Ural Murtazovich Rakhimov (russian: link=no, Урал Муртазович Рахимов; ba, Рәхимов Урал Мортаза улы, ''Räximov Ural Mortaza ulı''; born 13 December 1961) is a Russian businessman of Bashkir ethnicity. Rakhimov is the 191st richest man in Russia with a net worth of US$500 million as of 2011.Урал Рахимов , Forbes.ru
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, 2011.

Biography

Rakhimov was born in

Ufa Ufa ( ba, Өфө , Öfö; russian: Уфа́, r=Ufá, p=ʊˈfa) is the largest city and capital of Bashkortostan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Belaya and Ufa rivers, in the centre-north of Bashkortostan, on hills forming the ...

. Worldwide, Rakhimov is known to be the only son of

Murtaza Rakhimov Murtaza Gubaydullovich Rakhimov (russian: Муртаза Губайдуллович Рахимов; ba, Мортаза Ғөбәйҙулла улы Рәхимов; born 7 February 1934) is a Russian politician of Bashkir ethnicity who served a ...

, the former president of

Bashkortostan The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkortostan ( ba, Башҡортостан Республикаһы, Bashqortostan Respublikahy; russian: Республика Башкортостан, Respublika Bashkortostan),; russian: Респу́блик� ...

. Throughout most of Rakhimov's life, he maintained a deep interest in science, eventually studying at

Ufa State Petroleum Technological University Ufa State Petroleum Technological University (russian: Уфимский Государственный Нефтяной Технический Университет , УГНТУ) is a technical university in the city of Ufa Ufa ( ba, Өф� ...

and graduating in 1984.Ъ-Справочник
He then studied at the French Petroleum Institute, receiving a Master's of Science, and then he studied in the United States for another Master's degree. For most of his business career, he was a member of

Bashneft Bashneft is a Russian oil company formed by the transfer of the oil related assets of the Soviet oil ministry in Bashkortostan to the regional government of the Republic of Bashkortostan by Boris Yeltsin. It was then privatized during 2002-3 by ...

. In 2003, he initiated the creation of Bashkir capital. During 2009 till early 2010, he was the owner of

Salavat Yulaev Ufa Hockey Club Salavat Yulaev (russian: Хоккейный клуб «Салават Юлаев», Hokkejnyj klub «Salavat Julajev»; ba, «Салауат Юлаев» хоккей клубы, «Salawat Yulayev» xokkey klubı), commonly referred ...

References

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