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 fourth 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 the 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.

Suleiman Kerinmov is one of the richest and most influential businessmen in Russia. He is also a member of the Federation Council, where he was nominated from Dagestan. The oligarch's biography has ups and downs, but he learned from mistakes and built new, win-win combinations. The success story of a simple Soviet youth deserves attention.

Biography of the oligarch

Interlocutors notice an interesting trait about Kerimov: he communicates naturally and always predicts the answer. An analytical mind, a subtle sense of profit and the wisdom characteristic of Eastern men helped him earn billions and influence in society. The main thing from the biography of the billionaire:

• place of birth - Derbent, Dagestan;
• nationality – Lezgin;
• citizenship – Russian;
• activity – investment;
• wealth at the end of 2018 – $6.3 billion;
• place on the list richest Russians(as of 2019) – 19.

The future senator spent his childhood in Derbent, the oil capital of the Republic of Dagestan. He became the third child in the family of a criminal investigation officer. Suleiman's father (Abusaid Kerimov) had a legal education. Mom worked as an accountant in one of the branches of the Savings Bank. In addition to Suleiman, the couple raised two more children: a son (now works as a doctor) and a daughter (became a Russian language teacher).

First educational institution Kerimova - school No. 18 in Derbent. During his studies, the young man delighted his teachers mathematical abilities. He loved chess and easily achieved first rank in it. Suleiman Abusaidovich also excelled in sports - his favorite sports were judo and weights.

Having brilliantly graduated from school, in 1983 the young man entered the construction department of the Dagestan Polytechnic Institute. However, a year later, my studies had to be interrupted due to conscription. military service. Until 1986, Kerimov repaid his debt to the Motherland. The army toughened him up and helped him discover leadership skills leader. He returned home with the rank of senior sergeant.

Kerimov received further education at the Dagestan State University, choosing to study economics.

During his studies, he was distinguished not only by his high academic performance, but also carried out active social work. During his graduation from DSU, the young man was listed as deputy chairman of the local trade union committee.

Entrepreneurial activity

Kerimov’s first place of work was the Eltav plant in Makhachkala. Nazim Khanbalaev (Kerimov’s father-in-law), who at that time headed the Dagestan Trade Union Council, participated in obtaining the prestigious position of economist. Hard work, abilities and connections helped Suleiman make a brilliant career - within five years he became deputy general director of the plant.

In 1993, the management of the enterprise founded a bank, which was registered in Moscow. Kerimov was appointed its director and he moved to the capital. Here he managed to make many useful contacts, since the bank’s activities extended to lending to enterprises in crisis. Representing the management of the plant, Kerimov was able to obtain the majority stake in the bank and finally settled in Moscow.

In 1995, the young director headed the Soyuz-Finance company, and in 1997 he became a researcher at the capital's International Institute of Corporations. Kerimov began to develop his business seriously in 1999. His first asset was a package of equity securities of the Nafta Moscow trading company. Soon he managed to buy out 100% of the shares and became the sole head of the holding, from which he turned into a powerful business tool.

Managing a large enterprise, the young manager was able to bring it to the level of Rusal and Millhouse. This was largely due to the fact that oil companies received the right to trade hydrocarbons without intermediaries. The manager was able to sell his assets and gain about $400 million. For these funds, from 2002 to 2008, Nafta Moscow acquired shares in large factories.

Additionally, loans from Vnesheconombank and foreign financial organizations were used as starting capital. The holding acquired shares in Volvo, Boeing, British Petroleum, and large financial magnates became Kerimov’s friends.

In 2009, the businessman decided to explore the real estate market. The starting project was the reconstruction of the Moscow Hotel - now it is the Four Seasons Hotel (5 stars). During the same period, an organization controlled by Kerimov bought a stake in PIK Group of Companies. Construction company was in crisis, but the businessman improved the business of the enterprise and gained a significant amount after the sale of its shares.

A major event in 2009 was the acquisition of shares in the gold mining company Polyus Gold from Vladimir Potanin. Initially, 37% of the shares were purchased, but three years later Kerimov already had 95% of the issue-grade securities. In 2016, Kerimov’s son Said (b. 1995) entered the management of Polus Gold, and headed the Suleyman Kerimov Foundation trust fund. In addition, the billionaire’s sphere of interests included:

• creation of the investment company Millemium Group, which operated abroad;
• acquisition of the Uralkali company and gaining control over its competitor Silvinit (in this Kerimov was ahead of Vladimir Potanin);
• purchase of shares of the Bahamian JSC Altitude 41 (Kerimov was its shareholder along with his associate Nariman Gadzhiev), as indicated in the declaration filled out before the State Duma elections in 2011;
• acquisition football club"Anji".

