Kerimov Suleiman Abusaidovich(Lezg. Kerimrin Abusaidan hva Suleiman) is a famous Russian entrepreneur, billionaire, deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation in 1999-2007, member of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation from the Republic of Dagestan (since 2008).

Childhood and education of Suleiman Kerimov

Father - Abusaid Kerimov- A lawyer by training, he was an employee of the criminal investigation department. Mother worked as an accountant in the Sberbank system. Kerimov has a brother, who now works as a doctor, and a sister, a teacher of Russian language and literature.

During his school years, Suleiman Kerimov was fond of judo wrestling, as well as kettlebell lifting. He took part in various competitions and became a winner several times. Suleiman Abusaidovich was an excellent student, the future billionaire’s favorite subject was mathematics, he won competitions in this subject, as noted in his biography in Vedomosti.

Subsequently, the Belarusian authorities withdrew the request and closed all criminal cases.

In December 2013, Suleiman Kerimov sold shares of Uralkali Mikhail Prokhorov And Dmitry Mazepin, and the share in the PIK group is Sergei Gordeev And Alexandru Mamutu.

"Anji" by Suleiman Kerimov

The Makhachkala football club Anzhi became the property of Kerimov in 2011. Not far from Makhachkala, at the expense of Suleiman Kerimov, a modern Anzhi-Arena stadium with a functioning children's Football Academy was built.

At first, Suleiman Kerimov decided to make powerful investments in the club, trying to create a European-level superclub in Makhachkala. Under Kerimov they moved to Anzhi Yuri Zhirkov(Chelsea London), Brazilians Roberto Carlos(Corinthians Sao Paulo), Willian("Miner"). Cameroonian super forward was bought Samuel Eto'o(Inter, Milan).

In 2013, Suleiman Kerimov decided to reduce the club’s annual budget to $50-70 million (reducing it by 3 times), the stars were sold, and the club relied on youth. Soon Anji left the top division, but then returned to the elite. Now Anzhi actually owns the club Osman Kadiev.

Politics of Suleiman Kerimov

Despite the fact that his business career required a lot of attention and enormous effort, Suleiman Kerimov entered politics in the late 90s. From 1999 to 2003, Kerimov was a deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 3rd convocation and was a member of its security committee. Then, until 2007, he was a deputy of the Duma of the 4th convocation, where he served as deputy chairman of the committee on physical culture, sports and youth affairs.

In 2008, Kerimov took a post in the Federation Council (FC), and since March 2011, Suleiman Abusaidovich has represented Dagestan in the upper house of the Russian parliament. In 2016, Suleiman Kerimov was again elected to the Federation Council.

Suleiman Kerimov's accident in France

In December 2006, Kerimov (then still a State Duma deputy) for the first time donated food for news to Russian yellow publications: he was in a terrible accident in France, at the entrance to Nice. A luxury Ferrari Enzo crashed into a tree and caught fire, leaving Kerimov severely burned. His companion, then an aspiring TV presenter, was also injured. Tina Kandelaki. Suleyman Kerimov and Tina Kandelaki were saved by airbags. But Kerimov’s clothes caught fire, and he rolled on the grass, trying to put out the flames. He was flown by helicopter to a burns center in Marseille, then flown from France to the Queen Astrid military hospital in Brussels.

While recovering from this accident, Suleiman Abusaidovich wore a special suit filled with silicone.

After this accident, Suleiman Kerimov donated 1 million euros to the Pinoggio charity, which helps children cope with burn injuries. After an accident in France, Suleiman Abusaidovich began wearing flesh-colored gloves.

Charitable activities of Suleiman Kerimov

Kerimov Suleyman Abusaidovich transferred in 2013 all the assets of his enterprises to the Suleyman Kerimov Foundation, which was founded by the billionaire in 2007.

Suleiman Kerimov was one of the initiators of the reconstruction of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque, provided the annual Hajj for several thousand Muslims, international youth and cultural festivals and more.

Among other things, he has headed the board of trustees since the founding of the Russian Wrestling Federation in 2006. For many years, his foundation was the main sponsor of this organization, financing, along with the New Perspective support fund, the national program for the development of freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.

Income of Suleiman Kerimov

Suleiman Kerimov's fortune in 2016, according to Forbes magazine, was $1.6 billion. In the Forbes income ranking “200 richest businessmen in Russia 2017,” Kerimov took 21st place with an amount of $6.3 billion. In 2011, it was in 19th place in terms of income with $7.8 billion.

Scandals involving the name of Suleiman Kerimov

Suleiman Kerimov was detained on the evening of November 20, 2017 at Nice airport - he arrived in France on personal business. Later it became known that the Russian senator was suspected of laundering funds hidden as a result of tax evasion. French media news, citing the Nice prosecutor, reported that Kerimov illegally imported about 750 million euros into France.

Employees of the Russian Foreign Ministry sought Kerimov's release, betting that he enjoyed diplomatic immunity. At the same time, a RIA Novosti source noted that the senator arrived in France without a diplomatic passport - this document is issued only in the event of an order to be sent on a business trip.

