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 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.
One of the richest people in Russia, deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Suleiman Kerimov, was born on March 12, 1966 in the city of Derbent, Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (now the Republic of Dagestan). Father is a lawyer, worked in the criminal investigation department; mother worked as an accountant in the Sberbank of the Russian Federation system.
In 1983, S. Kerimov entered the construction department of the Dagestan Polytechnic Institute, and in 1984, after completing the first year of the institute, he was drafted into the army and completed compulsory military service in the Strategic Missile Forces of the USSR Armed Forces (RVSN Armed Forces of the USSR). After being transferred to the reserve, he continued his studies at the Faculty of Economics of Dagestan State University (DSU) named after. V.I. Lenin, who graduated in 1989 with a degree in Accounting and Analysis of Economic Activities.
In 1989-1995 he worked in positions from economist to assistant general director for economic issues of the Eltav plant of the Ministry of Electronic Industry.
Since 1995 - General Director of the Soyuz-Finance company (Moscow).
Since April 1997, he has been engaged in scientific activities.
In February-December 1999, he was deputy director of the autonomous non-profit organization International Institute of Corporations.
Since December 1999, he was a deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the third convocation on the federal list of the Zhirinovsky Bloc electoral bloc, and was a member of the State Duma Committee of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Security.
On December 7, 2003, he was elected as a deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the fourth convocation on the federal list of the LDPR electoral association. In the State Duma, he became a member of the LDPR faction and is deputy chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Physical Culture and Sports.
In April 2007, he left the LDPR faction and became an independent deputy.
Suleiman Kerimov heads the Board of Trustees of the Russian Wrestling Federation. In his youth, he was fond of judo and kettlebell lifting, and was a multiple champion of various championships. The International Federation of United Styles of Wrestling (FILA) awarded him the “Golden Order” - one of the most prestigious awards.
On April 19, 2007, the Russian version of Forbes magazine published a ranking of the richest citizens of Russia, in which Kerimov took seventh place with $12.8 billion.
Under his control through OJSC GNK Nafta-Moscow and other companies - the mining holding Polymetal (99.5%), National Cable Networks, the Moscow cable operator Mostelecom. He owns 4.5% of the shares of Gazprom ", 5.7% of shares of Sberbank, about 2% of shares of MGTS. Invests in the Moscow region town of Rublevo-Arkhangelskoye (2 million sq. m of luxury housing).
He is the owner of the yacht Ice, built at the Lürssen shipyard in Bremen, Germany. This is a four-deck ship, the length of which is 90 meters. The seven bathtubs and vanities in the owner's and guest cabins are made from solid pieces of limestone, with oak interiors. The owner's bedroom extends from one side of the yacht to the other. On board there is a swimming pool and a helipad. 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, Suleiman Kerimov uses a luxuriously decorated medium-haul passenger airliner Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) 737-700, which accepts 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 reaches $50 million, its non-stop flight range is up to 12,000 km.
Suleiman Kerimov is married. His wife, Firuza, is the daughter of a high-ranking Dagestan official. He met her while studying in Derbent, and soon the lovers got married. According to rumors, Kerimov’s father-in-law helped him get a good job as an economist at the Eltav electronics plant, one of the largest enterprises in Dagestan. Firuza has always been a real “Oriental” wife, she does not like to appear in public, and does not want to communicate with the press. She is raising three children.
Suleiman Kerimov loves social events, parties with pop stars, and sailing on his own yacht, Ice, off the coast of Spain. He loves to throw luxurious parties and give beautiful gifts. He is credited with having affairs with famous singers, ballerinas, and actresses. Kerimov’s name has recently appeared frequently in the press in connection with the accident in France.
