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 Decembrist’s wife.” photo. How Suleiman Kerimov earned billions and went into the shadows Who is Suleiman

Suleiman Abusaidovich Kerimov was born on March 12, 1966 in Derbent (Dagestan). In 1983 he graduated from high school (with a gold medal) and entered the construction department of the Dagestan Polytechnic Institute. After the first year, he was drafted into the army (deferment for full-time university students was then cancelled). In 1984-1986 he served in the Strategic Missile Forces. He received the rank of senior sergeant and was the head of the Strategic Missile Forces crew. In the army I did a lot of sports - I became the champion of the division in kettlebell lifting.

Returning from the army in 1986, Kerimov transferred to the Faculty of Economics of the Dagestan State University (DSU). During his studies, he was deputy chairman of the university trade union committee. In 1989, he graduated from high school with a diploma in "Accounting and Analysis of Economic Activities" and went to work at the Eltav plant of the Ministry of Electronic Industry - one of the best enterprises in the defense industry. He worked at the plant until 1995, rising from an ordinary economist to assistant general director for economic issues.

In 1995, thanks to the established circle of acquaintances among Moscow businessmen and officials, Kerimov received an offer to become deputy general director of the Soyuz-Finance company. This Moscow company worked in the domestic aviation business, raw materials industries and the banking sector. Kerimov accepted the offer.

In April 1997, Kerimov became a researcher at the International Institute of Corporations (Moscow), and in February 1999 he was appointed vice president of this non-profit organization.

It was in the 1990s that Kerimov, according to media reports, earned his initial capital. In October 1998, for $50 million, Kerimov acquired 55 percent of the shares of the investment company OJSC Nafta-Moscow (traded oil and petroleum products, was created on the basis of the Soyuznefteexport association) from its management, within a year he increased his stake in the company to 100 percent and This is how he became the owner of the company.

In December 1999, Kerimov was dismissed from the post of vice-president of the International Institute of Corporations in connection with his election as a deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (he entered the Duma of the third convocation on the federal list from the Zhirinovsky Bloc).

Having become a deputy, Karimov did not retire. According to his friends, he still had full control of his company, and the source of Kerimov’s capital was the purchase of assets. At that time, according to media reports, a “soft” (without affiliated structures) business alliance developed between Kerimov and Roman Abramovich, and later business relations were established with the owner of Basic Element, Oleg Deripaska (according to some reports, the alliance existed by November 2006).

In 2000, Nafta-Moscow bought the Varyeganneftegaz company. In 2001, Kerimov, together with the structures of Abramovich and Deripaska, received a share in the business of Andrei Andreev, which consisted of more than a hundred companies: Avtobank (by 2006 it became part of the Uralsib corporation), Ingosstrakh, Ingosstrakh-Russia Insurance Company (now Russia"), Ingosstrakh-Soyuz Bank (now Soyuz), Nosta and others. At the same time, Kerimov’s company, which was once one of the largest oil traders in Russia, moved further and further from its original activities and in 2002 practically curtailed oil trading.

On December 7, 2003, Kerimov was re-elected to the State Duma. He entered the Duma of the fourth convocation on the federal list from the LDPR. The deputy was appointed deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports, and was also included in the security committee.

At the end of 2003 and in 2004, Nafta began buying land in the Moscow region on Novorizhskoye Highway. On these lands it was planned to build 2.7 million square meters of luxury housing and entertainment complexes. The cost of the project was estimated at $3 billion. The project was named the private city "Rublevo-Arkhangelskoye". By 2006, it already occupied 430 hectares of land.

In November 2005, the International Federation of United Wrestling Styles (FILA) presented Kerimov with one of the most prestigious awards - the Golden Order. FILA President Rafael Martinetti expressed a desire to personally present the award to the deputy in order to “express gratitude and respect to the person who supports wrestling in Russia and around the world” (by 2005, Nafta-Moscow became the general sponsor of the Russian national freestyle wrestling team).

At the end of 2005, Nafta bought Polymetal, Russia's second gold mining company, for $900 million and planned to list about 25 percent of its shares on the stock exchange. In February 2006, Kerimov decided to turn Nafta-Moscow into a full-fledged investment company, turning it into a leading private equity fund.

By 2006, Nafta, according to official data, owned more than 6 percent of the shares of Sberbank (about $1.6 billion at current prices) and more than 4 percent of the shares of Gazprom ($10.4 billion), cable television operators in Moscow and St. Petersburg - Mosteleset (Nafta owns 59 percent of the shares of the enterprise) and National Cable Networks, almost 20 percent of the shares of Bin-Bank, two percent of the shares of OJSC MGTS and 91 percent of the shares of the Krasnopresnensky Sugar Refinery Plant (in August 2006, shares of the plant, bought by Nafta from two rival companies were sold to the PIK group (according to media reports, Kerimov made money on resale).In addition, the company owned 50 percent of the shares of the Mercado supermarket chain.

By that time, resale transactions, including in the real estate market, had become Kerimov’s strong point. In April 2006, his Nafta became a co-owner of Mosstroyekonombank, which owns Smolensky Passage, in June it gained control of the Razvitie SEC, which unites three construction companies, and in July notified the mayor of Moscow that it owns 17 percent of the holding's shares." Mospromstroy". None of these acquisitions remained with Nafta: Development was bought by Deripaska's Basic Element, Mospromstroy and Mosstroyekonombank - the BIN group.

In May 2006, Kerimov headed the Board of Trustees of the Russian Wrestling Federation. According to the president of the federation, Mikhail Mamiashvili, the decision to establish a Board of Trustees and appoint its head was made because, for the effective implementation of the tasks facing the Russian Wrestling Federation, long-term interaction with state sports management bodies and large national business structures has become crucial.

Soon after this, information appeared in the press that the Dynamo football club could be bought by Kerimov, since the owner of this club and the Fedcominvest company, Alexey Fedorychev, intended to completely abandon his sports business in Russia. This information was based on the fact that Kerimov had already tried to enter the football business more than once. In 2004, representatives of Nafta-Moscow negotiated the purchase of a controlling stake in the Italian Roma (the deal did not take place); a little later, Kerimov almost concluded an agreement with the government of the Moscow region on financing the Saturn football club (a deal worth 60 million dollars fell through at the last moment). In 2005, the Nafta-Moscow company became one of the sponsors of the Russian Football Union.