The news reported that according to the Nice prosecutor Jean-Michel Pretre, money was transported by Kerimov in cash in suitcases and in non-cash form. At the same time, as the prosecutor noted, money laundering occurred through the purchase of real estate at a reduced cost. Pretra also emphasized that the purpose of the operation was not the purchase of real estate itself, but the legalization of funds.

Local prosecutors asked to either arrest the senator or increase his bail to 50 million euros. On December 6, news came that Suleiman Kerimov remained at large. At the same time, the amount of bail increased from five to forty million euros, and the circle of people with whom the oligarch cannot communicate has expanded. This decision was made by the Court of Appeal of the French city of Aix-en-Provence.

“An official note from the Russian Foreign Ministry is currently being sent to the French authorities, which states that Kerimov is an official of the Russian Federation and is immune from coercive actions on the territory of other states,” RIA Novosti quoted the head of the international committee of the Federation Council as saying. Konstantin Kosachev.

In addition, representatives of France in the Russian Federation were summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry to explain the current situation.

Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov stated that Moscow will make every effort to protect the interests of Senator Suleiman Kerimov, detained in Nice.

Personal life and hobbies of Suleiman Kerimov

Suleiman Kerimov is married. Oligarch's wife Firuza Nazimovna Khanbalaeva— born in 1967. Suleiman met her at the university - they studied at the same faculty. The family has three children: two daughters - Gulnara (born in 1990) and Amina (2003), and a son, Abusaid (born in 1995).

Sometimes it is Kerimov’s marriage to Firuza Khanbalaeva that explains the successful start of his business career. The fact is that Firuza Nazimovna is the daughter of a major functionary, chairman of the Dagestan Council of Trade Unions Nazim Khanbalaev.

There is little material in the media about the wife of Suleiman Kerimov, the life of Firuza Khanbalaeva passes away from the media, her photos are not published in magazines.

But the news often reported on the oligarch’s lovers. Thanks to them, the country learned how loving the politician and oligarch are. Among his passions was the singer Natalia Vetlitskaya, actress Olesya Sudzilovskaya and a ballerina Anastasia Volochkova(Kerimov even allegedly intended to marry her). After the senator was detained in Nice, the ballerina came out with warm support for her idol.

“He is a representative of the Caucasian man, in whom there is nobility, honor, dignity. I have never loved anyone in my life more than him. This is the first, most serious love of my life!” Volochkova told reporters.

Son of Suleiman Kerimov - Abusaid(Said) Kerimov— in November 2014, he became the owner of the Cinema Park cinema chain (30 cinema complexes in 18 Russian cities), as reported in the news.

19-year-old MGIMO student Said Kerimov became the beneficiary of the company Wandle Holdings Limited, which owns 40.22% of the Polyus Gold company. On the company's website, Said Kerimov is mentioned on the board of directors as a member of the strategy committee. In 2017, Kerimov’s son became the main owner of Makhachkala airport.

Suleiman Kerimov is interested in football and martial arts. In addition, Suleiman Abusaidovich loves sea travel.

Kerimov has a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) 737−700 and two yachts. As Forbes reported, in 2015, Suleiman Abusaidovich sold his 90-meter yacht Ice to a representative of the clan of the President of Equatorial Guinea Obiang.

Suleiman Abusaidovich Kerimov is a Russian businessman and politician, a member of the Federation Council from the Republic of Dagestan, one of the richest people in Russia.

Suleiman Kerimov is one of the richest citizens of Russia. According to Forbes for 2017, he ranks 21st in the country in terms of wealth, and 226th in the world. He owns the largest companies in oil production - Nafta Moscow - and gold production - Polyus Gold. Founder of the Suleyman Kerimov Foundation for the support of youth, development of medicine, culture and sports.

Kerimov was born on the western shore of the Caspian Sea in Derbent, Lezgin by nationality. The parents of the future businessman were ordinary Soviet people: his father was a criminal investigation lawyer and his mother was an accountant at Sberbank. Suleiman had an older brother and sister, by profession a doctor and a teacher of the Russian language, respectively.

Childhood

As a child, Kerimov studied well and loved sports. He was considered the best student in his school. Suleiman showed particular interest in mathematics, which he studied in depth. He graduated from school with a gold medal and entered the Dagestan Polytechnic University at the Faculty of Construction. Suleiman managed to complete one course, and then received a summons to the army and went to serve in the missile forces. Having been demobilized, Kerimov was reinstated at the university, but not at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, but at the Faculty of Economics.

In 1989 he graduated from the Dagestan Polytechnic and began working as an economist at a factory. "Eltav" was at that time the best defense enterprise of the Union. Over the course of five years of work, Kerimov rose through the ranks to General Director for Economic Affairs.

Business

In 1993, Eltav sent Kerimov to Moscow to manage Fedprombank, which was created for the convenience of settlements between the plant and clients. While working at the bank, Suleiman provided loans to several large companies that found themselves in crisis and made a number of useful contacts.

Kerimov’s own business has taken off since 1999. His first asset - a controlling stake in Nafta Moscow - became 100 percent within a year. And to this day, the businessman continues to single-handedly manage this holding.