There were also black streaks in Kerimov’s successful activities. The crisis at the end of the 2000s led to the loss of $20 billion that were abroad. The empire came under attack, but experience and instinct helped the financier get out of the crisis.

An investment of $200 million in the American instant messenger Snapchat in 2010 turned out to be unsuccessful. After purchasing the shares, their quotes went up, but soon fell sharply in price, which affected the investor’s income. In 2014, the businessman sold his assets and went into politics.

Events of 2017-2018

At the end of November 2017, Kerimov was arrested by French authorities after a transaction to purchase a villa on the Cote d'Azur. The prosecutor's charges related to non-payment of taxes during the transaction and the illegal transportation of cash across the French border. The amount in question was about 750 million euros. As a punishment, the appeal court offered the oligarch a written undertaking not to leave the place and a bail of 5 million euros. After the appeal, the bail amount increased 8 times.

The Russian political and business elite supported the senator. Peskov voiced the Kremlin’s position and emphasized that it is important to wait for a legal solution to the issue. In response to a request from the domestic prosecutor's office about the basis for the arrest of the oligarch, the French responded that Kerimov was without diplomatic documents. In 2018, the charges were dropped, the senator became a witness in the case and returned to Russia. Within a month, the growth of Polyus’s quotes brought it $5.7 billion.

Charity and titles

In 2007, the businessman established the Suleyman Kerimov Foundation. Its goal is to support initiatives that improve the lives of young people. In addition, the foundation promotes projects in the field of culture, sports, and provides assistance to those in need. According to Forbes experts, in 2013 Kerimov closed the top three major Russian philanthropists.

The Kerimov Foundation cooperates with other charitable institutions. Among them are the Gorchakov Foundation, “Give Life”, and “Health of the Nation”. The Kerimov Foundation participated in the reconstruction of the Cathedral Mosque in the capital, sponsored youth festivals, sporting events, and raised funds for people with serious illnesses.

The oligarch is one of the trustees of the Sirius educational center. In addition, since 2006 he has headed the Board of Trustees of the Russian Wrestling Federation. Over the years of his activity, Kerimov was awarded a number of awards: the title “People's Hero of Dagestan”, honorary citizen of Derbent, medal “For Services to the Fatherland”.

Contribution to politics

Politics takes up a lot of space in the life of the oligarch. He twice served as a State Duma deputy, defending the interests of the Liberal Democratic Party (1999-2007). In 2008, Kerimov became a member of the Federation Council, where he represents the interests of the Republic of Dagestan. While working in Parliament and Senate, the businessman’s assets were in trust management, and since 2013 they were transferred to the Suleyman Kerimov Foundation.

In October 2018, the senator spoke to the leadership of Derbent and announced plans for the development of the city. He identified the vector of economic growth (tourism), emphasized the construction of new generation clinics and promised to increase the city budget 5 times. All that remains is to observe the affairs of the politician, who has repeatedly proven that he keeps his word.

Family life and high-profile romances

The personal life of the oligarch resembles a fascinating novel. The main woman in his life is Firuza Kerimova (Khanbalaeva), the daughter of the chairman of the trade union council. The marriage was concluded in student years, the couple had a son, Said, and two daughters, Gulnara (Gulnara Kerimova) and Aminat. The billionaire's wife is not a public person and does not go out with her husband. She is successfully engaged in business and is the founder of a number of enterprises. Suleiman Kerimov and his wife Firuza - you rarely see a photo of this kind on the Internet.