In July, Kerimov, together with Deripaska and Abramovich, acquired a stake in the state oil company Rosneft (the company that at the end of 2004 bought the former subsidiary of the Yukos oil company, Yuganskneftegaz). And in August 2006, reports appeared in the press that Nafta-Moscow intended to buy out the debts of NK YUKOS (On August 1, the Moscow Arbitration Court declared YUKOS bankrupt, and from that moment on, any third-party investor could pay off creditors " Yukos" to actually gain control over its assets). It was alleged that Kerimov negotiated such a possibility with Yukos President Stephen Theede. Later, the Nafta press service officially denied these reports.

In mid-November 2006, journalists learned that Kerimov had decided to start a hotel business in Moscow. On November 21, 2006, the Nafta company and the Moscow government announced the creation of the United Hotel Company OJSC (authorized capital - $ 2 billion), to which the shares of more than 20 hotels on the city's balance sheet were transferred (including Balchug, Metropol ", "National" and "Radisson-Slavyanskaya"). It was assumed that participation in the project would make Nafta one of the leaders in the Moscow hotel market.

In the list of the richest people in the world compiled by Forbes magazine in 2006, Kerimov took 72nd place. His fortune, according to the magazine, reached $7.1 billion. In addition, according to media reports, back in August 2005, Kerimov became one of the 50 richest Russians who own their own aircraft - he purchased a BBJ airliner (a business version of the Boeing 737-700, worth approximately $50 million).

On November 25, 2006, Kerimov was in a car accident. According to the newspaper Nice Matin, the car in which the deputy and his companion were driving along the Promenade des Anglais in Nice crashed into a tree and caught fire. Kerimov was taken to the specialized hospital de la Timone in Marseille with severe burns. According to eyewitnesses of the accident, he managed to get out of the car himself and tried to knock out the flames from his clothes. The businessman's companion, TV presenter of the STS channel Tina Kandelaki, according to journalists, suffered less. She was taken to Saint-Roch Hospital and discharged the same day.

Sources close to Kerimov told reporters that his life was not in danger. At the same time, an employee in the management of the hospital de la Timone told Vedomosti that Kerimov was connected to an artificial respiration apparatus and was in an induced coma. The doctor did not predict the patient’s condition, saying only that Kerimov “is stable and is under medical supervision.” It was also reported that in addition to burns, the deputy also received a traumatic brain injury. As for Kerimov’s companion, according to Alexander Rodnyansky, president of CTC Media (the company where Kandelaki works), on November 26 she was already in Moscow.

Initially, the investigation assumed that Kerimov, who was driving the car, lost control when he overtook. The police were inclined to this version because the speed limit on the embankment was 50 miles per hour, that is, about 70 kilometers per hour. According to the police, as a result of Kerimov's maneuver, the car - a Ferrari Enzo, worth 675 thousand euros - hit the pavement, then it was thrown into a tree, and the impact hit the gas tank.

Kandelaki did not confirm her participation in the road accident for some time, insisting that she had not been to Nice at all, but was at home in Moscow because she had contracted the mumps. Later, the TV presenter admitted that she was with Kerimov in his car, and added that she told about the mumps only to hide her relationship with the deputy. Kandelaki told reporters that a man suddenly jumped out onto the road in front of Karimov’s car. To avoid hitting him, the deputy turned the steering wheel sharply, and this caused the accident.

On December 5, 2006, the Belgian newspaper RTL, citing a representative of the Belgian Ministry of Defense, announced that Kerimov was transported to the Queen Astrid military hospital in Brussels. According to the publication, Kerimov was transported to Belgium at the request of Professor Jean-Louis Vincennes from the Erasme hospital, who even asked the Belgian Defense Minister Andre Flahaut to allocate “as an exception” a specially equipped aircraft and a team of Belgian military doctors to transport “one patient.” In addition, the professor promised that all costs associated with transportation “will be fully reimbursed by the patient or his relatives.”

On January 24, 2007, it became known that Kerimov returned to Moscow and began work. As a source close to the management of OJSC GNK (formerly Nafta-Moscow), which Kerimov owns, told the Interfax news agency, the businessman has “almost completely recovered after the accident” and “works on a daily basis and in full.”

On April 6, 2007, it became known that Kerimov wrote a statement about leaving the LDPR faction. As a representative of the State Duma Committee on Regulations stated, Kerimov did not justify his decision in any way. According to the Rules Committee, Kerimov did not write any additional statements about joining another Duma faction. On the same day, it became known that deputy Oleg Malyshkin, who ran for the presidency of Russia in 2004 from the LDPR, left the faction (and at the same time the LDPR party). The parliamentarian told reporters that he intends to continue to remain an independent deputy. Vice Speaker of the State Duma, leader of the Liberal Democrats Vladimir Zhirinovsky, commenting on Kerimov’s departure, told reporters that the reason for his departure from the faction was a gross violation of party discipline. According to Zhirinovsky, the deputy did not take proper part in election campaigns in his region.

On April 12, 2007, the media reported that Kerimov wrote another statement - this time about joining the United Russia faction (its consideration was scheduled for April 17).

On April 19, 2007, the Russian version of Forbes magazine published a ranking of the richest citizens of Russia. The list of the hundred richest Russians was headed by Chukotka Governor Roman Abramovich, whose fortune by the spring of 2007 reached $19.2 billion. Kerimov took seventh place with $12.8 billion.

On May 11, 2007, it became known that the presidium of the United Russia faction decided to accept the deputy into the faction. Formally, the issue of accepting Kerimov should have been discussed at a meeting of subgroups of factions, but in fact the issue could already be considered resolved.

In December 2007, Kerimov was elected as a representative of the People's Assembly of Dagestan in the Federation Council. His candidacy was supported by all 56 deputies present at the meeting of the republican parliament. The speaker of the Dagestan parliament, Magomed Suleymanov, proposed electing Kerimov. According to him, Kerimov is a fairly well-known politician who “provides support to Dagestan, especially to the republic’s athletes.” On February 20, 2008, Kerimov became a senator: the Federation Council confirmed his powers as a representative of the People's Assembly of Dagestan.