Since the early 2000s, Kerimov begins to participate in politics. He becomes a State Duma deputy from the LDPR faction. In 2007, the entrepreneur left Zhirinovsky’s party without explaining the reasons, and continues his political career with United Russia. From the party in power, Kerimov enters the Federation Council as a representative of his home region - the Republic of Dagestan. Suleiman served in the upper house of parliament for two convocations.

Nafta Moscow, meanwhile, was buying up the assets of large enterprises with subsequent profitable resale. During this period, Kerimov began cooperation with major Russian businessmen and. Subsequently, Kerimov entered into several successful deals with them.

Also in the early 00s, a businessman bought land in the Moscow region to build luxury housing. The project was called “Rublevo-Arkhangelskoye”. But in 2006, Suleiman parted with him, selling him to Mikhail Shishkhanov.

Kerimov continued to accumulate assets: he acquired part of the shares of Gazprom and Sberbank, a sugar factory and television networks in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
In 2008, the businessman entered the international market: he bought shares in Volvo, Boeing, Barclays, Deutsche Bank and several other large Western companies. However, this did not bring success. An economic crisis soon began, which robbed Suleiman of at least $20 billion held abroad. The business was in danger, but with the help of new projects, Kerimov managed to “get back into the game.”
In 2009, he bought a 37% stake in Polyus Gold, the largest Russian gold miner (renamed simply Polyus in 2016). By the end of 2015, Kerimov included his children on the board of directors of Polyus and now has a consolidated stake of 95%.

Now Suleiman Kerimov remains the owner of Nafta, whose assets, in addition to Polyus, also include shares in Rostelecom and the PIK group of construction companies.

In recent years, one of Kerimov’s largest investments was a $200 million investment in the Snapchat messenger. The messenger, which began to grow immediately after the public offering of shares, then sharply lost ground, and its investors were losers, including Kerimov.

Personal life

Suleiman Kerimov is married to a fellow student, the daughter of a nomenklatura official named Firuza. She gave birth to three children to the businessman. Firuza never appears in public with her husband. Suleiman attends social events with other women. According to rumors, Kerimov had affairs with Anastasia Volochkova, Tina Kandelaki and Ksenia Sobchak. According to unofficial sources, Kerimov is a generous suitor; he showers his chosen ones with diamonds and presents other expensive gifts, including a personal plane.

Hobbies

Kerimov is a big sports fan. From 2011 to 2016, he owned the Anzhi football club, which became one of the most famous clubs in Russia thanks to the financing of the oligarch. After his arrival, the team acquired world-famous stars Samuel Eto'o and Robert Carlos. Later, Anzhi, which before Kerimov’s arrival usually finished the championships at the bottom of the standings, was joined by several more Russian stars, such as Yuri Zhirkov, Igor Denisov and others. According to them, the transfers were determined by interest in playing for this particular Dagestan team, and not by large salaries.
The businessman also invested in culture - with his $170 million, the largest mosque in Europe was built - the Moscow Cathedral.

Road accident with Kandelaki?

In 2006, Kerimov was involved in a serious car accident in Nice, which caused widespread public outcry. Firstly, the businessman himself, while driving a Ferrari, lost control on the track and was seriously injured. Three quarters of his body was covered in burns. Kerimov underwent rehabilitation at a burn center in Marseille, and later at a military hospital in Brussels.

The public was actively interested in the passenger of this car, as there was a rumor that TV presenter Tina Kandelaki was with Kerimov. She herself denied this information.
Having recovered, Kerimov decided to engage in charity work. He donated a million euros to the Pinocchio organization, which helps children affected by the fire.

Arrest

In November 2017, Suleiman Kerimov was detained in France. The prosecutor's office accused the businessman of non-payment of taxes when purchasing real estate on the Cote d'Azur and of illegally transporting cash across the border. According to the prosecution, he took from Russia to France from 500 to 750 million euros.

Russian politicians stood up for Kerimov (he is still a member of the Federation Council). Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, on behalf of the Kremlin, promised that the state would protect the rights of its senator. French prosecutors responded that the businessman did not have diplomatic documents at the time of his arrest.

Suleiman Kerimov spent under house arrest virtually until the summer of 2018, spending most of the time in France, periodically asking for leave for several days in Russia for personal and family reasons. Only in June 2018 was Kerimov completely acquitted.

Upon returning to Russia, Suleiman Kerimov again began his duties as a parliamentarian. He is also actively involved in charitable activities and spends a lot of time on working trips around the Republic of Dagestan.

Activities today

The senator’s main concerns today, like many years before, are related to the development of Dagestan. Suleiman Kerimov helps build schools and mosques, provides support to pilgrims who annually make the Hajj to Mecca, and his son’s company is developing the Makhachkala International Airport.

In the summer of 2018, the authorities of Derbent, where the senator is from, announced the creation of a tourism cluster centered in this oldest city in Russia. Kerimov will take a direct part in the development of tourism in the region, including by transferring 1.5 billion rubles to the budget of Derbent. Additional funds will be used for infrastructure development - construction of hotel complexes, construction and repair of roads, etc.

