Suleyman Kerimov | |
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Сулейман Керимов | |
![]() Kerimov in 2010 | |
Russian Federation Senator from Dagestan | |
Assumed office 20 February 2008 | |
Member of the State Duma | |
In office 19 December 1999 – 24 December 2007 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Suleyman Abusaidovich Kerimov 12 March 1966 Derbent, Dagestan, USSR |
Nationality | Russian |
Children | 3, including Said Kerimov |
Education | Dagestan State University |
Website | Suleyman Kerimov Foundation |
Suleyman Abusaidovich Kerimov (Russian: Сулейма́н Абусаи́дович Кери́мов; Lezgian: Керимрин Абусаидан хва Сулейман; born 12 March 1966) is a Russia-based billionaire, oligarch,[1][2][3][4][5] and politician of Lezgian origin.[6][7][8] Kerimov has close ties to Vladimir Putin's government in Russia,[9] as well as Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen leader.[10]
He entered politics in the 1990s. By 1999, he won control of Nafta Moskva, a former state-oil trader. In the 2000s, Kerimov obtained billions of dollars in loans from big Russian state-owned banks, such as Sberbank and VTB.[9] Through these loans, he became a major stakeholder in Gazprom and Uralkali, as well as Sberbank.[9] By 2008, his fortune had risen to $21 billion,[9] and by 2022, it had decreased to $11 billion.[11][12]
Since 2008, Kerimov has represented the Republic of Dagestan in the Federation Council of Russia.[13]
He bought the football club FC Anzhi Makhachkala in 2011, which subsequently made numerous high-profile signings. The club bought Samuel Eto'o, making him the highest-paid player in the world.[9] In 2013, Kerimov drastically and abruptly cut the team's funding, prompting a firesale of players.[14][15]
In April 2018, he was placed under sanctions by the United States Department of Treasury.[16] In the wake of 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Kerimov was sanctioned as a Russian oligarch close to President Putin, by the US, UK and EU on 15 March 2022.[17][18]
Kerimov's son Said Kerimov resigned from the board of Polyus Gold in April 2022 and the family sold its stake in the company worth $6.3 billion relinquishing the majority shareholder position of Polyus Gold.[19]
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