Mukhtar Ablyazov, whose biography is described in this article, was born on 05.16.1963 in the Leninsky district of Kazakhstan, in the village of Galkino. He is an ex-minister of trade, industry and energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. One of the scandalous oligarchs of the republic.
Education
After school, Ablyazov Mukhtar Kabulovich went to study at the Moscow Engineering Physics University. He graduated in 1986, received the specialty of a theoretical physicist. After continued his studies at the Eurasian Institute of the Market. Later, in 1990, he entered the graduate school of Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, but dropped out in the same year, for the sake of entrepreneurship.
Career in business
Immediately after graduating from the Eurasian Institute, Ablyazov Mukhtar got a job as an engineer. He soon became a junior research fellow. After some time he was appointed to the position of engineer at KazGU. From 1991-1993 headed MP Madina. He served as director at a number of small enterprises. In 1993-1997 founded his own company Astana-Holding. The businessman became not only its owner, but also the president.
State activity
In the spring of 1998, Ablyazov Mukhtar decided to try his hand at public service. Until November 1999, he worked as the Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy of Kazakhstan in the government apparatus of N. Balgimbaev. At the end of October, Ablyazov had to resign because of cases against him regarding concealment of income, abuse of power, the creation of a criminal gang and theft of money.
Arrests
Almost all of 2001, Ablyazov Mukhtar Kabulovich headed the Board of Directors of Kazakhstan Airlines CJSC. In the period from 2001-2002. was in the same position at Temirbank OJSC. This company is the property of Astana-Holding. In the fall of 2001, Mukhtar Kabulovich was arrested, but released after a short time. And after that, together with other associates, he organized the movement "Democratic Choice of the Republic of Kazakhstan."
In 2002, Ablyazova was issued House arrest. And in March of that year, Mukhtar Kabulovich was again arrested. This time for the creation of a criminal group, entrepreneurial activity contrary to the law and the use of official position for personal mercenary purposes. But the oligarch was pardoned by President Nazarbayev in 2003.
BTA Bank
In the period from 2003-2005. Ablyazov Mukhtar was on the Board of Directors of Krasnoyarskkrayugol. Since 2005, he has headed the Eurasia Investment and Industrial Group. Until 2009, Mukhtar Kabulovich worked as chairman of TuranAlem Bank (BTA). But he was removed from his post in early February 2009 in connection with a violation of the law. Ablyazov was charged with improper work with depositors and creditors. The businessman’s actions violated the interests of bank customers. Mukhtar Ablyazov (the BTA criminal case was opened in 2008) was accused of asset stripping. The oligarch first tried to hide in Moscow. But he was also charged by Russian law enforcement agencies and fled abroad to the UK.
As it turned out, Ablyazov was engaged in money laundering at BTA Bank, and then the money was sent abroad. At the same time, Mukhtar Kabulovich credited his companies located in different parts of the world. For these scams, Ablyazov was removed from the leadership of BTA Bank. And when the State Fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan bought back more than 78 percent of the shares, the entrepreneur took it as Raider seizure business.
Kazakh law enforcement agencies accused Mukhtar Kabulovich of stealing money from BTA and Temirbank in the amount of almost $ 560 million.During the investigation, it was found that Ablyazov issued loans to his own companies on the security of property. Moreover, it was overestimated. Much property did not exist at all, and the land plots depreciated long ago due to the past crisis.
After Mukhtar Kabulovich settled in the UK, the businessman through offshore companies was able to withdraw part of the money of BTA Bank and transferred these funds to his control. In March 2009, the prosecutor general of Kazakhstan was charged against Ablyazov. It stated that Mukhtar Kabulovich removed not only his own funds from the republic, but also the money of depositors.
As a result, Ablyazov and six others were accused of creating organized crime groups, illegal acquisition of funds and their withdrawal abroad. Mukhtar Kabulovich was the head of a criminal group.
Other financial fraud
According to the scheme applied to BTA Bank, Ablyazov Mukhtar acted in other directions. The oligarch ruined ZAO Eurokommerts. In 2008, the company could maintain its activities even in times of crisis. But it was precisely at this time that Eurokommerts suddenly changed its leadership, which turned out to be a controlling stake. And the company was no longer able to fulfill financial obligations. As it turned out, Evrokommerts CJSC was taken over by people close to Ablyazov. The company's money began to be withdrawn through shell organizations to offshore accounts.
Ablyazov was also accused of forceful seizure of the Ukrainian IC Oranta. In 2006, part of the securities was acquired by companies that were associated with BTA Bank. Moreover, he owned only 35 percent of the shares, and 50 were in the hands of Mukhtar Kabulovich. The capture of Oranta was planned for 2009. In connection with the charges, Ablyazov tried to withdraw all the funds under the control of the insurance company.
According to some reports, Ablyazov was in contact with the famous Ukrainian raider, Konstantin Grigorshin. Similar financial fraud was carried out in Russia. Therefore, claims to the oligarch were presented immediately from three countries - Kazakhstan, Ukraine and the Russian Federation.
Mukhtar Ablyazov: family and children
Mukhtar Kabulovich is successfully married. He and his wife had three children. Madina's daughter married Ilyas, the adopted son of Viktor Khrapunov. This is a former ex-minister of Kazakhstan for emergency situations. He was previously president of the Hockey Federation in Kazakhstan.