In June 2008, the Kommersant newspaper reported that structures controlled by Kerimov sold large stakes in Gazprom and Sberbank that they owned. The share price at the beginning of the year was $15.37 and $5.4 billion, respectively. The newspaper also reported that Kerimov’s structures “sold or are negotiating the sale” of other Russian assets of the businessman - the company Metronom AG, the operator of the Mercado supermarket chain (sold to X5 Retail Group in the fall of 2007 for $200 million), National Telecommunications (the acquirer was the National Media Group, the main shareholder of which was Bank Rossiya of Yuri Kovalchuk) and shares in the Polymetal company (the founder of the ICT group Alexander Nesis, as well as Russian financier Alexander Mamut and structures of the Czech fund PPF were mentioned as acquirers). In addition, according to Kommersant’s sources, Kerimov was going to sell the elite village of Rublevo-Arkhangelskoye, which is under construction. After the sale of land, telecommunications, metallurgical and other assets, according to the publication, the businessman should have virtually no investments left in Russia. It was also reported that Kerimov would invest the funds freed up as a result of the sale of Russian assets in foreign financial institutions (according to the newspaper, at that time he had already acquired about 3 percent of the shares of Deutsche Bank, as well as securities of Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, UBS).

However, in February 2009, information about Kerimov’s acquisitions in Russia was published. It was reported that his Nafta-Moscow became the owner of 75 percent of Glavstroy SPb, a company that in St. Petersburg owns development projects of the Glavstroy corporation (the construction division of Deripaska's Basic Element). A source close to Kerimov’s company from the Kommersant newspaper, which reported on the purchase, confirmed that Nafta-Moscow was “interested in consolidating” all shares of Glavstroy SPb LLC, whose portfolio of projects was estimated at 6 million square meters of various real estate. In the same month, it became known that the Moscow government offered Nafta-Moscow a controlling stake in Dekmos OJSC, which was engaged in the construction of the Moscow Hotel. However, Nafta-Moscow gained partial control over Dekmos OJSC only in January 2010, when it acquired 50 percent of the shares of Konk Select Partners, a company that owned 51 percent of Dekmos OJSC shares. Subsequently, Kerimov continued to buy up Russian development companies. Thus, in April 2009, one of the country's largest developers - the PIK group of companies - officially admitted that Nafta-Moscow had received 25 percent of its shares and submitted a petition to the FAS to purchase another 20 percent of PIK. In May of the same year, a source from the Vedomosti newspaper reported that Nafta Co. Kerimova became a co-owner of the Moscow Voentorg, and several of its representatives joined the board of directors of CJSC Trading House TSVUM, which owns Voentorg. In August, the financial director of Nafta Co. confirmed the information that Nafta Co. owns almost 100 percent of CJSC Trading House TSVUM (Voentorg). He added that the deal was closed in the fall of 2008. Amount it was not named, but Vedomosti's source reported that the department store cost Kerimov's company approximately $300 million - with the condition that it would enter the project only after the reconstruction of Voentorg was completed.

In March 2009, Kommersant reported that the owner of the Interros holding, Vladimir Potanin, was selling 22 percent of the shares of Polyus Gold OJSC to Kerimov's structures. The amount of the transaction was not reported, but the newspaper provided data on the value of Polyus shares based on market quotes on the date of the transaction - 22 percent cost $1.42 billion. Analysts agreed that Kerimov acquired these assets “for a certain period of time for further resale.” In June, the leadership of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) announced that the purchase of a stake in Polyus Gold by Kerimov's company was approved by the government commission on foreign investment. In July 2009, when Polyus Gold revealed its ownership structure, it became known that Kerimov is the beneficiary of 36.88 percent of the company's shares: it was reported that he controls this stake through Wandle Holdings Limited. Despite the fact that 24.59 percent of the shares from this block were sold under a repo transaction (a type of loan, a transaction for the sale of securities with a mandatory subsequent repurchase of securities of the same issue in the same quantity after a certain period at a predetermined, higher price - editor's note), Kerimov retained the right to vote on it. It was not reported with whom the repurchase agreement was concluded and when the businessman has the right to return these shares.

In February 2010, Polyus Gold, which Kerimov actually owned together with Mikhail Prokhorov, acquired 11.4 percent of the shares of RBC Information Systems OJSC, the parent company of the RBC media holding. In April of the same year, Kerimov, having bought 19.71 percent of the shares, became one of the co-owners of the International Financial Club bank (IFC), part of the Onexim group owned by Prokhorov.

Suleiman Kerimov is the youngest child in the family. He has a brother, a doctor by profession, and a sister, a teacher of Russian language and literature. Kerimov's parents and other relatives live in Moscow. The entrepreneur's wife Firuza Kerimova is the daughter of a CPSU functionary; According to some reports, it was to his marriage with her that Kerimov owed much of his early career. According to various sources, Suleiman and Firuza have two or three children. Pop singer Natalya Vetlitskaya, who, according to some sources, has a daughter from him, was also mistakenly indicated as Kerimov’s wife. In 2008, it was reported that another passion of Kerimov, designer Katya Gomiashvili, was expecting a daughter from him.

Kerimov Suleyman 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 - was a lawyer by training and was a criminal investigation officer. 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 Uralkali shares to Mikhail Prokhorov and Dmitry Mazepin, and a stake in the PIK group to Sergei Gordeev and Alexander Mamut.

"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, Yuri Zhirkov (Chelsea London), Brazilians Roberto Carlos (Corinthians Sao Paulo), Willian (Shakhtar) moved to Anzhi. Cameroonian super forward Samuel Eto'o (Inter, Milan) was bought.

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 the Anji club is actually owned by 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 still aspiring TV presenter Tina Kandelaki, was also injured. 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 burn 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 dollars. 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 Nice prosecutor Jean-Michel Prêtre, Kerimov transported money 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, 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 Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow will make every effort to protect the interests of Senator Suleiman Kerimov, who was detained in Nice.

Personal life and hobbies of Suleiman Kerimov

Suleiman Kerimov is married. The oligarch's wife, Firuza Nazimovna Khanbalaeva, was 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 were singer Natalya Vetlitskaya, actress Olesya Sudzilovskaya and ballerina Anastasia Volochkova (Kerimov was even allegedly going 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.

The son of Suleiman Kerimov, Abusaid (Said) Kerimov, became the owner of the Cinema Park cinema chain in November 2014 (30 cinema complexes in 18 Russian cities), the news reported.

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.

Kerimov Suleiman Abusaidovich and his women are a subject of interest to Russians, because we are talking about one of the richest businessmen in the country, known for his passion for the fair sex. At the same time, as a true Eastern man, he is distinguished by his generosity and recognition of the inviolability of the institution of family.

