Ural Murtazovich Rakhimov is a Russian businessman of Bashkir ethnicity. Rakhimov is the 191 richest man in Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 with a net worth of $500 million as of 2011.

Biography

Rakhimov was born on December 13, 1961 in Ufa

Ufa

-Demographics:Nationally, dominated by Russian , Bashkirs and Tatars . In addition, numerous are Ukrainians , Chuvash , Mari , Belarusians , Mordovians , Armenian , Germans , Jews , Azeris .-Government and administration:Local...

. Worldwide, Rakhimov is known to be the only son of Murtaza Rakhimov

Murtaza Rakhimov

Murtaza Gubaydullovich Rakhimov is a Russian politician of Bashkir ethnicity, who served as the first President of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia.- Biography :...

, the former president of Bashkortostan

Bashkortostan

The Republic of Bashkortostan , also known as Bashkiria is a federal subject of Russia . It is located between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains. Its capital is the city of Ufa...

. Throughout most of Rakhimov's life, he maintained a deep interest in science, eventually studying at Ufa State Petroleum Technological University

Ufa State Petroleum Technological University

Ufa State Petroleum Technological University - is a technological university in the city of Ufa.In October 1941, Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas was evacuated from Moscow to Ufa....

 and graduating in 1984.

He then studied at the French Petroleum Institute, receiving a Master's of Science, and then he studied in the United States

United States

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 for another Master's degree. For most of his business career, he was a member of Bashneft

Bashneft

Bashneft is a Russian oil company. It is one of the largest producer of oil products in the country. The company operates 140 oil and natural gas fields in Russia and has an annual oil production of 16 million tonnes. Bashneft owns three oil refineries located in Ufa with a combined capacity of ...

. In 2003, he initiated the creation of Bashkir capital. During 2009 till early 2010 he was the owner of Salavat Yulaev Ufa

Salavat Yulaev Ufa

Salavat Yulaev is a professional ice hockey team based in Ufa in the Republic of Bashkortostan, a federal subject of the Russian Federation. They are members of the Chernyshev Division of the Kontinental Hockey League, and were part of Group C of the 2008–09 Champions Hockey League.-History:The...

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Personal life

Rakhimov is not married. According to some sources has left Russia

Russia

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, and is now settled in Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

. Rakhimov comes from a islamic family, and Rakhimov is a Sunni Muslim.