State

In the past few years, according to Forbes, Kerimov's fortune has fluctuated from $7.8 billion in 2011 (maximum) to $1.6 billion in 2016 (minimum).
At the end of 2017, the oligarch’s fortune was estimated by the publication at $6.3 billion.

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Suleiman Abusaidovich Kerimov (Lezg. Kerimrin Abusaidan hva Suleiman). Born on March 12, 1966 in Derbent (Dagestan). Russian entrepreneur and politician.

By nationality - Lezgin.

Father is a policeman.

Mother is an accountant, worked in the Sberbank system.

Suleiman is the youngest in the family. Has a brother, a doctor by profession. He also has a sister, she is a teacher of Russian language and literature.

During my school years I was involved in sports - judo and kettlebell lifting. Repeatedly became the winner of various competitions. He studied well at school, exact sciences were easy for him, and his favorite subject was mathematics.

After his first year, he was drafted into the army and served in the Strategic Missile Forces from 1984-1986. He was demobilized with the rank of senior sergeant as a crew chief.

After demobilization, he transferred to the Faculty of Economics of the Dagestan State University, from which he graduated in 1989. While studying at DSU, he was a social activist and deputy chairman of the university trade union committee.

After graduating from university, he worked as an economist at the Eltav defense plant. He worked his way up from an economist to assistant general director for economic affairs, which he became in 1995.

Suleiman Kerimov's height: 182 centimeters.

Personal life of Suleiman Kerimov:

Married. His wife’s name is Firuza, she is his classmate at DSU. Father-in-law is a former major party functionary, chairman of the Dagestan Council of Trade Unions Nazim Khanbalaev. With his help, Kerimov took the first steps in the career of a successful businessman.

Has three children.

Suleiman Kerimov, wife Firuza, children and mother

Had many high-profile novels. His scandalous personal life is constantly in the spotlight of the media.

He was in a relationship with a 1990s star singer. He openly appeared with the artist at social events. At one time they were even considered almost husband and wife. The businessman showered Natalya with expensive gifts and literally showered her with money. “He doesn’t spare anything for me. He gives me money in bags,” Vetlitskaya boasted to her friends.

After her affair with Kerimov, Vetlitskaya was left with a huge house in New Riga of 3,000 square meters. There were also rumors about an apartment in Paris and various expensive jewelry being given to her.

Natalia Vetlitskaya

Anastasia Volochkova

However, the romance with Volochkova quickly ended. Persons familiar with the situation explained this by the excessive greed of the ballerina, which pushed the businessman away from her. After breaking up with Kerimov, Volochkova began having problems in the theater.

Nastya tried to return her rich lover, even publicly confessed her love to him, but to no avail.

Anastasia Volochkova about Suleiman Kerimov

Olesya Sudzilovskaya

Zhanna Friske

The businessman had an affair with a TV presenter. This became known after Kerimov got into an accident in his Ferrari Enzo on November 26, 2006 in Nice (France) - he crashed into a tree. The airbags softened the impact, but burning fuel splashed out of the fuel tank, causing a fire. The businessman, engulfed in flames, fell to the ground, trying to extinguish his flaming clothes. Teenagers playing baseball on the lawn came to his aid. This saved his life, although French doctors fought for it for a long time. He suffered severe burns and is now forced to wear flesh-colored gloves.

Tina Kandelaki was also in the car with Kerimov. In memory of this incident, Tina received two tattoos. On the left wrist there is one of the Reiki symbols - chokurei (Japanese 超空霊 chōkurei), the meaning of which has several interpretations, one of which allows you to speed up the healing process of wounds. On the left thigh is a Chinese character that means “mother.” The tattoos are applied to burns received as a result of the accident.

Tina Kandelaki

For 4 years he was in a relationship with designer Katya Gomiashvili (born 1978), the daughter of a famous actor (played Ostap Bender in Gaidai’s “12 Chairs”).

At the time of her relationship with Kerimov, Ekaterina Gomiashvili opened a number of boutiques in Moscow and London. Top models Kate Moss and Devon Aoki took part in the advertising of Gomiashvili's clothing collections.

After breaking up with Kerimov, Ekaterina retired and went to Bali, where she gave birth to a daughter. There were rumors that this could be Kerimov’s child, but officially the father is a certain Italian.

Entrepreneurial activity of Suleiman Kerimov

Since 1993, he has lived and worked in Moscow - since the Eltav company and its affiliates established the Federal Industrial Bank. Suleiman was sent there to represent the interests of Eltava.

In Moscow, his circle of business acquaintances expands sharply. The energy of the young businessman, the professionalism of the manager, and the desire for independence did not go unnoticed.

In 1995, Kerimov accepted an offer to become deputy general director of the Soyuz-finance company in Moscow.

Since April 1997 - researcher at the International Institute of Corporations (Moscow).

At the end of 1999, Suleiman Kerimov bought shares in an oil trading company "Nafta-Moscow"- the successor to the Soviet monopolist Soyuznefteexport. Subsequently, this company became Kerimov’s main business tool.