A little biography

A native of Derbent (Dagestan) turned 50 in March 2016. Since childhood, the young man was fond of sports, which did not prevent him from studying well. After going through the army and graduating from university with a degree in economics, Kerimov began his career at the Eltav plant. The patronage was his father-in-law, because while still a student the young man married a girl named Firuza. She was and remains the main woman in his life, giving birth to three children:

Gulnara born in 1990;
Abusaid born 1995;
Aminat born in 2003

Over the course of 6 years, an ordinary economist rose to the rank of assistant general director and was transferred to Moscow to represent interests in the Federal Industrial Bank, of which the company was one of the founders. The topic “Suleiman Kerimov and his women” is being discussed in the press, because the aspiring entrepreneur has made a huge capital from investments in assets that have growth potential. Having penetrated into the oil industry and became the owner of Nafta-Moscow, he acquired shares in Gazprom, Sberbank, and Polymetal, subsequently selling them at a favorable price.

The appearance of Natalia Vetlitskaya

Having earned initial capital in the 90s, Kerimov formally retired, becoming a State Duma deputy from the LDPR (1999). Later he will represent Dagestan in the Federation Council. The connections he made in government agencies helped solve problems in the companies he acquired.

It was during these years that a series of novels began called “Suleiman Kerimov and his women.” A photo of the first beauty, singer Natalya Vetlitskaya, can be seen in the article. The peak of her career also occurred in the 90s. The ascent to Olympus began with a career as a dancer and then as a backing vocalist. At the age of 24, she joined the Mirage group thanks to producer Andrei Razin.

A few years later, the singer left the group. Before meeting with Kerimov, the woman had three official marriages and civil relationships with Vlad Stashevsky, Mikhail Topalov, Dmitry Malikov. Vetlitskaya brought to the stage the image of a socialite, which the temperamental Lezgin simply could not resist.

Romance with a singer

The success of the pop diva on stage is associated with the businessman. After breaking up with him, the singer began to experience real creative stagnation. The oligarch returned the star to the pop Olympus, investing money in her promotion. Suleiman Kerimov and his women always appeared together at social events; fortunately, his wife preferred the comfort of home to public life. The two-year union with Vetlitskaya was no exception, creating the impression that the couple was married. On his girlfriend’s 38th birthday, the billionaire threw a grand party in a 19th-century estate with the invitation of world pop stars. A pendant worth 10 thousand dollars was presented as a gift.

In 2004, Vetlitskaya gave birth to a daughter, Ulyana. Her real father is unknown. The intrigue is reinforced by the fact that outwardly the girl is a copy of her mother. The dizzying romance ended in a break, but as a parting gift, Kerimov left his former passion an apartment in New Riga and a plane. Today the woman lives as a recluse in Spain, does not keep in touch with colleagues in show business and does not give interviews. But the press managed to find out that Vetlitskaya’s affairs are still being handled by the Swiss lawyer Kerimova.

Anastasia Volochkova

The young Anastasia Volochkova replaced her the same age. Until 2009, Vetlitskaya was still performing and living in Russia, so she witnessed a new romance. According to rumors, she encountered the newly-made couple in one of the restaurants, where she promised to take revenge on the ballerina by hiring bandits. Volochkova was truly frightened and demanded that the oligarch strengthen security.

Suleiman Kerimov’s women knew about his marital status, which they had to put up with. But Anastasia Volochkova made an attempt to take the billionaire away from the family, for which she paid by breaking off relations. Her problems with the Bolshoi Theater coincided with their separation.

Accident in Nice

In the fall of 2006, Kerimov’s car was involved in an accident in Nice, crashing 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. Today, the incident is reminded of the skin-colored gloves that the businessman has been wearing since then.

What does this have to do with the story called “Kerimov Suleiman Abusaidovich and his women”? A photo of TV presenter Tina Kandelaki spread across the media. The dazzling brunette was in the car next to the oligarch, but fortunately did not receive serious injuries. Being married to businessman Andrei Kondrakhin, the woman carefully tried to hide her relationship with the oligarch, but the fact was made public. A few years later, Kandelaki’s marriage broke up.

Katya Gomiashvili

At the same time, Moscow was whispering about the oligarch’s affair with the youngest daughter of successful restaurateur Archil Gomiashvili, who created the unforgettable image of Ostap Bender in the cinema. Having received an excellent European education, Katya created her own clothing brand, Mia Shvili, with her father’s money. Things were going mediocre until an influential patron got involved. Katya became part of the project “Suleiman Kerimov and his women.” Their romance lasted 4 years, during which the girl managed to open a boutique in London, designed by world-famous designer Ab Rogers, and gain a name in Moscow by attracting celebrities such as Kate Moss to show collections.

Her painted sheepskin coats, towel dresses and sequined swimsuits were bought up with pleasure by the “golden youth” until the girl lost interest in the modeling business. It turned out that this was due to her pregnancy. The birth of her daughter Maria forced the woman to sell her boutiques, for which she received compensation of a million dollars from Kerimov. He established a monthly boarding house for the newborn and gave his ex-mistress a villa in France.

Episodes

What other beauties of our time are included in the story called “Suleiman Kerimov and his women”? Following Nastya Volochkova, the oligarch had a short relationship with the actress. The photograph demonstrates a certain female type, to which the ladies' man is partial. But the film star’s demands turned out to be too great for him, so the couple quickly broke up.

The paparazzi spotted the oligarch's seclusion in the Stork restaurant with the beautiful Zhanna Friske. For about two hours, the businessman affectionately stroked his companion’s hand, whispering compliments in her ear. History is silent whether this was an isolated incident, or whether they had any relationship.

Today's day

The 2008 crisis led to Kerimov losing more than $20 billion due to investment in Western projects. The businessman not only recovered from financial setbacks, but also again took a leading position in domestic business. However, today the topic “Suleiman Kerimov and his women” is practically closed. Photos from 2016 show that the oligarch is no longer accompanied by young beauties at social events. This is associated with illness and the consequences of the accident in Nice. In 2016, the oligarch resigned from the Federation Council and left the Duma. Previously, he left his favorite brainchild - the Anzhi football club.

The last woman about whom the press wrote as the businessman’s main favorite was his daughter Gulnara, who in 2013 married the son of wealthy parents named Arsen. The oligarch arranged a luxurious wedding for her in a private golf club with the invitation of Italian and local celebrities.

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 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.

