Megdet Rahimkulov
Megdet Rahimkulov | |
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Born | |
Citizenship | Russia |
Occupation | businessman, economist |
Known for | holdings in OTP Bank former executive (Gazprom) former head of Panrusgaz and Általános Értékforgalmi Bank |
Board member of | OTP Bank |
Children | Timur Ruslan and one other son |
Megdet Nigmatovich Rahimkulov (Russian: Мегдет Нигматович Рахимкулов, Tatar: Мәгъдәт Нигъмәт улы Рәхимколов, 16 October 1945, Moscow) is a Russian businessman of Tatar origin. He was a Gazprom executive[2] and also the former head of Panrusgaz and Általános Értékforgalmi Bank. He was the wealthiest person in Hungary, until his return to Moscow in 2008 and he is a leading owner of OTP Bank.[3]
His assets are now managed by a holding company in Cyprus.[1]
Early life[]
Rahimkulov received his first higher education at the All-Union Correspondence Financial and Economic Institute. He graduated in 1973. In 1978, Rahimkulov earned a second diploma from the State University of Management in Moscow.
In 1971, Rahimkulov, still a student, took a job at the USSR Ministry of the Gas Industry.[4]
Career[]
After graduating from the State University of Management, Rahimkulov became deputy head of Soyuzgazavtomatiki, a Mingazprom enterprise. From 1989 to 1992, he was the general director of Gazexport. In 1992, Rahimkulov was appointed General Director of OOO Interpromkom (InterProm), a company that supplied IT equipment to Gazprom.[4]
Rahimkulov became a Chief Executive and 10% owner of a Gazprom and MOL joint venture in the mid 1990s. MOL is a Hungarian multinational oil and gas company. When Gazprom acquired AEB, a Hungarian bank, Rahimkulov maintained a 6% direct holding in the bank until 2011.[1] Rahimkulov and his sons, Ruslan and Timur, sold their entire share of MOL to VCP Capital Partners Unternehmensberatung AG in September 2011.[5]
Rahimkulov bought shares in OTP, a leading Hungarian bank, with the proceeds from the MOL sale.[1] As of September 2017, he and his sons own 24,186,511 shares in OTP, giving them 8.64% ownership of the company.[6]
Personal life[]
Rahimkulov is married to Salina Galina Dmitrievna. They have two adult sons, Timur and Ruslan, as well as one other son. In 2009, Rahimkulov declared that he had seven grandchildren.[7]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Forbes Profile". Forbes. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ Putin's game in European energy: divide and conquer Spectator, The, Nov 3, 2007 by Barnett, Neil
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b "БИОГРАФИЯ — МЕГДЕТ РАХИМКУЛОВ". FinParty. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Rahimkulov family parts with entire holding in Hungarian MOL". Portfolio.hu. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Ownership structure". OTP Bank. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Megdet Rakhimulov". FinParty. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
External links[]
- 1945 births
- Russian businesspeople
- Russian billionaires
- Hungarian businesspeople
- Hungarian billionaires
- Gazprom people
- Living people
- People from Moscow
- Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation alumni