Capital" LLP and other legal entities.
In the 2026 list of the 75 wealthiest businessmen in Kazakhstan, Bakhtiyar Ospanov ranked 75th. Forbes Kazakhstan estimated his wealth at $95 million. According to the publication, "The Grain Consortium of Kazakhstan" and its direct subsidiaries paid about 8.3 billion tenge in taxes.
The owner and general director of "Rodina Agrofirm" LLP is Ivan Sauer. After privatization, he owned 60% of the enterprise, while the remaining 40% was owned by the collective, as noted by DailyBiz.
In the 2024 Forbes Kazakhstan ranking, Ivan Sauer was 63rd among the 75 wealthiest businesspeople in the country. His wealth was estimated at $98 million. Since 2015, "Rodina Agrofirm," according to cited data, has paid 10.9 billion tenge in taxes and other mandatory payments.
DailyBiz associates the "Atameken-Agro" JSC with the Islamov family. The controlling share of the company belongs to them through "K-Invest Securities" LLP. The beneficiaries include Alyam Islamov, Amir Islamov, Nagima Islamova, and Eleonora Islamova. The chairman of the board of "Atameken-Agro" is Kintal Islamov.
DailyBiz estimates the group's total taxes and other mandatory payments since 2015 at 9.4 billion tenge. The largest subsidiary, "Atameken-Agro" LLP, accounted for 3.6 billion tenge.
"Zhuravlevka-1" LLP is part of the "Logos Grain" group, founded by Svetlana Umarova and Galim Kudaybergenov. The current founder of "Logos Grain" is listed as Aigul Nurguzhina, whom the authors of the publication presumably relate to the founders' family. According to DailyBiz, the company has paid about 13 billion tenge in taxes and other mandatory payments since 2015.
Thus, among the five presented companies, "Zhuravlevka-1" has the highest total payments since 2015 — about 13 billion tenge. It is followed by "Rodina Agrofirm" with 10.9 billion tenge and the "Atameken-Agro" group with 9.4 billion tenge. However, direct comparison of the figures is limited: different periods and accounting scopes are used in the publication for different enterprises — an individual company, a group, or a company along with its subsidiaries.
Source: Instagram account publication DailyBiz.kz "Owners of the Largest Agricultural Companies of Kazakhstan | Part 1." Information on ownership structure, beneficiaries, and tax payments is provided with reference to DailyBiz.kz data; DairyNews.today has not independently verified them.