"New Russian sensations": "Zhanna Friske was hiding him"

At the same time, as a true Eastern man, he is distinguished by his generosity and recognition of the inviolability of the institution of family.

At the same time, as a true Eastern man, he is distinguished by his generosity and recognition of the inviolability of the institution of family. A little biography A native of Derbent, Dagestan, turned 10 in March. Since childhood, the young man was fond of sports, which did not prevent him from studying well. The patronage was his father-in-law, because while still a student the young man married a girl named Firuza. She was and remains the main woman in his life, giving birth to three children: In 6 years, an ordinary economist rose to the rank of assistant general director and was transferred to Moscow to represent interests in the Federal Industrial Bank, of which the company was one of the founders.

Later he will represent Dagestan in the Federation Council. The connections he made in government agencies helped solve problems in the companies he acquired. A photo of the first beauty, singer Natalya Vetlitskaya, can be seen in the article.

The peak of her career also occurred in E. The ascent to Olympus began with a career as a dancer, and then as a backing vocalist. A few years later, the singer left the group. Before meeting with Kerimov, the woman had three official marriages and civil relationships with Vlad Stashevsky, Mikhail Topalov, Dmitry Malikov. Vetlitskaya brought to the stage the image of a socialite, which the temperamental Lezgin simply could not resist.

Romance with the singer The success of the pop diva on stage is associated with businessman Pavel Vashchekin. After breaking up with him, the singer began to experience real creative stagnation. The oligarch returned the star to the pop Olympus, investing money in her promotion. Suleiman Kerimov and his women always appeared together at social events; fortunately, his wife preferred the comfort of home to public life.

The two-year union with Vetlitskaya was no exception, creating the impression that the couple was married. On his friend’s birthday, the billionaire threw a grand party in a 19th-century estate with the invitation of world pop stars.

A pendant worth 10 thousand was presented as a gift.

In m Vetlitskaya gave birth to a daughter, Ulyana. Her real father is unknown. The intrigue is reinforced by the fact that outwardly the girl is a copy of her mother. The dizzying romance ended in a break, but as a parting gift, Kerimov left his former passion an apartment in New Riga and a plane.

Today the woman lives as a recluse in Spain, does not keep in touch with colleagues in show business and does not give interviews.

But the press managed to find out that Vetlitskaya’s affairs are still being handled by the Swiss lawyer Kerimova. Anastasia Volochkova The young Anastasia Volochkova replaced her peer. Before that, Vetlitskaya still performed and lived in Russia, so she witnessed a new romance. According to rumors, she encountered the newly-made couple in one of the restaurants, where she promised to take revenge on the ballerina by hiring bandits.

Volochkova was truly frightened and demanded that the oligarch strengthen security. Suleiman Kerimov’s women knew about his marital status, which they had to put up with. But Anastasia Volochkova made an attempt to take the billionaire away from the family, for which she paid by breaking off relations. Her problems with the Bolshoi Theater coincided with their separation.

Accident in Nice In the fall, Kerimov’s car had an accident in Nice, crashing into a tree. The airbags softened the impact, but burning fuel splashed out of the fuel tank, causing a fire.

The dazzling brunette was in the car next to the oligarch, but fortunately did not receive serious injuries. Being married to businessman Andrei Kondrakhin, the woman carefully tried to hide her relationship with the oligarch, but the fact was made public. A few years later, Kandelaki’s marriage broke up. Katya Gomiashvili At the same time, Moscow was whispering about the oligarch’s affair with the youngest daughter of successful restaurateur Archil Gomiashvili, who created the unforgettable image of Ostap Bender in the cinema.

Having received an excellent European education, Katya created her own clothing brand, Mia Shvili, with her father’s money. Things were going mediocre until an influential patron got involved. Their romance lasted 4 years, during which the girl managed to open a boutique in London, designed by world-famous designer Ab Rogers, and gain a name in Moscow by attracting celebrities such as Chloë Sevigny and Kate Moss to show collections.

It turned out that this was due to her pregnancy. The birth of her daughter Maria forced the woman to sell her boutiques, for which she received compensation of a million dollars from Kerimov. He established a monthly boarding house for the newborn and gave his ex-mistress a villa in France. Following Nastya Volochkova, the oligarch had a short relationship with actress Olesya Sudzilovskaya.

The photograph demonstrates a certain female type, to which the ladies' man is partial. But the film star’s demands turned out to be too great for him, so the couple quickly broke up.

For about two hours, the businessman affectionately stroked his companion’s hand, whispering compliments in her ear. History is silent whether this was an isolated incident, or whether they had any relationship. Today's crisis of the year has led to Kerimov's loss of more than $20 billion due to investment in Western projects. The businessman not only recovered from financial setbacks, but also again took a leading position in domestic business. Photos show that the oligarch is no longer accompanied by young beauties at social events.

This is associated with illness and the consequences of the accident in Nice. The oligarch resigned from the Federation Council and left the Duma. The last woman about whom the press wrote as the businessman’s main favorite was his daughter Gulnara, who married the son of wealthy parents named Arsen.

The oligarch arranged a luxurious wedding for her in a private golf club with the invitation of Italian and local celebrities.

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The richest people always attract attention. You can often hear about the construction of expensive yachts, the purchase of football clubs and the vacation of Russian billionaires at famous resorts. Only residents of the South of Russia, in particular, the richest people of Dagestan, prefer to remain in the shadows. But, despite the fact that it is rare to find mention in the press about the richest people of this republic, they do not go unnoticed by Forbes magazine.

Suleiman Kerimov

Thus, according to the magazine, Suleiman Kerimov, a Kremlin-friendly politician and owner of the Nafta-Moscow company, has a fortune of $7.8 billion and ranks 19th in the list of the richest businessmen in Russia in 2011. Compared to last year, his fortune increased by $3.5 billion. This richest member of the Federation Council received scandalous fame after an accident in Nice, in which he got into with the famous TV presenter Tina Kandelaki. Currently, Suleiman Abusaidovich is also the owner of FC Anzhi and seeks to change the face of Dagestan by allocating money for the construction of sports centers and football stadiums.

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In 83rd place on the list of the richest people in Russia is a native of Dagestan, Gavriil Yushvaev, his fortune is estimated by Forbes magazine at $1.2 billion. Having successfully invested in juice bottling lines known as Wimm-Bill-Dann, Gabriel Abramovich is currently a member of the board of directors of Wimm-Bill-Dann.