During social events, the oligarch is accompanied by other ladies. In the latest news you can often see how Suleiman Kerimov and his women in the photo spend time. Don Juan's list looks impressive:

• Natalya Vetlitskaya. At the beginning of the 2000s, the lady was often noticed in the company of the oligarch. At the time we met, she was not going through the best period in her singing career. Suleiman invested a lot of money in filming new videos and organizing concerts. The relationship lasted about four years. As a farewell, the mistress received a house, a private plane and an apartment in Paris.
• Suleiman Kerimov and Anastasia Volochkova. The romance between two famous people became quite discussed, although at one time only a small circle of people knew about it. Suleiman insisted that the ballerina quit her job, and this became the reason for the scandalous separation. Volochkova expressed on Instagram that her dismissal from the Bolshoi Theater was Kerimov’s revenge.
• Tina Kandelaki. Many Russians learned about Kerimov after a car accident on the Cote d'Azur (2006). The oligarch's car crashed into a tree on the way to Nice. Some of the fuel spilled out and caught fire, causing the businessman to suffer burns. Tina Kandelaki was in the car. The TV presenter was not injured, but the accident revealed a relationship that the married lady did not want to advertise. Since the accident, Kerimov has been wearing flesh-colored gloves that hide his burned hands.
• Ekaterina Gomiashvili. The beautiful daughter of Archil Gomiashvili (performer of the role of Ostap Bender and a successful restaurateur) did not go unnoticed by the rich man. Kerimov helped the young lady promote the Mia Svili clothing brand. Boutiques also appeared in Europe, but Ekaterina decided to close the business due to pregnancy. She did not name the child's father. Soon the couple separated. Catherine received a villa in Spain from the oligarch. It is known that he spends funds on the maintenance of his daughter Katya.
• Passing hobbies. In addition to high-profile novels, the billionaire was seen in relationships with Zhanna Friske, Olesya Sudzilovskaya, Ksenia Sobchak and other socialites. His reputation as a collector of beautiful women was firmly established.

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

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Suleiman Kerimov and his women: photos

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 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.

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.

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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.

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.

Suleiman Kerimov is one of the richest people in Russia

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 it still for a long time French doctors fought. 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 Chloë Sevigny and 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 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.

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.

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

Articles on management - Popular management - Ordinary Russian oligarchs. A story of non-trivial success: Suleiman Kerimov

“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 resumed his studies, but was transferred to the Faculty of Economics, where he met 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 there was a need for 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 is an era great war for resources.

Kerimov Suleiman Abusaidovich

Suleiman Kerimov at that time did not yet have sufficient “muscles” in business to big wars, therefore, he concentrated his efforts on a relatively “small” object by the standards of billionaires - the Varyeganneft company, which, naturally, 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, loans have been taken out by the company CJSC New project" 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 was just creating 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 - 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 card index arbitration courts 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 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 Alexei 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.

While billionaire Suleiman Kerimov is recovering in a private Belgian clinic, TV presenter Tina Kandelaki Once again appeared in public. Her hands were still covered (according to rumors, they were burned during the accident with Kerimov in Nice), but the photographers managed to capture her fingers. White spots are clearly visible on them, very similar to barely healed burns.

Tina was far from the first TV personality with whom Suleiman Kerimov shared a vacation abroad. On the contrary, the young, charming and generous billionaire always loved social gatherings and especially valued communication with beautiful and talented women. He organized luxurious parties for friends and girlfriends, gave gifts to his chosen ones beautiful gifts, organized dates in the best restaurants, helped girls make successful careers in show business... Cleo magazine prepared the most complete list of novels attributed to Kerimov.

Let us recall that on November 25, businessman Suleiman Kerimov, who ranks 72nd on the Forbes 2006 world list of billionaires with a fortune of $7.1 billion, was involved in a car accident on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice.

Kerimov’s first and most constant love was his daughter high-ranking official Firuza. He met a pretty girl while studying in Derbent, Dagestan, and soon the lovers got married. His father-in-law helped Suleiman get a good job as an economist at the Eltav electronics plant, one of the largest enterprises in Dagestan. Kerimov’s wife has always been a real “eastern” wife. Doesn't appear in public this moment has three children. At the same time, she is always ready to help her husband. She has great authority in the Moscow Dagestan diaspora (largely thanks to her wives and friends), and in Dagestan she is well known. How Firuza feels about rumors about her husband’s romantic interests is unknown; Kerimov’s wife does not want to communicate with the press.