In 2003, Nafta-Moscow received a loan from Vnesheconombank, which was invested in shares of Gazprom OJSC. Over the next year, Gazprom's share prices doubled and the loan was repaid within four months. In 2004, Sberbank provided Kerimov’s structures with a loan in the total amount of $3.2 billion, which was also invested in shares and subsequently fully repaid. By 2008, Nafta-Moscow owned 4.25% of Gazprom shares and 5.6% of Sberbank shares. In mid-2008, Kerimov completely withdrew from the share capital of Gazprom and Sberbank.

In November 2005, the Nafta-Moscow company acquired 70% of the shares "Polymetal"- one of the largest gold and silver mining holdings in Russia. In 2007, Polymetal successfully completed an IPO on the London Stock Exchange, after which Nafta-Moscow sold shares of the company.

In 2005, the Moscow mayor's office and one of Kerimov's structures created a joint telecommunications venture "Mosteleset", which became the sole shareholder of the largest cable operator in Moscow, Mostelecom. In 2007, telecommunications assets were merged into the National Telecommunications holding and a year later sold to a consortium of investors led by Yuri Kovalchuk’s National Media Group for $1.5 billion.

In 2003-2008, Nafta-Moscow developed the Rublevo-Arkhangelskoye project, which was called in the press “the city of millionaires”; the idea of ​​​​creation belonged to Kerimov. Subsequently, the project was sold to the president of B&N Bank, Mikhail Shishkhanov.

In the spring of 2009, Kerimov’s structures began a project for the reconstruction of the Moscow Hotel. After the reconstruction was completed, a five-star Four Seasons hotel with a shopping center, offices and apartments was opened in the building. In 2015, Belarusian businessmen the Khotin brothers bought the hotel from Kerimov’s structures.

In the spring of 2009, Kerimov’s structures purchased 25% of the shares "PEAK"- the largest developer in Russia. At that time, the PIK group of companies needed additional financial resources: the debt reached $1.98 billion, and capitalization dropped to more than $279 million. Nafta-Moscow later increased its stake in PIK Group to 38.3%.

During the first 2 years of Kerimov’s ownership (from 2009 to 2011), PIK restored financial stability and strengthened its position in the market. In December 2013, Kerimov sold the entire stake to Russian businessmen Sergei Gordeev and Alexander Mamut.

After losses during the economic crisis of 2008-2009, Kerimov changed his investment strategy and began buying large enough blocks of shares to be able to influence the strategies of the companies in which he invests. In 2009, Nafta-Moscow bought a 37% stake in the company from Vladimir Potanin for $1.3 billion. Polyus Gold- the largest gold producer in Russia. Later the stake was increased to 40.22%.

In 2012, the company held an IPO on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). At the end of 2015, Kerimov’s structures consolidated the rights to 95% of the shares of Polyus Gold by purchasing shares from minority shareholders. The offer was followed by the delisting of Polyus Gold from the London Stock Exchange.

In April 2016, the entrepreneur’s children, Said and Gulnara, were included in the board of directors of PJSC Polyus Gold.

In June 2010, Kerimov and his partners Alexander Nesis, Filaret Galchev and Anatoly Skurov acquired a 53% stake in the potash giant Uralkali from the previous owner Dmitry Rybolovlev. The deal was valued at $5.3 billion. For this purchase, Kerimov received a significant loan from VTB.

Being the world's largest producer of potash fertilizers, Uralkali sold products on the world market together with Belaruskali through a common sales company (BKK). In July 2013, Uralkali announced that it was withdrawing from the sales agreement with Belaruskali, reducing prices and increasing production to maximum capacity in order to increase market share. On September 2, 2013, the Investigative Committee of Belarus opened a criminal case against Kerimov and a number of Uralkali employees for abuse of power and official authority. On the evening of September 2, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus demonstratively sent a request to Interpol to put Kerimov on the international wanted list, but Interpol denied the message of the Belarusian authorities about adding Kerimov to the “red list”, seeing a political motive in the request. Subsequently, the Belarusian authorities withdrew the request and closed all criminal cases.

In December 2013, Kerimov sold 21.75% of Uralkali shares to a businessman and 19.99% to the owner of Uralchem, Dmitry Mazepin.

Engaged in investments outside of Russia, but unsuccessfully. In 2007, as markets around the world began to tumble, Kerimov reduced his stakes in Gazprom and other Russian blue chips and approached Wall Street about investing a significant portion of his fortune. In exchange, Kerimov was supposed to receive more favorable lending terms for future loans. In 2007, Kerimov invested billions of dollars in Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and other financial institutions. Although neither Kerimov nor Western banks have disclosed the exact size of his investment, it is quite significant. Forbes magazine called Kerimov the largest private investor in Morgan Stanley. By 2008, according to Forbes, he withdrew the bulk of his capital from Russia, investing in shares of foreign corporations. Analysts estimate that during the economic crisis, this decision led to the loss of almost $20 billion as a result of margin calls.

