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The '''Shahar Media Group''' is now a state run media firm in [[Kazakhstan]] which has several entertainment holdings across the country. The company is run by [[Nurali Nazarbayev]], son of [[Dariga Nazarbayeva]] & grandson of [[Kazakhstan|Kazakh]] [[president]] [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]]. [[Kayrat Kulbayev]] is vice president & manages the company interests including local music television network [[HiT TV]].

==Criticism==
Independent journalists from around the world have debated the leadership of the Shahar Media Group as the [[Kazakh government]] are taking steps to control all mass media in the country,<ref>[http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/civilsociety/articles/eav051906.shtml]</ref> this issue was also juxtaposed with the head of "Alma-Media Group" [[Rakhat Aliyev]] who is the husband of Dariga Nazarbayeva & [[Deputy Foreign Minister]] to Kazakhstan.

==References==
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[[Category:Media in Kazakhstan]]