On November 25, 2006, on the Promenade des Anglais embankment in Nice, the billionaire and his companion, who, according to some media reports, was the famous Russian TV presenter Tina Kandelaki, were involved in a car accident. For an unknown reason, in a section where the maximum permissible speed is 50 km/h, Kerimov’s Enzo Ferrari super sports car lost control, flew off the road at high speed, crashed into a tree and caught fire. Engulfed in flames, Kerimov was able to get out of the cabin on his own and rolled on the grass, trying to put out the fire. Eyewitnesses of the accident helped him. Only firefighters from Nice Airport were able to extinguish the burning car. The Ferrari, worth about 675 thousand euros, cannot be restored. His companion, Tina Kandelaki, escaped with minor burns and injuries. She was admitted to the Saint-Roch hospital. and after providing her with medical assistance, she flew to Moscow that same evening. Kerimov, who received severe burns, was sent by helicopter to one of the Marseille clinics, and then transported to a clinic in Belgium, where he underwent treatment and returned to Moscow at the end of January 2007 and began work. Today he has fully recovered from the accident and is working daily and at full capacity.
Suleiman Abusaidovich Kerimov Born on March 12, 1966 in Derbent. His father, Abusaid Kerimov, worked in the criminal investigation department, and his mother worked as an accountant in the Sberbank system. His brother is a doctor, and his sister is a teacher of Russian language and literature. In his youth, he was fond of judo and weight lifting, and was repeatedly a champion all kinds of championships. "My Universities" Studying was easy for the future senator; mathematics was of particular interest. In 1983, he graduated with honors from secondary school No. 18 and entered the Dagestan Polytechnic Institute at the Faculty of Civil Engineering. He served in the strategic missile forces. In 1986 - senior sergeant, crew chief demobilized. After service, he entered the Faculty of Economics at DSU. 
Career The future billionaire started as an ordinary economist at the Eltav plant. In 1993, the plant’s management and partners established a bank and registered it in Moscow. Suleiman was sent to represent their interests in the new Fedprombank. Soon, the banker already had a controlling stake in the credit organization. In 1995, Kerimov was appointed to the post of head of the trade and financial company Soyuz-Finance. 1997 - researcher at the International Institute of Corporations, headed this autonomous non-profit organization as president for two years. Investment projects In 1999, a new stage in his life began - he bought shares in the Nafta-Moscow oil trading company and began to actively engage in investment and resale transactions. A year later, the company made its first purchase - Varieganneftegaz. In November 2005, it acquired 70% of one of the largest gold and silver miners in Russia - Polymetal. A couple of years later, Polymetal was listed on the London Stock Exchange, after which Nafta resold its stake in this holding. In 2003-2008. Nafta developed the Rublevo-Arkhangelskoye project, also known in the press as the “city of millionaires.” In April 2006, she became a co-owner of Mosstroyekonombank, which owns Smolensky Passage, in June she gained control of the Razvitie SEC, which unites three construction companies, and in July she announced that she owns 17% of Mospromstroy. All packages were then also resold. In 2007, the entrepreneur invested in Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and other foreign financial institutions. At the same time, Forbes named him the largest private investor in Morgan Stanley. Among the businessman’s other Russian assets at that time were the companies Metronom AG and the operator of the Mercado supermarket chain. In April 2009, he, having bought 19.71% of the shares, entered composition of the owners of the MFK bank. In June 2010, together with partners, he acquired 53% of Uralkali (the size of the transaction was estimated at $5.3 billion). For this purchase, he had to take out a decent loan from VTB. In December 2013, he sold a stake in Uralkali to Mikhail Prokhorov (21.75%) and Dmitry Mazepin (19.99%). In 2013-2014. he sold off most of his resources, while his son, a young businessman Abusaid, bought Cinema Park, a large chain of cinemas, from V. Potanin (the deal was valued at $300 million). Kerimov and politics
In 2013, all assets of the enterprises were transferred to the Suleyman Kerimov Foundation, which was founded by the billionaire in 2007. Kerimov allocated funds for the reconstruction of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque, organizes the annual Hajj for several thousand Muslims, international youth and cultural festivals. In 2014, Forbes magazine awarded Kerimov third place among the richest people in Russia who provided financial assistance to charity projects in 2013. Head of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Wrestling Federation. The fund sponsors a national program for the development of freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. Awards 