And there were enough rumors. At one time, the singer Natalya Vetlitskaya was even mistakenly called Kerimov’s wife in the press, so openly tender and strong was the relationship of this couple. The beautiful romance with Natalya lasted for several years. On the singer’s 38th birthday, the businessman rented a 19th-century noble estate in the Moscow region. All Moscow bohemia came to the holiday - more than three hundred people. The group “Modern Talking” was invited especially for Vetlitskaya from Germany, and Toto Cutugno from Italy. “Modern Talking” asked for $5 thousand for the performance, Cutugno - $3.5 thousand. And the actual gift for Vetlitskaya was a gold pendant with diamonds, the cost of which was approximately $10 thousand.

It's no secret that music career Vetlitskaya largely depended on her influential businessman friends. They say it was Kerimov who played main role in Vetlitskaya’s return to the world of show business, which the pop diva left after a quarrel with Dmitry Malikov and showman Pavel Vashchekin. According to rumors, Kerimov made very serious financial investments in the promotion of the singer. Thanks to his connections, Vetlitskaya’s videos were played on the night air of some channels for months.

Suleiman smoothed out the breakup with Natalya by giving the pop diva a plane as a good memory of herself. And yet, they say, Natalya was very worried about the breakup. Having met ex-lover In a restaurant with her new passion, ballerina Anastasia Volochkova, Vetlitskaya angrily promised to make her rival disabled by hiring bandits.

Volochkova took the threat seriously and immediately received additional security from Kerimov. Their romance was stormy and difficult to hide. The ballerina canceled her concert scheduled for March 12 - Suleiman's birthday - in order to spend this day in the company of her friend. But Suleiman’s relationship with Anastasia turned out to be short-lived. They gossiped that the ballerina had hurt Suleiman. And that it was after their breakup that she started having problems in the theater.

One of Suleiman's last hobbies was Zhanna Friske. A month before the accident in Nice, Kerimov was seen with a popular singer in the Moscow restaurant “Aist”. All evening the businessman gently stroked Zhanna’s hand, and from time to time whispered something in her ear. They sat in the restaurant for about two hours; Friske ate only desserts from what she ordered.

Not so long ago, Kerimov was seen in the company of another beauty - young Katya Gomiashvili. The daughter of artist Archil Gomiashvili, who played Ostap Bender, is a fashion designer. As they said, the billionaire did not skimp on helping her “unwind.”

How can Kerimov take a girl for a ride?

The Ferrari Enzo in which the billionaire had an unfortunate accident did not belong to him. But Kerimov has a vehicle in which there is no shame in taking a beauty for a ride.

His four-deck yacht Ice is 90 meters long. (For comparison: the length of Roman Abramovich’s largest yacht Pelorus is 115 meters). The yacht is designed for 16 people. The sinks and all seven baths in the owner's and guest cabins are made from solid pieces of limestone, and the interiors are finished in oak. The owner's bedroom extends from one side of the yacht to the other. There is a swimming pool and a helipad on board. The cruising range is more than 11,000 km. According to some reports, the interior decor alone, including painting, cost $25 million, and the total cost of the yacht could be about $170 million.

As a personal airliner, Kerimov uses not an ordinary small business aircraft, but a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) 737-700 - a luxuriously finished medium-haul passenger airliner. In a standard commercial configuration, the Boeing 737 carries more than 100 passengers, but in the BBJ modification it takes only 16 people on board, and the owner has an office, a shower room and a bedroom on board. The cost of such an aircraft with interior “stuffing” reaches $50 million, which is almost twice as expensive as the Bombardier Challenger, the most popular among Russian businessmen. The BBJ can fly to America: its non-stop flight range is up to 12,000 km.

People who communicate with Suleiman Abusaidovich claim that it is difficult to talk to the oligarch. This person predicts the answer in advance. A mathematical mindset, Eastern wisdom and a subtle sense of profit brought billions to the owner of a large Russian financial and industrial group. Suleiman Kerimov's biography has ups and downs, but as a true chess player, he always quickly analyzed mistakes and played a new combination. As a rule, it’s a win-win.

The future oligarch spent the early years of his biography in Derbent, the oil capital of sunny Dagestan. Suleiman was born in 1966, on March 12. He became the third child in the family of a criminal investigation officer. Abusaid Kerimovich, the boy’s father had a higher legal education. Mother was involved in accounting in one of the local branches of Sberbank. At the time of his birth, Suleiman had a brother, who now works as a doctor, and a sister, who teaches Russian language and literature.

