Ural Rakhimov | |
Birth Date: | 13 December 1961 |
Birth Place: | Ufa, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Occupation: | Businessman |
Alma Mater: | French Petroleum Institute |
Nationality: | Bashkir |
Father: | Murtaza Rakhimov |
Ural Murtazovich Rakhimov (ru|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.[1] [2]
Rakhimov was born in Ufa. Worldwide, Rakhimov is known to be the only son of Murtaza Rakhimov, the former president of Bashkortostan. Throughout most of Rakhimov's life, he maintained a deep interest in science, eventually studying at Ufa State Petroleum Technological University and graduating in 1984.[3]
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. In 2003, he initiated the creation of Bashkir capital. During 2009 till early 2010, he was the owner of Salavat Yulaev Ufa.