Eldest daughter Gulnara In 2010, the girl was included in the ranking of the richest brides, which followed the ranking of the Finance magazine about Russian billionaires in 2010, where her father was included. In 2014, the eldest daughter got married, her father organized the wedding with the participation of Russian pop stars in elite golf club "Agalarov". In the spring of 2016, his children - Gulnara and Abusaid - were included in the board of directors of PJSC Polyus Gold. In June 2010, Kerimov Suleiman Abusaidovich and his partners Alexander Nesis, Filaret Galchev and Anatoly Skurov acquired 53% of the shares of the industrial giant Uralkali from the previous owner Dmitry Rybolovlev. As stated in Kerimov’s biography on Wikipedia, the deal was valued at $5.3 billion. For this purchase, Kerimov received a significant loan from VTB. In July 2013, Uralkali announced that it was withdrawing from the sales agreement with Belaruskali, reducing prices and increasing production to maximum capacity to increase its market share. On September 2, 2013, the Investigative Committee of Belarus opened a criminal case against the co-owner of Uralkali, Suleiman Kerimov, and announced a decision to put him on the international wanted list. The media reported that Senator Suleiman Kerimov faces up to 10 years in prison and confiscation of property in Belarus. In turn, the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that protecting the interests of Russian citizens, including defending the interests of Russian business, is a constant in the activities of the country's leadership 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. Suleyman Kerimov and Anji 
From January 2011 to December 2016, Suleiman Kerimov was the owner of the Anzhi football club from Makhachkala. Not far from Makhachkala, at the expense of Suleiman Kerimov, a modern Anzhi Arena stadium with an operating 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 purchased. In 2013, as part of the development of a new long-term development strategy for the club, it was decided to reduce the club's annual budget to $50-70 million compared to the previous budget of $180 million per season. Most of the expensive foreign stars were sold, and the club relied on young Russian players. In 2016, Suleymanov ceased to own the club.", "Russian Female");" type="button" value="🔊 Listen to the news"/>!}
Suleiman Abusaidovich Kerimov(Lezg. Kerimrin Abusaidan hva Suleiman)- billionaire (his fortune as of March 2018 is estimated at $6.4 billion), member of the Federation Council from the Republic of Dagestan, heads the Nafta-Moscow financial and industrial group, owns the Anzhi football club.
Kerimov's childhood, adolescence and youth
His father, Abusaid Kerimov, worked in the criminal investigation department, and his mother worked as an accountant in the Sberbank system.
My brother is a doctor, and my sister is a teacher of Russian language and literature.
In his youth, he was fond of judo and kettlebell lifting, and was repeatedly a champion of various championships.
"My Universities"
Studying was easy for the future senator; mathematics was of particular interest.
In 1983, he graduated with honors from secondary school No. 18 and entered the Dagestan Polytechnic Institute at the Faculty of Construction.
Served in the Strategic Missile Forces.
In 1986 - senior sergeant, crew chief, demobilized.
After service, he entered the DSU at the Faculty of Economics.
Career
The future billionaire started as an ordinary economist at the Eltav plant.
In 1993, the plant’s management and partners established a bank and registered it in Moscow. Suleiman was sent to represent their interests in the new Fedprombank. Soon the banker already had a controlling stake in the credit institution.
In 1995, Kerimov was appointed to the post of head of the trade and financial company Soyuz-Finance.
1997 - Research Fellow at the International Institute of Corporations, led this autonomous non-profit organization as president for two years.
Investment projects
In 1999, a new stage in his life began - he bought shares in the Nafta-Moscow oil trading company and began to actively engage in investment and resale transactions. A year later, the company made its first purchase - Varyoganneftegaz.
In November 2005, it acquired 70% of one of the largest gold and silver miners in Russia, Polymetal. A couple of years later, Polymetal was listed on the London Stock Exchange, after which Nafta resold its stake in this holding.
In 2003-2008 Nafta developed the Rublevo-Arkhangelskoye project, also known in the press as the “city of millionaires.” In April 2006, she became a co-owner of Mosstroyekonombank, which owns Smolensky Passage, in June she gained control of the Razvitie SEC, which unites three construction companies, and in July she announced that she owns 17% of Mospromstroy. All packages were then also resold.
In 2007, the entrepreneur invested in Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and other foreign financial institutions. At the same time, Forbes named him Morgan Stanley's largest private investor.
Among the businessman’s other Russian assets at that time were the companies Metronom AG and the operator of the Mercado supermarket chain.
