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Nursultan Nazarbayev identifies as a [[Muslim]]. As devout, Nazarbayev has described his spirituality as being based on the words from [[Abai Qunanbaiuly]], a [[Kazakhs|Kazakh]] poet whose philosophy is based on an enlightened [[Islam]]. According to Nazarbayev, Abai's "Words of Wisdom" aided him in attempting to build a modern Kazakhstan after the collapse of the Soviet Union.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Aidana Yergaliyeva |date=2020-10-08|title=Nazarbayev Publishes Article on Abai's Influence on His Own Life and in Shaping Contemporary Kazakhstan|url=https://astanatimes.com/2020/10/nazarbayev-publishes-article-on-abais-influence-on-his-own-life-and-in-shaping-contemporary-kazakhstan/|access-date=2020-10-31|website=The Astana Times|language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Stamps of Kazakhstan, 2013-37.jpg|thumb|Postage stamp with Nazarbayev and his wife]]
Nazarbayev is married to [[Sara Nazarbayeva|Sara Alpysqyzy Nazarbayeva]]. They have three daughters: [[Dariga Nazarbayeva|Dariga]], [[Dinara Nazarbayeva|Dinara]] and [[Aliya Nazarbayeva|Aliya]]. Aliya's first marriage was notably to [[Aidar Akayev]], the eldest son of former [[President of Kyrgyzstan]] [[Askar Akayev]], which for a short period made the two [[Central Asian]] leaders related.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/135429.stm|title=Central Asia's 'perfect couple' wed|work=BBC|access-date=13 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320225723/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/135429.stm|archive-date=20 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Having grown up in the Soviet Union, Nazarbayev is fluent in [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]] as well as [[Russian language|Russian]] and understands [[English language|English]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kaktus.media/doc/357121_nazarbaev_pokazal_svoe_znanie_angliyskogo._eto_bylo_zabavno.html|title=Назарбаев показал свое знание английского. Это было забавно|access-date=29 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029022650/https://kaktus.media/doc/357121_nazarbaev_pokazal_svoe_znanie_angliyskogo._eto_bylo_zabavno.html|archive-date=29 October 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has two brothers, Satybaldy (1947–1980) and Bolat (born 1953),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rus.azattyq.org/content/bolat_nazarbaev_maira_kurmangalieva_daniyar_kesikbaev_new_york/24563884.html|title=Болат Назарбаев судится в Америке со своей бывшей женой|access-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409082924/http://rus.azattyq.org/content/bolat_nazarbaev_maira_kurmangalieva_daniyar_kesikbaev_new_york/24563884.html|archive-date=9 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as one sister named Anip.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Семья президента: Нурсултан Назарбаев|url=https://news.rambler.ru/other/40648321-semya-prezidenta-nursultan-nazarbaev/?updated|website=Рамблер/новости|date=26 August 2018 |language=ru}}</ref> On 16 August 2020, Nazarbayev's grandson, [[Aisultan Nazarbayev|Aisultan]], reportedly died from [[cardiac arrest]] in [[London]]. Prior to that, Aisultan made several public statements on social media that Nazarbayev was his biological father and that his life was constantly threatened.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Внук Назарбаева заявил, что он – не внук, а сын|url=https://eadaily.com/ru/news/2020/01/23/vnuk-nazarbaeva-zayavil-chto-on-ne-vnuk-a-syn|access-date=17 August 2020|website=EADaily|date=23 January 2020 |language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nursultan Nazarbayev's grandson claims somebody wants to kill him|url=https://akipress.com/news:633257:Nursultan_Nazarbayev_s_grandson_claims_somebody_wants_to_kill_him/|access-date=17 August 2020|website=akipress.com}}</ref> He also accused his grandfather's associates of plotting and scheming.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kazakhstan: Troubled Nazarbayev grandson dies aged 29|url=https://eurasianet.org/kazakhstan-troubled-nazarbayev-grandson-dies-aged-29|access-date=17 August 2020|work=Eurasianet|language=en}}</ref> In response, Nazarbayev described Aisultan as being very similar to himself, expressing his regrets by telling that "one could not have sent him anywhere, but it was impossible to keep him. He was already a slave to this work and could not stop. We treated him in Moscow, and we treated him in London. It seems that I went out and came back to it again."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-08|title=Он был очень похож на меня – Нурсултан Назарбаев об Айсултане – Новости Казахстана и мира на сегодня|url=https://24.kz/ru/news/social/item/447447-on-byl-ochen-pokhozh-na-menya-nursultan-nazarbaev-ob-ajsultane|access-date=2021-10-22|website=24.kz|language=ru-ru}}</ref>
On 18 June 2020, it was reported that Nazarbayev had tested positive for [[COVID-19]]; a spokesman stated that Nazarbayev would go into isolation and work remotely.<ref name="COVID-june2020">[https://eurasianet.org/kazakhstan-nazarbayev-diagnosed-with-coronavirus Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev diagnosed with coronavirus], Eurasianet 18 June 2020; retrieved 18 June 2020</ref> On 3 July 2020, Nazarbayev had recovered and was "back on his feet" three weeks after contracting the virus.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nazarbayev Recovers From Coronavirus, Back on His Feet After Three Weeks |url=https://astanatimes.com/2020/07/nazarbayev-recovers-from-coronavirus-back-on-his-feet-after-three-weeks/ |work=The Astana Times|date=3 July 2020 }}</ref> Nazarbayev later during a meeting with Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] recalled his sickness, telling that "group of Russian doctors stood by me for ten days. It was decisive in my recovery, so it will not be forgotten."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-30|title=Meeting with Nursultan Nazarbayev|url=http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/65975|access-date=2021-10-22|website=Kremlin.ru|language=en}}</ref>
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