Umar Aliyevich Dzhabrailov (; born 28 June 1958,

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) is a Russian politician and advisor to Sergei Prikhodko, the Assistant to the President of Russia,"I could not keep my empire"

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interview, June 29, 2010 He also is the vice president of the Artists Union of Russia, a member of the Russian delegation to the

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and was the representative to the

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from the executive body of the

Chechen Republic Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...

(2004–2009). He is an ethnic Chechen.

Biography

From 1973 to 1977, Dzhabrailov studied in the Rospotrebsoyuz College in

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. From 1977 to 1979, served in the

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in the

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in Korosten in

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, holding the rank of

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. In 1985, Dzhabrailov graduated with honors from the

Moscow State Institute of International Relations Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) (russian: Московский государственный институт международных отношений (МГИМО), also known as MGIMO University) is an institute of ...

(MGIMO) of the

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. In 1989, he became

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of LLP "Danako". In the mid 1990s, he was involved in the killing of his American business partner, Paul Tatum; the killing was because of a series of disagreements over the Radisson Hotel. In 2001, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of First Mutual Credit Society Bank. From 2001 to 2004, he was a President of the "Group Plaza”. From 2004 to 2009, he was a senator of the from the Chechen Republic.

Personal life

Dzhabrailov is often associated with famous Italian and Russian designers and artists, including

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, Aldo Rota, and well acquainted with

Zurab Tsereteli Zurab Konstantinovich Tsereteli ( ka, ზურაბ კონსტანტინეს ძე წერეთელი, russian: Зураб Константинович Церетели; born 4 January 1934) is a Georgian-Russian painter, sc ...

. With Roberto Cavalli. he opened the restaurant ''Just Cavalli'' on the site of the restaurant ''Prague''. Dzhabrailov is a collector of works of art, including paintings by Russian artists. and has often supported the arts. Since 2010 he has been actively involved in the Moscow Forum of Culture. He has two daughters from his first marriage. He is currently married to a Russian musician. Dzhabrailov is fluent in

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and

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and understands French,

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and

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. He holds a diploma of the

Federation Council The Federation Council (russian: Сове́т Федера́ции – ''Soviet Federatsii'', common abbreviation: Совфед – ''Sovfed''), or Senate (officially, starting from July 1, 2020) ( ru , Сенат , translit = Senat), is th ...

. He is an academician at the

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.Federation Council has terminated the authority of Senator Dzhabrailov
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, October 7, 2009

Notes

External links

Information on the website of the Federation Council
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dzhabrailov, Umar 1958 births Living people Chechen politicians Russian people of Chechen descent Dzhabrailov Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000)