Magomed Suleimanov - mayor of Makhachkala: biography, family

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Among the indigenous people of Dagestan, the name of Magomed Suleimanov is certainly associated with the city of Izberbash. It is impossible not to notice the striking differences of this city from other cities of the republic. In the middle of the 2000s, this small town with a population of only about 56 thousand people became the winner of the All-Russian competition as the most comfortable city in the country. Magomed Suleymanov, who successfully led the city as mayor for about ten years, put a lot of effort into this. From Izberbash, he began his journey as a highly effective manager, administrator, official, politician and patriot of his Motherland.

Magomed Suleymanov: biography

Izberbash is the small homeland of the future politician. Here he was born on April 28, 1959. By nationality - Dargin. At the age of nineteen he graduated from the technical school of Rospotrebsoyuz, later received a higher education, becoming a specialist in the economics of trade. Magomed Suleymanov is a graduate of the Moscow Cooperative Institute and the International Academy of Economics and Business.

In 1978-1993 worked in the consumer cooperatives of Kalmykia. And in 1993 he served as chairman of the boardcommercial bank "Izberbash".

"Makhachkalapromstroybank" is the next job of the future politician. In it, he was the branch manager in his hometown.

The beginning of a political career

In 1997 Suleimanov Magomed Valibagandovich was elected to the post of head of the city of Izberbash. Thanks to his successful and productive work during the period when he headed the city, in Izberbash, which is a rarity for Dagestan as a whole, it was possible to maintain many production facilities created during the Soviet era. These are the radio plant named after Pleshakov, the confectionery factory "Dagintern", "DagZETO", the garment factory named after. Imam Shamil, a factory of wines and cognacs, which was revived on the basis of an outdated production.

During his leadership of the city, he did not bet on megaprojects. And the decision to stimulate small businesses interested in creating tourist facilities very soon began to bring tangible results for the townspeople - Izberbash was preferred as a place for tourism and recreation by many residents of both Dagestan and neighboring Ingushetia and Chechnya.

In 2001, he was elected secretary of the political council of the "United Russia" branch of the city of Izberbash.

According to many republican media, all the time of his reign as mayor of Izberbash, the ambitious politician has been in opposition and constant contradictions with the leadership of the capital of Dagestan. S. Amirov, at that time the mayor of Makhachkala, often acts as an implacable opponent of Suleymanov. The bone of contention is the control of the distribution of funds and land inIzberbash.

Chairman of the People's Assembly of Dagestan

After the resignation of mayoral powers in 2007, the politician takes the post of speaker of the regional parliament. As a result of the elections, he became a deputy of the highest legislative body of the Republic of Dagestan three times, Magomed Suleimanov was its chairman from 2007 to 2010. The activity of the Parliament of the fourth convocation fell on a difficult time. At this time, Dagestan, like the whole country as a whole, is feeling the consequences of the global economic crisis, this is the time of an active fight against terrorism, banditry, corruption and clannishness in the republic. During the time when M. Suleymanov was the Chairman of the People's Assembly, more than 300 legislative acts and more than 500 resolutions were adopted.

Mayor of Makhachkala

In 2014, Magomed Valibagandovich moves from the category of influential politicians of Dagestan to the category of very influential ones. In April of this year, he becomes the acting mayor of the capital of the republic, Makhachkala. His appointment, unexpected for many, was preceded by high-profile events in Dagestan.

In June 2013, news channels announced the arrest of the current mayor of Makhachkala, S. Amirov. He was accused of preparing a terrorist act and organizing a murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment in August. During the investigation, Amirov was removed from his post. In this regard, the leadership of the city was entrusted to the acting mayor. First, Murtazali Rabadanov was appointed to this position, and after himvoluntary resignation, Magomed Suleymanov becomes the new head of the capital of Dagestan. It happened on 2014-04-04

Suleimanov, in a short time after his appointment, carried out a personnel purge in the mayor's office of Makhachkala, dismissing a number of key officials who had held their posts under Said Amirov, who was already under investigation, although under Murtazali Rabadanov these people safely retained their posts.

In June 2015, Ramazan Abdulatipov, the head of the republic, made a public statement that Suleimanov was obliged to leave his post due to the loss of confidence of the leadership of Dagestan. What happened. Suleimanov was accused of illegal construction in the capital of the republic and a sharp reduction in tax revenues, which caused a number of problems in the city economy.

2015-09-07 Magomed Suleimanov resigned as mayor on a voluntary basis. Soon he received the position of director of the Territorial Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund.

17.08.2018 Suleymanov was detained. The head of the TFOMS came under suspicion of organizing a criminal community and embezzling funds.

Family politics

As befits a true Dagestani, the former mayor is married and has a large family, traditional for the people of the North Caucasus. He is a happy father of five children. After Suleimanov resigned as mayor of Izberbash, this position was taken by the politician's brother, Abdulmejid.

From the information of local media, it is known that the Suleymanov family is related to the Omarovs, Amirovs and Hamidovs - famousDargin clans.

Why fellow countrymen call him Sailor

Calling a politician by this nickname, one can hardly arouse his bewilderment or indignation. He repeatedly spoke about this in interviews for the press. The fact is that Magomed Suleimanov prophesied this nickname for himself. As a child, he cherished the dream of becoming a sailor, wore a vest and dreamed of long journeys. As Magomed Suleymanov says: "I myself gave birth to this nickname." Under this name, all the inhabitants of the republic know him today, and not a single Dagestanis has a question about who they are talking about when the word "Sailor" is heard in a conversation.

Awards and titles

In the past, the politician and public figure was repeatedly noted by the leadership of Russia and the Republic of Dagestan. He was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree. Magomed Suleimanov is a Doctor of Economics, Honored Economist of Dagestan. The politician was awarded the Order of Friendship and "For Merit to the Republic of Dagestan".