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Compared to last year, the welfare of this Dagestani has not changed. It is noteworthy that in 1980, one of the richest people in Dagestan did not have a higher education and spent nine years in a colony, serving a sentence for robbery. In February 2011, the first stage of the deal to purchase Wimm-Bill-Dann PepsiCo was completed: the American company received 66% of the shares for $3.8 billion (42% was purchased from the founders and management of the company and 24% from subsidiaries).

It is very difficult to determine the richest (officially) Dagestanis, because you can find out either from the Forbes list or based on data from the tax authorities. However, the information provided by the richest people of Dagestan to the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Dagestan does not always correspond to reality. Thus, according to official data, in 2007, the owner of the AS empire, Sefer Aliyev, the founder of nine legal entities, owning five land plots, four houses, two dachas and garages with seven cars, received income from only one legal entity in the amount of 20 thousand rubles per month. Currently, one of the richest people in Dagestan holds the position of Minister of Land and Property Relations. And there are many such examples of “official statistics”.

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Senator Suleiman Kerimov: personal life - what is known? Wife, children, their photos?

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Gulnara born in 1990;
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Over the course of 6 years, an ordinary economist rose to the rank of assistant general director and was transferred to Moscow to represent interests in the Federal Industrial Bank, of which the company was one of the founders. The topic “Suleiman Kerimov and his women” is being discussed in the press, because the aspiring entrepreneur has made a huge capital from investments in assets that have growth potential. Having entered the oil and gas industry, he became the owner of Nafta-Moskva, acquired shares of Gazprom, Sberbank, and Polymetal, subsequently selling them at a favorable price.

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The pop diva’s success on stage is associated with businessman Pavel Vashchekin. After breaking up with him, the singer began to experience real creative stagnation. The oligarch returned the star to the pop Olympus, investing money in her promotion. Suleiman Kerimov and his women always appeared together at social events; fortunately, his wife preferred the comfort of home to public life. The two-year union with Vetlitskaya was no exception, creating the impression that the couple was married. On his girlfriend’s 38th birthday, the billionaire threw a grand party in a 19th-century estate with the invitation of world pop stars. A pendant worth 10 thousand dollars was presented as a gift.

Anastasia Volochkova

Accident in Nice

In the fall of 2006, Kerimov’s car was involved in an accident in Nice, crashing into a tree. The airbags softened the impact, but burning fuel splashed out of the fuel tank, causing a fire.

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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. Today, the incident is reminded of the skin-colored gloves that the businessman has been wearing since then.

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What other beauties of our time are included in the story called “Suleiman Kerimov and his women”? Following Nastya Volochkova, the oligarch had a short relationship with actress Olesya Sudzilovskaya. The photograph demonstrates a certain female type, to which the ladies' man is partial. But the film star’s demands turned out to be too great for him, so the couple quickly broke up.

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Ordinary Russian oligarchs. A story of non-trivial success: Suleiman Kerimov

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“You love money, but I have a lot of it, and I part with it easily”

Suleiman Kerimov (according to his entourage)

Suleiman Kerimov became, as many experts believe, the true cause of the “potassium war” between Belarus and Russia; it was because of Kerimov that the decision was allegedly made to organize the United Football Championship (UCF) at all costs, which we will talk about separately. . And also - a scandalous accident in a luxury supercar with Tina Kandelaki, fifteen billion (at least) dollars of personal assets at the peak of her business career and many, many, and even too many other aspects. The success story of this man is quite worthy of attention.

Start

Suleiman Abusaidovich Kerimov was born on March 12, 1966 in a far from simple family in Derbent (Dagestan): his mother held a very significant position in Sberbank, and his father was an employee of the criminal investigation department. In the North Caucasus, a child with such parents was automatically guaranteed a secure life, both then and today.

Suleiman was a sporty and intelligent child: he was involved in weightlifting, wrestling, and had obvious inclinations in the exact sciences. Admission to the Polytechnic Institute (not in Moscow - in Dagestan) after school ended a year later with conscription into the army and service in the Missile Forces and, by the way, their elite unit. After the army, Kerimov resumes his studies, but is transferred to the Faculty of Economics, where he meets his future wife Feruza. Feruza’s father was a match for Suleiman’s own parents: a prominent party worker who helped his son-in-law take the position of economist at the prestigious Dagestan enterprise Eltav. The plant produced products from a category of great shortage - electronic equipment. In 1993, this successful enterprise needed its own bank. This was created and received the name “Federal Industrial Bank” (Fedbank), its representative was sent to Moscow. The representative was none other than Suleiman Kerimov.

Moscow. Great start

After a couple of years of Moscow life, Suleiman Abusaidovich became the general director of the Soyuz-Finance company. In 1998, the businessman invested fifty million dollars in acquiring a controlling stake in the future Nafta-Moscow holding. After another 2 years, cooperation with Roman Abramovich and Oleg Deripaska allows Kerimov to receive part of the profits from companies such as Ingosstrakh, Avtobank, Nosta and others - no less successful. Stop! Here we need to analyze what is happening in much more detail.

Fedprombank

As we remember, Suleiman Kerimov was in Moscow a representative of Fedprombank, created for the Eltav plant. His “countrymen” helped the Dagestan bank extremely actively, as a result of which the financial institution quickly grew and developed. And Kerimov actively bought his shares. At the same time, the charismatic businessman acquired useful connections in the Russian capital, tried to seek happiness in large and new projects, and even took part in the sale of Vnukovo Airlines. True, the Accounts Chamber had many uncomfortable questions about the deal, but Suleiman Abusaidovich avoided trouble.

Over the course of “a couple of years,” the purchase of shares in an ever-growing bank gave excellent growth to the initial capital of the future billionaire.

Oil and Naphtha. Nafta-Moscow

The end of the 90s in Russia was the era of a great war for resources.

Kerimov Suleiman Abusaidovich

At that time, Suleiman Kerimov did not yet have sufficient “muscles” in business for large wars, so he concentrated his efforts on a relatively “small” object by the standards of billionaires - the Varieganneft company, which, of course, dealt with oil. Having won the property, Kerimov did what he would do in the future with all captured assets: he sold it (in this particular case, to Mikhail Gurtsiev).

And then there was the Nafta company. Suleiman Abusaidovich got this once powerful flagship of the business “on the cheap”: for $50 million in 1998. The businessman acted in the style of Sam Zell's "Bone Dancer", taking advantage of other people's problems.