State of Suleiman Kerimov: in the Forbes ranking of “200 richest businessmen in Russia” for 2017, he took 21st place with $6.3 billion. In 2016, according to Forbes magazine, his fortune was $6.1 billion. In previous years: 2013 - $7.1 billion; 2012 - $6.5 billion; 2011 - $7.8 billion; 2010 - $5.5 billion

Criminal prosecution of Suleiman Kerimov in France:

November 20, 2017. Later it was clarified that - several tens of millions of euros. Four more alleged accomplices were detained along with him. He was ordered to surrender his passport as a Russian citizen to the French police and pay bail in the amount of 5 million euros to avoid detention. In addition, he is obliged to “refuse to meet and contact with a list of persons that we cannot disclose,” the prosecutor indicated. This means that the billionaire senator will not be able to leave France.

Earlier in March 2017, the newspaper Nice Matin reported about a search at the Hier villa in France, which allegedly belongs to Kerimov. The searches took place on February 15 in connection with an investigation into the acquisition of real estate in France. According to the publication, the senator owns real estate in Antibes, the total area of ​​which is 90 thousand square meters. The area of ​​the villa itself reaches 12 thousand square meters. The billionaire's assistant then stated that Kerimov had no property outside Russia. According to him, the newspaper's information is unreliable.

In June 2018, he himself was transferred to the category of witnesses.

From January 2011 to December 2016, Suleiman Kerimov was the owner of the Anzhi football club (Makhachkala), which plays in the Russian football Premier League. Under him, the club acquired such famous players as Yuri Zhirkov (Chelsea London) and Roberto Carlos (Corinthians Sao Paulo), super forward Samuel Eto'o (Internazionale Milano).

In 2013, as part of the development of a new long-term development strategy for the club, it was decided to reduce the club's annual budget to $50-70 million, compared to the previous budget of $180 million per season. Most of the expensive foreign stars were sold, and the club relied on young Russian players.

In addition to financing Anzhi, Kerimov’s funds were used to build a modern football stadium, Anzhi-Arena, for 30 thousand spectators near Makhachkala, and to operate the Anzhi Children’s Football Academy.

Political activities of Suleiman Kerimov

In 1999-2003, Suleiman Kerimov was a deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 3rd convocation from the LDPR, and was a member of the State Duma Security Committee. In the period from 2003 to 2007, Kerimov was a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the fourth convocation from the LDPR, and also served as deputy chairman of the Committee on Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs.

Since 2008, Kerimov became a member of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, the upper house of the Federal Assembly, and represents the Republic of Dagestan.

Throughout Kerimov’s tenure as a member of parliament and then as a senator, shares of enterprises owned by him, as well as other business assets, were in trust management, and since the end of 2013 they have been transferred to the Suleyman Kerimov Foundation.

In September 2016, he was re-elected as a senator from Dagestan in the Federation Council. In this regard, he prematurely terminated his powers as a deputy in the People's Assembly of Dagestan.

Currently he is a member of the Federation Council from the Republic of Dagestan. In the past, he was a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the fourth convocation, a member of the United Russia faction. Owns the Nafta-Moscow company.

In 2000, Nafta-Moscow acquired the company Varyeganneftegaz, and in 2001 Kerimov acquired a stake in the business of Andrei Andreev, which consisted of several companies at once: Ingosstrakh-Russia (currently Rossiya), Avtobank (in 2006 year, which became part of the Uralsib corporation), Ingosstrakh-Soyuz (currently Soyuz), Ingosstrakh, Nosta and many others. At the same time, Kerimov’s company, which was once one of the largest oil traders in Russia, gradually moved away from its core activities, practically ceasing to be involved in oil trading in 2002.

On December 7, 2003, Kerimov was once again elected to the State Duma, coming to the Duma of the fourth convocation on the federal list from the Liberal Democratic Party. Kerimov was included in the Security Committee and was also appointed Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports.

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In 2003-2004, Nafta began purchasing land in the Moscow region on Novorizhskoye Highway. It was planned to build 2.7 million square meters of entertainment complexes and luxury housing on this territory. The project was called “Private city of Rublevo-Arkhangelskoye” and cost about 3 billion dollars. In 2006, it already occupied more than 430 hectares of land.

In 2005, Kerimov received the Golden Order award from the International Federation of United Wrestling Styles. Rafael Martinetti, the president of this company, wished to personally present the award to the deputy in order to “express gratitude and respect to the person who supports the struggle in Russia and throughout the world” (in 2005, Kerimov’s company “Nafta-Moscow” became the general sponsor of the Russian national freestyle team fight).

In 2005, Kerimov acquired the second largest Russian gold mining company, Politmetal, for about $900 million. In the future, it was planned to place about 25% of the company's shares on the stock exchange. In 2006, the businessman decides to turn Nafta-Moscow into a full-fledged investment company, which becomes the leading private equity fund.

According to official data, in 2006 Nafta owned 6 percent of Sberbank shares (that is, about $1.5 billion at current prices) and 4 percent of Gazprom shares ($10.4 billion). In addition, Nafta owned cable television operators in St. Petersburg and Moscow Mosteleset and National Cable Networks, about 20 percent of the shares of Bin Bank, 91 percent of the shares of the Krasnopresnensky Sugar Refinery Plant, 2 percent of the shares of OJSC MGTS, 50 percent of the shares of the supermarket chain "Mercado".