WITH early years Suleiman became addicted to sports. His main hobbies were judo and kettlebells. The boy excelled at chess and subsequently received 1st category. While studying at school No. 18 in Derbent, he delighted his teachers with his mathematical abilities. However, he mastered other subjects without difficulty. The future billionaire graduated from the first educational institution with honors, which gave him the right to enter a prestigious university.

Education

After graduating from school in 1983, the young man successfully passed the exams at the Dagestan Polytechnic, where he studied at the Faculty of Construction for a year. In 1984, the educational process was interrupted due to conscription into the army. Until 1986, Kerimov repaid his debt to his homeland by servicing strategic missiles. The years spent in the army hardened young man and revealed the leadership trait in him.

He returned from service with the rank of senior sergeant. Suleiman continued his higher education at Dagestan State University. He chose economics as his future specialty.

The student combined brilliant academic performance with active social work and by the end of the DSU he was listed as deputy chairman of the local trade union committee.

Career and business of Suleiman Kerimov

Suleiman Kerimov Having received a diploma in economics, in 1989 Suleiman Kerimov began working. His first place of work in his biography was the Makhachkala plant "Eltav". Obtaining a position at a prestigious enterprise was not without the participation of Nazim Khanbalaev, who headed the Dagestan Council of Trade Unions and by that time was Suleiman’s father-in-law. Thanks to his hard work and abilities, as well as connections, within 5 years the young specialist made a dizzying career and rose from an ordinary economist to deputy general director of the plant. In the middle of this five-year plan, the management of the enterprise created a bank registered in Moscow. Representing the plant management, Kerimov managed to take possession of controlling stake shares of this organization. Fedprombank provided loans to industrial enterprises in crisis. Since that time, the entrepreneur has settled in the capital of Russia. Read also: Biography and latest news of the owner of the Eurocement Group, Filaret Galchev.

Since 1995, the businessman has headed the trade and financial company Soyuz-Finance, and 2 years later he Researcher Moscow International Institute of Corporations.

Suleiman Kerimov's real business began in 1999, with the acquisition of shares in NTK Nafta-Moscow, which, with the arrival of a new owner, began to transform from a mediocre oil trader into a powerful holding.

In managing a large enterprise, Kerimov revealed himself in all his glory. His instincts and precise calculations allowed him to raise the company to the level of Millhouse and Rusal, which set the tone in the Russian oil market. During 2002-2008, Nafta-Moscow energetically expanded its assets by acquiring shares of promising industrial enterprises. Loans from Vnesheconombank, and later from foreign financial organizations, are used as starting capital. The holding acquired shares in Volvo, British Petroleum, etc. During this period, Kerimov met the most famous financial tycoons, in particular, Bill Gates became one of his friends.

In 2009, Kerimov expanded the scope of his holding’s activities and began to engage in real estate. The “breakthrough” was the reconstruction of the Moscow Hotel, which became a five-star Four Seasons hotel. At the same time, an organization controlled by the businessman took possession of a quarter of the shares of the PIK group of companies, which was the main developer of the country and was in a crisis situation. Kerimov improves the affairs of this enterprise and, by selling its assets, receives a substantial profit.

Another significant event in 2009 was the purchase by Nafta of a 37% stake in the gold mining company Polyus Gold and after 3 years Suleiman Kerimov took almost complete control over it (95%). Since 2016, the oligarch’s son has been on the board of Polyus Gold.

In 2011, the oligarch became the owner of the Anzhi football club (Makhachkala), and in 2014 he got rid of most of his assets.

Among the “dark streaks” in the entrepreneurial activity of Suleiman Kerimov, one should mention the friction between the entrepreneur and Belarusian law enforcement officers that arose in 2007 in connection with shady affairs surrounding the largest fertilizer producer, the Uralkali company. Major losses for the businessman were unsuccessful investments in foreign enterprises. An attempt to save capital during the global crisis in 2008 cost Kerimov and his organization $20 billion.

Political life

The life of Suleiman Kerimov is closely connected with politics. Twice serving as a deputy of the State Duma of Russia (1999 – 2007), the oligarch successfully defended the interests of Zhirinovsky’s party. Since 2008, the billionaire has been a member of the committee of the Federation Council, where he deals with financial problems and represents the Republic of Dagestan.