Remark: Nafta was initially headed by CEO Anatoly Kolotilin. His son worked at the Unibest bank, through which Kolotilin thought it was profitable for his family to circulate money. But - 1998, crisis. Unibest collapsed, and Nafta lost $400 million of its funds because of this and still remained $100 million in debt to Surgutneft. In a word, Nafta would be happy to sell itself to anyone, just to resolve the issue of its debts.

Suleiman Abusaidovich did not like trading oil. The assets of the company, purchased for 50 million, were quickly sold by Kerimov for $400 million. And then a new campaign for money began.

Raiding and takeovers: find the differences if you have enough health

Now this is called a “hostile takeover”, no one goes to the law enforcement agencies to complain about anything, silence remains. But behind such a businesslike name were hidden boys with bats and crowbars, decisions of courts in very distant regions on the appointment of new boards of directors, criminal cases against intractable owners and things that are generally not customary to talk about out loud.

year 2001. Avtobank was lucky with the assets of dozens of promising enterprises, including an entire iron and steel plant, Ingosstrakh, Ingosstrakh-Soyuz, etc. I was unlucky with something else: the attention of the three main sharks of that time: Roman Abramovich, Oleg Deripaska and, of course, Suleiman Kerimov. The latter eventually won, and the owner of Avtobank, Andrei Andreev, according to him, received nothing except the prefix “ex” to the status of the owner.

In 2005, Kerimov already became the owner of billions of dollars, but still begins the hunt for another object: Mosmontazhspetsstroy, Glavmosstroy, Mospromstroy - all three corporations were part of the Razvitie SEC, whose office was located a couple of hundred meters from the Kremlin . But cute boys with heavy bats and crowbars came to visit this office, while Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov demonstrably demonstrated: “Come on, it’s a simple economic dispute that has nothing to do with us.” True, it was Luzhkov himself who asked Suleiman to “sort out a little” with the presumptuous leadership of Development, who loved forceful methods. Kerimov “figured it out,” very quickly reselling the extracted object for $80-85 million.

Forbes once wrote that the businessman’s acquaintances often mentioned one ethnic trait of Suleiman Abusaidovich: he certainly strove to take what was “bad,” and he needed forceful actions psychologically. Hot Dagestan mentality of a calm, pretty businessman.

Investing in Russian

If Kerimov had relied on “takeovers” alone, he would not have been the Kerimov he is.

Do you remember how it all began in Moscow? Connections and investments in your own bank. And also my mother, who worked at Sberbank. It was along this line that Suleiman Abusaidovich began to build an interesting game.

It’s one thing to buy shares in Fedprombank, which has enough of its own capital, but it’s another thing to buy “bundles” of shares in Gazprom and Sberbank of Russia. From 2004 to 2006, the cost of the first increased by 4 times, and the second - by all 12, and the businessman during this period (or rather, at the beginning) already managed to buy 4.25% and 5.26% of their shares, respectively. How? Very simple. He borrowed money and bought shares with it. And he left as collateral... Purchased shares. The shares rose in price, the amount of collateral increased, the opportunities grew - and so on in a circle.

And who borrowed, you ask? Well, first VEB, then “some other” banks. But the bet was made on Sberbank. It was so simple: you take money from Sberbank, buy its shares, leave them as collateral - and again buy shares from it. All risks go to Sberbank, all profits... That's right.

Filaret Galchev and Vadim Moshkovich worked with Sberbank according to a similar scheme, but it was to Kerimov that this bank paid real curtsies. For example, Sberbank does not consider it possible to issue more than 25% of its capital to one lender. “Nafta” approached the limit and, when it seemed that it was absolutely impossible to take out new loans, the rule worked: if it is impossible, but it is strongly necessary, then it is possible. Since 2005, the company ZAO New Project took out loans instead of Nafta-Moscow, and although the owner was the same, the bank did not notice this. Why? Firstly, business in Russian allows this, and secondly, re-read the words in the epigraph again.

In 2007, it became clear that Sberbank of Russia was coming under the control of German Gref. Kerimov repays loans (which eliminated the awkward questions “who sanctioned?”, “who will be responsible?”, etc.) for 4 billion dollars and leaves himself a huge profit.

In addition, there is another state bank that is ready to lend to a dear client with all generosity - VTB. Maybe Kerimov’s connections at that moment were already extremely powerful, or maybe it was just an accident and VTB credited all the businessman’s ideas without a second thought and “just like that.”

Will foreign countries help us?

Indeed, it’s somehow frivolous: everything is Russia and Russia. But what about the expansion of capital to the West? In fact, the question was not the desire of Kerimov himself: he wanted, he believed that “there will be more there.” By 2006, his business was going so well that he could take on the world. But... “There” were not particularly in a hurry to cooperate with the oligarch “from the dashing Russian 90s.”

And here we must certainly introduce a new character: Allen Wine was not just a top manager, but a director of the Russian branch of Merrill Lynch. Later he met Kerimov, they struck up a friendship, and over time, a partnership. Wine leaves Merrill Lynch and heads one of the oligarch’s structures, the Millennium Group. Vine became Kerimov’s guide to the West. He will be his translator and the “key” to enter those offices in which the young and rich Dagestani was not particularly wanted to be seen before.

The task was simple: Morgan Stanley was the first to decide to check the “purity” of Kerimov’s assets. This decision of the bank was partly due to the fact that Wine and the head of MS, John Mack, were old friends, and partly due to the natural charisma of the oligarch. In addition, no one dug very hard, and it was impossible to find real buyers for a number of transactions. After the first “due diligence”, 12 more banks in Europe and the USA began to cooperate with Suleiman Abusaidovich.

At this time, a lover of fast driving and thrilling experiences gets into a serious accident together with Tina Kandelaki. A businessman receives severe burns, he is treated in the best clinics in the world, he maintains the business rhythm against all odds and partly thanks to a special silicone suit.

From 2007 to 2008, Western bankers helped the oligarch sell off assets in Russia, buying assets abroad. 26 billion were received, 20 billion went to debts and other expenses, 6 billion went “as change.”

The package of new acquisitions by Suleiman Kerimov looked like an exhibition: there were shares of almost all structures with large assets and a big name. Deutsche Bank, British Petroleumm, Royal Bank of Scotland, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, E.On, Deutsche Telekom, Barclays, Boeing, Credit Suisse, Fortis and more, more, more...