During this period, resale transactions became a kind of “strong hobby” of Kerimov. In 2006, Nafta became a co-owner of Mosstroyekonombank, gained control over the Razvitie SEC, and also received a 17% stake in the Mospromstroy holding. However, Nafta does not retain any of the above acquisitions: the Bean group bought out Mosstroyekonombank and Mospromstroy, and Razvitie transferred to Deripaska’s Basic Element.

In 2006, Kerimov became the head of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Wrestling Federation. Long-term interaction with large national business structures and government sports authorities has become crucial.

Very soon after this, information appeared in the media that Kerimov would most likely acquire the Dynamo football club, since the owner of this club, Alexey Fedorychev, wanted to give up running a sports business in Russia. The basis for this assumption was Kerimov’s repeated desire to start a football business.

In 2004, representatives of the Nafta-Moscow company conducted negotiations regarding the purchase of a controlling stake in the Italian Roma, but the deal did not take place. A little later, an agreement was practically concluded between Kerimov and the government of the Moscow region on financing the Saturn football club (the deal fell through at the very last moment). In 2005, Nafta-Moscow became one of the sponsors of the Russian Football Union.

In July, Kerimov, together with Abramovich and Deripaska, acquired a stake in Rosneft, and in August 2006, information appeared in the media about Nafta-Moskva’s intention to buy out the debts of the Yukos oil company (on August 1, the Moscow Arbitration Court declared the company bankrupt, so any an investor who wanted to pay her debts effectively gained control of her assets). There were rumors that Kerimov was negotiating with YUKOS President Stephen Theede about the implementation of such an idea, but the press service of Nafta officially denied such reports.

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In November 2006, information appeared about Kerimov’s desire to start a separate business in Moscow. On November 21, 2006, the Moscow government and Nafta announced the creation of OJSC United Hotel Company, whose authorized capital was $2 billion. Shares of more than 20 hotels on the city’s balance sheet (Metropol, Balchug, Radisson-Slavyanskaya, National) were transferred here.

On November 25, 2006, in Nice, Kerimov was involved in a car accident. As the Nice Matin newspaper reported, Kerimov's car, in which he was traveling with Tina Kandelaki, crashed into a tree and caught fire. The deputy was taken to the Hospital de la Timone in Marseille with serious burns. As eyewitnesses of the incident said, Kerimov was able to get out of the car on his own. His companion suffered less: after undergoing all the necessary examinations at the Saint-Roch hospital, she was discharged as soon as possible.

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Sources from Kerimov’s circle made an official statement that the businessman’s life was not in danger. However, an employee in the management of the hospital de la Timone told about a slightly different state of affairs. The deputy, according to him, is in a coma and connected to a ventilator. He also added that the businessman is “stable and under medical supervision.” In addition, it became known that Kerimov, along with numerous burns, received a traumatic brain injury.

According to the initial opinion of the investigation, Kerimov, who was driving the car, lost control. This version was based on the fact that the speed limit on the embankment was only 70 kilometers per hour. Due to an attempt to overtake, Kerimov's car (Ferrari Enzo, worth 675 thousand euros) collided with the sidewalk, after which the car was thrown into a tree, and the fatal blow fell on the gas tank (as a result of which a fire started).

For some time, Tina Kandelaki in every possible way denied her participation in the accident, insisting that she was at home at that time due to illness. But soon the TV presenter admitted that she was with the businessman in his car at the time of the accident. She talked about her illness only because she wanted to hide the fact of her relationship with the deputy. According to Kandelaki, a man suddenly jumped out onto the road in front of the car. Kerimov sharply turned the steering wheel, which was the cause of the accident.

On December 5, 2006, the Belgian newspaper RTL, citing a representative of the Belgian Ministry of Defense, published information that Kerimov was transported to the Queen Astrid Military Hospital in Brussels. The deputy was sent to Belgium on the initiative of Professor Jean-Louis Vincennes from the Erasme hospital.

On January 24, 2007, information appeared about the deputy’s return to Moscow, where he immediately began his work. According to sources close to the management of OJSC GNK (formerly Nafta-Moscow), Kerimov “has almost completely recovered from the accident” and “works on a daily basis and in full.”

On April 6, 2007, information appeared in the media about Kerimov’s voluntary departure from the LDPR faction. The businessman did not justify his decision in any way. And on April 12, 2007, it became known that Kerimov wrote a statement about his desire to join the United Russia faction.

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How to live in a “golden cage”. The wives of Russian oligarchs Usmanov, Abramovich, Kerimov, Deripaska and Khodorkovsky were labeled. The latter’s wife was called the “wife of the Decembrist.” PHOTO

The “Top 7” rating of oligarchs’ wives, published today by the RBC agency, included the wife of Metalloinvest founder Alisher Usmanov - Irina Viner, the beloved of the main owner of Evraz Group Roman Abramovich - Dasha Zhukova, the wife of Rusal co-owner Oleg Deripaska - Polina Deripaska , the wife of billionaire Alexander Lebedev Elena Perminova, the companion of the co-owner of the Capital Group company Vladislav Doronin Naomi Campbell, the wife of political prisoner Mikhail Khodorkovsky Inna Khodorkovskaya and the wife of one of the main shareholders of Uralkali Suleiman Kerimov Firuza.