In April 2009, he bought 19.71% of the shares and became one of the owners of MFK Bank.
In June 2010, together with his partners, he acquired 53% of Uralkali (the size of the transaction was estimated at $5.3 billion). For this purchase, he had to take out a decent loan from VTB. In December 2013, he sold a stake in Uralkali to Mikhail Prokhorov (21.75%) and Dmitry Mazepin (19.99%).
In 2013-2014 he sold off most of his resources, while his son, a young businessman Abusaid, bought Cinema Park, a large chain of cinemas, from V. Potanin (the deal was valued at $300 million).
Kerimov and politics
From 1999 to 2003, he was a deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the third convocation, and was a member of its security committee. Then, until 2007, he was a deputy of the Duma of the 4th convocation, and also served as deputy chairman of the committee on physical culture, sports and youth affairs.
Since 2008, he has been a member of the Federation Council (FC), and since March 2011 he has represented Dagestan in the upper house of the Russian parliament.
At the end of September 2016, it became known that the oligarch was re-elected to the Federation Council. The decision was made at the People's Assembly, all 86 deputies from the republic voted in favor.
Patron Kerimov
In November 2006, in Nice, he was in a car accident and received severe burns. After this, the entrepreneur donated 1 million euros to the Pinocchio charity, which helps children cope with burn injuries. 
In 2013, all assets of the enterprises were transferred to the Suleyman Kerimov Foundation, which was founded by the billionaire in 2007.
Kerimov allocated funds for the reconstruction of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque, organizes the annual Hajj for several thousand Muslims, international youth and cultural festivals
In 2014, Forbes magazine awarded Kerimov third place among the richest people in Russia who provided financial assistance to charity projects in 2013.
Head of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Wrestling Federation.
The Foundation sponsors a national program for the development of freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Awards
On March 10, 2016, he was awarded the honorary badge of Dagestan “For love of his native land.”
FILA - "Golden Order".
State
The heyday of the businessman’s material well-being occurred in 2007-2008: at first he was the seventh richest person in the Russian Federation - his fortune was estimated at $12.8 billion. The following year, he took eighth place in the ranking, but his capital was estimated at $18.4 billion.
In 2016, it was in 45th place with $1.6 billion.
Hobbies
Kerimov is an avid sea traveler; he owns two yachts - Ice and Millenium, purchased in 2005-2006.
One curious fact is connected with the four-deck, ninety-meter yacht Ice - for example, in 2012, its crew rescued nine people whose pleasure boat capsized. In the media, the owner of the ship was awarded another medal for this - “For saving drowning people.”
Not only the sea element
Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) 737-700.
Family
He met his future wife, Firuza Nazimovna Khanbalaeva, at the university - they studied at the same faculty. The couple have three children. In 1990, a daughter, Gulnara, was born, and five years later, a son, Abusaid. The youngest daughter, Aminat, was born in 2003.
Eldest daughter Gulnara
In 2014, the eldest daughter got married; her father organized the wedding with the participation of Russian pop stars at the elite Agalarov golf club. In the spring of 2016, his children - Gulnara and Abusaid - were included in the board of directors of PJSC Polyus Gold.
Suleiman Kerimov and the Uralkali case
In June 2010, Suleiman Abusaidovich Kerimov and his partners Alexander Nesis, Filaret Galchev and Anatoly Skurov acquired 53% of the shares of the industrial giant Uralkali from the previous owner Dmitry Rybolovlev. As stated in Kerimov’s biography on Wikipedia, the deal was valued at $5.3 billion. For this purchase, Kerimov received a significant loan from VTB.
In July 2013, Uralkali announced that it was withdrawing from the sales agreement with Belaruskali, reducing prices and increasing production to maximum capacity in order to increase its market share. On September 2, 2013, the Investigative Committee of Belarus opened a criminal case against the co-owner of Uralkali, Suleiman Kerimov, and announced a decision to put him on the international wanted list. The media reported that Senator Suleiman Kerimov faces up to 10 years in prison and confiscation of property in Belarus.
In turn, the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that protecting the interests of Russian citizens, including defending the interests of Russian business, is a constant in the activities of the country's leadership.