Then it was a big game, Kerimov became the largest private shareholder in the history of Morgan Stanley itself, he began to play a significant role in voting in the key concerns of the planet. And then there was ruin and revival, a conflict between Moscow and Minsk due to the actions of a businessman and the epic with Anzhi Makhachkala, the story of the OC and other scandals. No one has written about much of what we will tell before, but this will be in the next article.

Andrey Slivka

Suleiman Kerimov gave his son an airport

The senator is actively transferring business assets to the 21-year-old heir Said Kerimov.

When Suleiman Kerimov first created a charitable foundation named after himself, he promised to “help socially vulnerable and needy young people.” However, the only young man today who has fully experienced the generosity of Suleiman Abusaidovich is his son Said, to whom the tidbits of Kerimov’s business empire are written.

Suleiman Kerimov

Such alienation is the best choice for a senator who simultaneously wants to do business and sit in the upper house of parliament. The last of the assets transferred to Said Kerimov was the Makhachkala airport.

Cinema and "Polyus"

The fact that the son of a senator from Dagestan, 21-year-old Kerimov Jr., became the main shareholder of the Makhachkala International Airport company became known from the SPARK-Interfax database. On January 11, 2017, 99.5% of the shares of the Grandeco company, which owns the airport, were transferred to it.

A representative of the Makhachkala airport confirmed that Grandeco is the owner of the airport, refusing to name the owners of the company. Employees of the press services of Grandeco and Suleiman Kerimov’s holding company Nafta-Moscow did not comment on information about the owners.

By the age of 21, the MGIMO graduate (according to the institute’s website, Said Kerimov was supposed to receive his diploma in the summer of 2016) already had two large assets, including the largest gold mining company in Russia, Polyus, which he became the owner of in April 2015. Previously it belonged to the Suleyman Kerimov Foundation. In January 2017, Polyus received a license to develop Russia's largest gold deposit, Sukhoi Log.

Said Kerimov also owns the Cinema Park cinema chain, which he bought from Vladimir Potanin in 2014. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed, but, according to experts, it could be $300-400 million. In March 2016, it became known that Kerimov Jr. decided to expand this business by purchasing the Formula Kino chain, but the negotiations were not successful. In mid-January 2017, as media reported, businessman Alexander Mamut became interested in the Cinema Park network. Mamut's representative declined to comment.

At the end of 2016, Forbes magazine estimated Suleiman Kerimov’s wealth, excluding the airport, at $1.6 billion (the total value of Polyus and Cinema Park). It was not possible to obtain an estimate of the cost of the airport at the time of publication.

Sky of Makhachkala

The joint stock company Makhachkala International Airport became the airport operator in 2014, according to a message on the airport’s website. Before that, it was owned by the Dagestan Airlines company, which was deprived of its license to fly in December 2011 by the Federal Air Transport Agency. In 2012, Nafta-Moscow, affiliated with Kerimov, became interested in the airport. And on September 11, 2013, the arbitration court of the republic declared the Dagestan Airlines company bankrupt, all its property was put up for auction, it follows from the case materials. According to the file of the arbitration courts of Moscow and Dagestan, in 2012-2013, Dagestan Airlines was a defendant in a bankruptcy case, one of the plaintiffs in which was Arolia Holdings, affiliated with Nafta-Moscow.

The auction took place in June 2014, with two companies participating. The first application came from Makhachkala International Airport OJSC, the main owner of which was then Doxa Investments Ltd, registered in the British Virgin Islands. The second application was submitted by the Northern Sea Route Bank (SMP Bank OJSC) of Arkady and Boris Rotenberg. The auction took place in one step, the asset went to the Makhachkala International Airport company for 300 million rubles. A bank representative did not comment on participation in the auction and interest in the asset.

Formally, at that time there was no connection between Kerimov and Doxa, but in October 2016, the FAS agreed on the transfer of shares from offshore to Grandeco, which belonged to Said and Suleiman Kerimov on a parity basis, RBC reports.

OJSC Makhachkala International Airport has not yet disclosed financial indicators for 2016. However, according to the company’s accounting report, in 2015 its revenue amounted to only 632.2 thousand rubles, net profit - 3.27 thousand rubles.

In 2016, 869.2 thousand passengers passed through the airport - 23% more than in 2015, according to the company’s message. In 2016, the airport served 7.7 thousand flights, 9% more than in 2015. The capacity on domestic lines is 200 passengers per hour, on international lines - 60 passengers per hour. Every day, eight to ten planes fly from the airport to Moscow, flights to St. Petersburg are made four times a week, and from here you can also get to Surgut, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, Kazakhstan and Turkey.

What was Kerimov Sr. selling?

In 2009, Kerimov bought the Voentorg building on Vozdvizhenka from Telman Ismailov’s AST group. At that time, the deal was valued at $300 million. In 2010, Kerimov transferred the asset to Rybolovlev’s structures in exchange for the Uralkali shares purchased from him. In 2013, Kerimov sold a 36% stake in the PIK group to businessmen Sergei Gordeev and Alexander Mamut. At that time, the transaction amount was estimated at approximately $500-600 million. Also in 2013, Kerimov sold a 21.75% stake in Uralkali to the owner of ONEXIM, Mikhail Prokhorov. The cost of the package was estimated at 115 billion rubles.

In October 2015, Kerimov sold the Moscow Hotel, which was valued at more than 10 billion rubles, to the owners of Gorbushkin Dvor, Yuri and Alexey Khotin. Later, in August 2015, Kerimov sold the Fashion Season gallery located in the hotel to the Khotins. In July 2016, Kerimov was interested in purchasing 17% of UC Rusal from ONEXIM, but after some time he left the race, giving way to Sual Partners of Viktor Vekselberg and Leonid Blavatnik.

In December 2016, Kerimov Sr. said goodbye to the Anzhi football club, which he had owned since 2011, handing it over to the president of Dynamo Makhachkala Osman Kadiev with all debts. From 2010 to 2013, the football club was an unprofitable asset, but at the end of 2014 it turned out to be the most successful sports business in Russia: profit for this period amounted to 4.2 billion rubles.

As the Ruspres agency previously reported, before leaving Russia last year, the Fitch rating agency assigned Said Kerimov's Polyus company a long-term rating at the speculative class level of "BB-" (the level of creditworthiness is below sufficient) with a negative outlook. The rating was later withdrawn, officially for “commercial reasons.” It is worth noting that the low rating closed the possibilities for Polyus to invest NPF funds.