Mamut Alexander Leonidovich: biography, personal life (photo)

At present, there is no need for personal participation of representatives of business elites in the power structures. At the same time, they are in no hurry to completely eliminate themselves from "state affairs", using this lever to lobby their own interests. Power and business in Russia are inextricably "linked" to each other for more than ten years. A striking proof of this is the Russian businessman Mamut Alexander Leonidovich, who could easily enter the corridors of the Kremlin of the Yeltsin era. He was called the gray cardinal of the domestic business. Today he is considered the largest patron of art, despite the fact that his personality is shrouded in veils of secrets, secrets and intrigues.

Almost every Russian has heard about the scale of the financial state of this mysterious oligarch, however, the millionaire Mamut Alexander Leonidovich turns a specific amount of money - very few people know. Today, he has already proved that capital can and should be invested not only in factories and factories, but also in the sphere of culture.

The environment of the businessman notices that he is endowed with such rare and valuable quality as modesty, so he does not like to talk about his achievements in the business press. Let's try to open the veil of this mystery.

Biography

Mamut Alexander Leonidovich was born on January 29, 1960 in the Russian capital. His parents were experienced lawyers: Tsitsilya Ludwigovna's mother took an active part in the famous Uzbek cotton business, and her father, Leonid Solomonovich, successfully defended his doctoral dissertation.

Childhood

Little Alexander was lucky: he was sent to a special school with an English bias.

However, since his childhood he manifested his character, so teachers often brought trouble, and not all sciences were given to him with ease. Nevertheless, he overcomes difficulties and after school decides to become a lawyer.

Studentism and the beginning of an entrepreneur's career

In 1977, he submitted documents to the law faculty of the Moscow State University, passed the entrance exams and for five years gnawed granite science.

After graduation, until 1990, Mamut Alexander Leonidovich worked in one of the legal consultations in the metropolitan metropolis.

Acquiring invaluable experience of legal practice, he decides to open his own company with the simple name "ALM-Consulting". Soon, on an equal footing with businessman Andrei Gloriozov, he establishes a banking structure. At first it is known as "Business and cooperation", and then its name is changed to JSCB "Imperial". His clients were such oil giants as Gazprom and Lukoil.

It was from that time that Alexander Mamut, whose photo in the early 1990s was not yet published in the media, began to gradually influence the state of affairs in the country. In 1993 he headed the design bureau "Project Finance Company". A year later he became a member of the committee on entrepreneurship and industrial policy under the Russian government.

The businessman himself believes that businessman Andrey Melnichenko helped him to earn solid money, and invited him to work at MDM Bank. It was from his submission that Alexander Leonidovich began to get everything, and in a few years he turned into a big and influential businessman.

Power structures are getting closer and closer

It was in the early 90's that Mamut began to enter Yeltsin's inner circle, and he was formed by such famous figures as Valentin Yumashev, Roman Abramovich, Tatyana Dyachenko. Subsequently, they began to say that he was a confidant of Boris Berezovsky.

Having the opportunity to influence the policy of the state, in the mid-1990s, he wanted to help resolve the debts that India had to Russia. However, VEB and the Ministry of Finance did not allow the company to implement it.

In 1998, the businessman becomes a member of the presidential administration, supervising the economic development of the country. After some time he is a member of the executive body of OJSC Sobinbank.

Between 1999 and 2001 he headed the supervisory board of MDM Bank.

In 2000, he became a member of the executive body of the insurance company RESO-Garantia.

At the same time, he and Roman Abramovich and Oleg Deribaska decided to create a Foundation for Assistance to National Science, and this is only the beginning of his affairs in the field of patronage.

In 2001 he introduced the project of modernization of the banking system to Russian industrialists and entrepreneurs, a few years later he organized the merger of Atticus Publishing with the printing house Azbuka. As a result, a structure appeared that possessed printing equipment - this allowed us to deal with the publishing business in a more qualitative way. Now he heads the company Rambler & Go.

Personal life

It should be noted that Mamut Alexander Leonidovich, whose personal life is notable for the fact that he married a woman (Nadezhda Lyamin), who was married to the grandson of the Soviet secretary general, was not a ladies' man in his youth. With his first wife he studied at school together. Hope Liamin, he beat off the grandson of Brezhnev himself and soon married her. However, soon there was a tragedy: the wife of Alexander died of pneumonia. She left behind three children (two of them are reception rooms), whom he is currently raising. After some time he became interested in the young model Alena Akhmadulina, whom the businessman simply enraptured with luxurious gifts: what is the only pompous boutique in the center of the metropolitan metropolis. Here are some broad gestures ready to go for love Alexander Mamut. "The second wife of a famous businessman!" - said in the environment of the oligarch, referring to Alena Akhmadulina. However, later the businessman's feelings for the girl cooled, and he lost all interest in it. That's it, Mamut Alexander Leonidovich. Wife officially today he does not.

How rich is the oligarch

According to the authoritative publications, including the journal Finance, its financial well-being is steadily growing. As a result of the year before last, he consistently held the fortieth position in the list of the richest businessmen in Russia. Then the experts calculated that he owns 2.1 billion dollars.