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President of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov: biography, family

This person became famous not only for his odious political ambitions, but also for his non-trivial hobbies. He managed to repeatedly occupy the highest post in the native republic of Kalmykia, and also succeed in the field of entrepreneurship.

Many political scientists thought that Kirsan Ilyumzhinov - "unsinkable" head of the region, who under no circumstances will lose power. And, indeed, it is rare for anyone to have a mission - to occupy the governor's seat more than three times in a row. But this is not the only thing that distinguishes Kirsan Ilyumzhinov from his colleagues. He is also an ardent football fan, as well as an active propagandist in chess. In his homeland, he built a whole town where regular Olympics are held among those who like to practice in abstruse combinations with a queen and a rook. And the president of Kalmykia was famous for the fact that one of the minor planets in the Galaxy was named in his honor. In addition, the politician speaks a variety of languages, communicating freely in English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and Mongolian. How did the staff worker of the Zvezda plant manage to break into the power structures, and what was remarkable about Ilyumzhinov's biography?

Let's consider this issue in more detail.

Biographical information

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is a native of the capital of Kalmykia (Elista). He was born on April 5, 1962. His father was a representative of the local party elite, heading the department of industry and transport of the regional city committee of the CPSU, and his mother worked as a veterinarian. Already in his teens, the future president of Kalmykia began to show interest in chess. Naturally, such a useful hobby for intellectual development positively influenced the boy's performance at school. As a result, in the certificate of maturity, Kirsan featured only "five". Certainly, the youngest person opened the most rosy prospects.

After school

But he goes to work as a simple fitter - an installer at the Zvezda enterprise, and when he attains his majority he enlarges the ranks of the Armed Forces.

After serving in the army, the young man works for a short time in the position of foreman at the Zvezda plant, but soon realizes that without a higher education it is difficult to live in life and submits documents to MGIMO. As a result, he enters this prestigious university. But, according to some sources, the biography of Ilyumzhinov at a young age is not devoid of dark spots. In the last year of the institute, the young man was unexpectedly expelled. The reason for this turn of events was the denunciation of classmates who accused Kirsan of leading an antisocial way of life, spending free time in places of entertainment, abusing alcohol and even taking drugs. Only a few months later Ilyumzhinov managed to recover at the university. In 1989, the future president of Kalmykia already has a diploma, which indicates that he is an expert on Japan (culture, economy, language, history).

Start of business

Anyway, but graduating from one of the most prestigious universities in the country, Kirsan did not work by profession. The president of Kalmykia, who later becomes Ilyumzhinov, decides to do business. In the late 80's, due to his perfect knowledge of the Japanese language, he will head one of the branches of Mitsubishi's largest automobile corporations. Each deal with a used car brought Ilyumzhinov a good income in the form of a percentage, and after a while he began to expand the geography of his business, in parallel with this, he opened several large SRTs.

Business goes uphill

Gradually, business in the entrepreneurial field of Ilyumzhinov began to develop in the best way.

He joined the management of a number of banking structures and commercial enterprises. The Russian press began to tease with headlines that, according to unconfirmed reports, a graduate of MGIMO "borrowed" from federal officials 10 billion rubles for the purchase of wool. As it turned out, the money disappeared in an unknown direction. However, such stories, in the center of which the head of Kalmykia figured, are many, but at the official level of evidence, Ilyumzhinov was not caught in fraud, was not extracted. It is noteworthy that a fan of chess is always calm and inert towards attacks and accusations of journalists.

Political career

Back in 1983, Kirsan received a membership card, replenishing the immense ranks of the CPSU. In MGIMO he was entrusted with the post as deputy secretary of the party committee for ideology. The party nominated a young man for People's Deputies of the RSFSR. Then Ilyumzhinov joined the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations. In 1991, the future head of Kalmykia became a member of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR. At this time, there is a fateful acquaintance with Boris Nikolaevich Yeltsin, who gave Kirsan a ticket to big politics. The first president of Russia very soon felt the trust of a young man from Elista.

Yeltsin was impressed by the fact that Ilyumzhinov never bothered him with problems, unlike his colleagues.

Leading post

In 1993, Kirsan, enlisting the support of the workforce of the Zvezda plant and the Alachinsky state farm, nominated himself for the presidential elections in the Republic of Kalmykia. Then he won with 65.4% of the vote. Two years later, Ilyumzhinov will be re-elected to the presidency ahead of time and lead the government of the Republic of Kalmykia for seven whole years. In autumn 2002, Kirsan will win in the second round of elections of the head of the region. Three years later, Vladimir Putin, on his own initiative, will approve Ilyumzhinov as the president of Kalmykia. Thus, the "amateur chess" four times headed his native region. In 2010, the politician said that he will not qualify for the fifth term, since he fully agrees with the course of Dmitry Medvedev, which is aimed at "rejuvenating the cadres in the public administration system."

Plans and undertakings at the presidential post

Becoming the head of the region Ilyumzhinov intended to build a number of production enterprises, but he built only one that was profiled on processing sheep's wool. But his brainchild did not last long. Kirsan decided to build windmills in Kalmykia in order to reduce the cost of electricity, but this project also failed. The head of the region decided to create a "software technology park" - a kind of analogue of Silicon Valley.

Personnel was planned to be prepared in a small school, located far from civilization. Again, the matter was not brought to an end. It should be added to this odious plans to turn Kalmykia into American Las Vegas and the Russian cosmodrome. In general, Ilyumzhinov has many ambitions, but in practice they were not destined to be realized.

Personal life

The former president of Kalmyks is an exemplary family man and a caring father. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, whose family consists of his wife and son, is happy to do household chores at leisure. With his wife Danara, he studied in the same class. The President of Kalmykia proposed to the girl when he was 29 years old.

The son, like his father, is fond of chess and football.

Where is Kirsan Ilyumzhinov now? This question, of course, is not without interest. Most of the time, the former official, who once headed the government of the Republic of Kalmykia, is spending at his country house in Elista, continuing to do business and favorite hobbies. He also owns a two-room apartment in Moscow, periodically visiting the Belokamennaya.

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