Megdet Rahimkulov
| Megdet Rahimkulov | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 October 1945 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | Russia |
| 💼 Occupation | businessman, economist |
| Known for | holdings in OTP Bank former executive (Gazprom) former head of Panrusgaz and Általános Értékforgalmi Bank |
| 💰 Net worth | $ 1.4 billion [1] |
| 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
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Forbes Profile". Forbes. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ↑ Putin's game in European energy: divide and conquer Spectator, The, Nov 3, 2007 by Barnett, Neil
- ↑ "Megdet Rahimkulov & family". Forbes.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "БИОГРАФИЯ — МЕГДЕТ РАХИМКУЛОВ". FinParty. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. 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. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Ownership structure". OTP Bank. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ↑ "Megdet Rakhimulov". FinParty. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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