Said Amirov
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Said Amirov | |
|---|---|
| Саид Амиров | |
| Mayor of Makhachkala | |
| In office 15 February 1998 – 14 June 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Magomed Magomedov |
| Succeeded by | Musa Musayev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1954 |
| Spouse | Sultanum Amirova |
Said Dzhaparovich Amirov (Russian: Саи́д Джапа́рович Ами́ров, born 5 March 1954) is a Russian economist and former politician for United Russia who was mayor of Makhachkala from 1998 to 2013. He was detained in June 2013 on suspicion of having ordered the murder of state investigator Arsen Gadzhibeko in 2011.[1] Amirov was suspended from his position as mayor of Makhachkala on 14 June 2013 by the Basmanny Court of Moscow which also ruled that Amirov could be kept in custody until November 2013. He is currently serving a life sentence on charges of terrorism and commissioning contract killings.[2]
Said Amirov was born in the village Dzhanga-Makhi in central Dagestan, an area from which many leading politicians in Dagestan hail.[3] He is an ethnic Dargin.[4]
Amirov obtained a degree in economics at the All-Union Institute of the Food Industry in 1983, and a Candidate degree in economics from the St. Petersburg Engineering and Economics Institute in 1992. In 2006, he obtained a doctorate degree.[5] He teaches at Dagestan's State University, and is a member of the Academy of Social and Humanitarian Sciences, and the Russian Municipal Academy.[6]
From 1971 to 1991, Amirov worked in various positions for consumers' cooperatives, ultimately becoming chairman of the consumers' union Dagpotrebsoyuz.[5][7]
Political career
He was deputy Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Dagestan from 1991 to 1998, and is also the founder of the Dagestani People's Reform Party. In 1998, he was elected mayor of Makhachkala with more than 70% of the vote,[3] and has subsequently been reelected.[5][7]
Makhachkala has experienced substantial population growth and economic progress during Amirov's mayoral period.[4][8] He has twice been voted Russia's best mayor.[9] He has at the same time been accused of being part of widespread corruption.[8]