Nazarbayev (surname)

Nazarbayev or Nazarbaev is the masculine form of a Kazakh surname which literally means "gazed rich man".^[1] The feminine form of the surname is written as Nazarbayeva.

The people with the surname include:

• Nursultan Nazarbayev (born 1940), former President of Kazakhstan
• Sara Nazarbayeva (born 1941), wife of Nursultan and former First Lady of Kazakhstan
  • Dariga Nazarbayeva (born 1964), Kazakh politician
    • Aisultan Nazarbayev (1990−2020), Kazakh football player
  • Aliya Nazarbayeva (born 1980), Kazakh businesswoman