State of Suleiman Kerimov

The current political activity has distracted Suleiman Kerimov from business. Having handed over the reins of control of the companies he owned and got rid of foreign assets, the oligarch remains a prominent person in financial circles; his photos and videos are often found in the media. Including in connection with the senator’s participation in the affairs of his native Dagestan.

Kerimov helps the republic a lot, not only as a representative of the region in the upper house of parliament, but also as an investor and philanthropist. In particular, on his initiative, large-scale transformations began in hometown Suleiman Kerimov - Derbent. The task is to do this ancient city in Russia, the center of a tourist cluster, in which, while preserving the unique architecture and historical appearance, ultra-modern functionality would appear. At the beginning of August 2019, the finalists of the Open International Competition for the development of a master plan for Derbent were determined, including the largest experts in their field from all over the world.

It was also announced that the branch of the Russian Federation Commission for UNESCO will resume work in Dagestan. It will be headed by the mayor of Derbent, Khizri Abakarov, who is considered a person close to the senator and capable of bringing to life Kerimov’s ideas for transforming the city. In addition, a member of the Federation Council from Dagestan in 2018 announced his family’s decision to register a business in Derbent - thus the local budget will receive additional funds for development, which means billions of rubles of additional income in the form of tax deductions. The senator had previously helped the republic a lot, taking an active part in all development projects.

Thus, with the direct participation of Suleiman Kerimov, a branch of the Presidential Center for Gifted Children, Sirius-Altair, was opened in Dagestan. It became one of the first branches of Sochi Sirius in the country and an example to follow for other regions. The dynamics of a businessman’s entrepreneurial activity can be analyzed based on data provided annually by Forbes magazine (year – $, billion/place in Russia):

• 2004 – 0,58/48;
• 2005 – 2,6/16;
• 2006 – 7,5/11;
• 2007 – 12,8/7;
• 2008 – 18,4/8;
• 2009 – 3,1/13;
• 2010 – 19/5,5;
• 2011 – 7,8/19;
• 2012 – 6,5/19;
• 2013 – 7,1/20;
• 2014 – 6,9/19;
• 2015 – 3,4/31;
• 2016 – 1,6/45;
• 2017 – 6,3/21;
• 2018 – 6,4/20.

Having a direct relationship with the power structures of the Russian Federation, Suleiman Abusaidovich could not avoid the April 2018 sanctions. The oligarch’s losses amounted to $1.4 billion, which is equal to more than a fifth of the businessman’s fortune.

Yachts, planes

From 2005 to 2016, Suleiman Kerimov owned the magnificent yacht “Ice”. The ninety-meter four-deck ship was made using latest technologies. Its approximate price is $160 million.

The oligarch's second yacht, Millenium, looks somewhat more modest, three times smaller than the first, but amazes with its speed, which reaches thirty-one knots. This “toy” cost the billionaire €8.9 million.

Until recently, Suleiman Abusaidovich used a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) 737-700, which was sold in 2018, as an air transport vehicle.

Wife

It is known for certain about his personal life from the biography of Suleiman Abusaidovich that he found his soul mate while still a student. His chosen one was fellow student Firuza Nazimovna Khanbalaeva. It was thanks to her father that the current oligarch began his successful career. The wife gave the businessman three children.

In 1990, the eldest daughter was born, to whom her parents gave the name Gulnara. Five years later, the family was replenished with a son, Abusaid, and in 2003, the businessman became a father for the third time. His youngest daughter's name is Aminat.

Charity

Suleiman Kerimov's charitable activities were marked by the transfer of €1 million to the Pinocchio children's burn center. The reason for this was a car accident in which the oligarch got into in 2006. After which he underwent a long rehabilitation course. The billionaire's concern for children was also evident in his work on projects to provide targeted assistance to orphans and sick children.

Since 2013, an international charitable foundation created by Kerimov has been operating. It was here that the Dagestan senator donated the lion's share of his assets.

Thanks to the funds of Suleiman Abusaidovich, Makhachkala acquired a modern Anzhi Arena stadium. Under the guardianship of the billionaire is the Russian Wrestling Federation and the Sochi Center for Gifted Children “Sirius”.

Suleiman Kerimov today

According to the latest news, Suleiman Kerimov recently suffered from a heart disease. Now, after recovery, he is in France, where legal proceedings regarding his tax violations continue.

Just like in his youth, the oligarch today continues to be interested in sports, of which he prefers wrestling and football.