Said Kerimov
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Said Suleymanovich Kerimov | |
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| Born | July 6, 1995 Moscow, Russia |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Father | Suleyman Kerimov |
Said Kerimov (born July 6, 1995) is a Russian businessman who is the son of Russian billionaire and politician Suleyman Kerimov. In 2015, he became a majority shareholder in Polyus Gold, Russia’s largest gold producer, when his father transferred shares over to Said.
During the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Kerimov resigned from the board of Polyus Gold on first week of April 2022, while at the same time his family sold its stake in the company worth $6.3 billion which resulted in the family losing majority shareholder position at Polyus Gold.[1]
In 2014, Kerimov acquired Russia's cinema chain, Cinema Park from Vladimir Potanin for an estimated $385 million.[2] Cinema Park was sold in 2017 to Alexander Mamut.[3][4]
In 2017, Kerimov took over the control of the bankrupt Makhachkala Airport.[5]