Irina Viner, who ranks first in the rating, is presented in it as a “sports lioness.” She is known primarily for her own achievements, being a coach and president of the All-Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation. Irina Viner raised many Olympic champions.

Irina met Alisher Usmanov in the gym. Inspired by The Three Musketeers, the young man took up fencing. However, Usmanov then did not dare to approach the already famous gymnast. A few years later they met by chance on the street in Moscow. Wiener, who survived a failed marriage, came to the capital to pursue a career, and Usmanov studied at MGIMO. It took the future billionaire just a few days to charm the girl: his trump cards were charm and encyclopedic knowledge. The young people began to meet, and then live together.

Daria Zhukova the creators of the rating nicknamed Abramovich’s “garage girlfriend”. For her sake, the oligarch divorced his wife, who bore him five children. Daria Zhukova is no less famous than her companion. Today she is the editor of the website about social life “Spletnik.ru”, heads the center for contemporary culture “Garage” and the charitable foundation for the support and development of contemporary art “Iris”, created with the financial support of Abramovich. In her free time from work and social life, Zhukova plays tennis, does yoga and jogging.

Daria met Abramovich in 2005 at a social party in Barcelona. Since then, the couple began to be seen together often: they watched football, traveled, and went to parties. A year later, the official wife of the lover of large yachts could not stand it and filed for divorce, which, according to press reports, cost the billionaire $300 million, four London villas and two apartments. Now Abramovich and Zhukova are raising two small children: son Aaron Alexander and daughter Leia.

Polina Yumasheva, aka Deripaska, is listed as a “business woman” on the list of wives of oligarchs. The marriage of Boris Yeltsin’s “adopted granddaughter” Polina Yumasheva with Oleg Deripaska looks like a profitable deal, as a result of which each of the spouses received pleasant bonuses: she - money, he - access to the highest political spheres.

Now Polina owns several publications. Among them: “Hello!”, “My baby and I”, “Bear”, “Story, Car” and “Empire”.

Top Model Elena Perminova presented in the rating as a “criminal fashionista”. Alexander Lebedev became not only her husband, father of two children and sponsor of her stylish looks, but also saved the girl from prison. In 2004, a 17-year-old model was detained in a club while trying to sell drugs. She was engaged in this business together with her common-law husband Dmitry Kholodkov. Concerned about the threatening consequences, the girl’s father sent a letter to State Duma deputy and millionaire Alexander Lebedev with a request to protect his minor daughter from the influence of a criminal group. The oligarch took on a case that was being decided at the highest level: Lebedev’s lawyer Yuri Zak defended the girl. Thanks to Lebedev, Elena was sentenced to 6 years of suspended imprisonment. Her accomplice was sent to prison for 8 years. To restore her reputation, the girl then posed for anti-drug posters under the slogan “Say no to drugs.”

After the successful completion of the criminal case, Elena began to be often seen in the company of her benefactor - the 27-year age difference did not bother the girl.

Naomi Campbell in the rating they are traditionally called the “black panther”. In the 90s, the beauty was considered one of the most sought-after models: she represented brands such as Versace, Yves Saint Laurent, and her photos graced the covers of leading fashion publications. At the same time, Naomi has long been assigned the title of Hollywood's main brawler. Among her most notorious “misdeeds” are beating a maid and scandals at the airport.

In February 2008, at a Vogue magazine party in Brazil, Naomi met Vladislav Doronin. The supermodel's friends who watched their interaction claimed that it was love at first sight. To conquer the “black panther,” the Russian oligarch showered her with gifts: a house in the shape of the eye of the Egyptian deity Horus was built especially for her on one of the Turkish islands. As soon as the girl mentioned in a conversation that she liked Brazil, her lover presented her with a penthouse in Sao Paulo. Naomi was also given a palace in Venice.

True, there are now rumors that the couple broke up. And precisely because of the scandalous nature of the “panther”.

Inna Khodorkovskaya entered the “Top 7” rating as “the wife of the Decembrist.” Over the past 10 years, she has had to get used to the role of the wife of a political prisoner. Having married Mikhail Khodorkovsky, she experiences his ups and downs with him. The criminal case and arrest of Khodorkovsky came as a shock to Inna. For two years she was deeply depressed, she even had to undergo treatment and take sedatives.

The courts made Inna a public person. Unlike Mikhail’s mother, who takes an active position and often communicates with journalists, the wife of the country’s main political prisoner, by her own admission, does “inconspicuous work”: she goes on dates with her husband, carries packages for him.

In seventh place in the ranking is Kerimov’s wife – an “oriental prude” Firuza. The couple's romance began while they were still studying, and soon the lovers got married. For Kerimov, this marriage turned out to be a winning ticket, since Firuza was the daughter of a Dagestani party boss. According to rumors, it was his father-in-law who helped graduate Kerimov get a job as an economist at the Eltav electronics plant. Kerimov quickly made a career at the enterprise, and in the early 90s the family moved to Moscow, where the businessman began to represent the interests of several television manufacturers from different CIS countries.

Firuza is a real oriental wife. She does not like social events and the attention of journalists. The woman is busy raising three children and helping her husband. There were no photographs of her on the Internet.