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.
Suleyman Kerimov and Anji
From January 2011 to December 2016, Suleiman Kerimov was the owner of the Anzhi football club from Makhachkala. 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, as part of the development of a new long-term development strategy for the club, it was decided to reduce the club's annual budget to $50-70 million, compared to the previous budget of $180 million per season. Most of the expensive foreign stars were sold, and the club relied on young Russian players.
In 2016, Suleymanov ceased to own the club.
Suleiman Abusaidovich Kerimov (March 12, 1966, Derbent, Dagestan) is a Russian entrepreneur, member of the Federation Council from Dagestan.
Childhood, youth
Suleiman Kerimov is a Lezgin. His father worked in the criminal investigation department, and his mother was an accountant. In his youth, he practiced judo and kettlebell lifting. At the same time, his favorite school subject was mathematics. He graduated from secondary school No. 19 in Derbent with honors.
In 1983, Suleiman entered the construction department of the Dagestan Polytechnic Institute. It was only after his first year that he was drafted into the army. During 1984-1986. served in the missile forces. He continued his studies at the Faculty of Economics, which he graduated in 1989. While studying at DSU, he was deputy chairman of the university trade union committee.
How did Suleiman Kerimov achieve financial success?
Financial analysts note that Kerimov's fortune is based on investments in assets that have significant growth potential. Suleiman Kerimov often sets himself the goal of capitalizing an asset in order to resell it profitably in the future.
But economic observer Yulia Latynina believes that the secret of Kerimov’s success is due to the fact that the companies he buys easily resolve problems with the state. Now let's look at the chronology of his success.
1989-1995 – Kerimov works at the Eltav plant. During this period, from a simple economist he turns into an assistant to the general director and settles in Moscow.
1995 - Kerimov becomes deputy general director of Soyuz-Finance.
1997 - became a research fellow at the International Institute of Corporations. Two years later, he took the position of vice president in this organization. True, he was soon fired because he became a State Duma deputy (2000-2003).
2003-2008 – was the owner of the large-scale Rublevo-Arkhangelskoye project.
2006-2008 – owned shares:
- Gazprom;
- MGTS;
- Polyus Gold;
- Sberbank;
- "Polymetal";
- "National Telecommunications";
- Mosstroyeconombank;
- shopping complex "Smolensky Passage".
By 2008, Kerimov withdrew the bulk of his capital from Russia and invested it in shares of foreign corporations.
2010 – owned 25% of Uralkali shares.
2011 - became a co-owner of Rostelecom. In his income statement, he stated that he owns shares in the Nafta-Moscow company, Altitude, a company registered in Bermuda, and Aniketa Investments Limited.
2013 – Suleiman Kerimov’s fortune is $7.1 billion.
Personal life
While studying at the university, Suleiman married his classmate Firuza. The father of his future wife was a major party functionary and helped his son-in-law get a job at the Eltav plant. Now the couple have three children: daughter Gulnara (1990), son Abusaid (1995) and daughter Aminata (2003).
Kerimov came up with the idea of building a “city of millionaires” near Moscow, where 30 thousand wealthy residents of Russia would live. True, he sold this project to Mikhail Shishkhanov.
In 2006, in Nice, Kerimov was involved in a car accident: the car he was driving ran off the road for an unknown reason. As a result, Suleiman was in a state of artificial coma for some time.
Suleiman Kerimov is known for his active charitable activities. In particular, his charitable foundation funds many special programs. Among them we can highlight the national program for the development of Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling.
Since 2007, Kerimov has been helping several thousand Muslims perform the Hajj every year. It is worth noting that the cost of a trip for one person to the holy places of Arabia is 85-100 thousand rubles.
In 2011, Suleiman acquired the Anzhi football club (Makhachkala).
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.
From an early age, 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 the 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 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 management of the plant, Kerimov managed to take control of the 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 became a researcher at the 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 Nafta’s purchase 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 Suleiman Kerimov’s hometown - Derbent. The task is to make this oldest 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, in 2018, a member of the Federation Council from Dagestan announced his family’s decision to register a business in Derbent - this way 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 is made using the 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.
