Avakov Arsen Borisovich was born in the family of a military pilot on January 02, 1964. At the time of his birth, the family lived in the Kirovsky district of Baku, but after 2 years, together with his parents, he moved to Ukraine, where he still lives.
Education and career
Avakov graduated from the Polytechnic University of Kharkov in 1988 with a degree in Systems Engineering. After some time, he got a job at the Kharkov Institute of Water Protection as an engineer, where he worked until 1990.
Being engaged in entrepreneurship, the future head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs established Investor JSC and was its president until 2005. The 2000s marked the beginning of a political career.
Politician activities
During the election race for the post of President of Ukraine in 2004, Arsen Avakov headed the Kharkiv headquarters of presidential candidate Yushchenko. Biography as a politician began with the post of governor of the Kharkov region. In 2005, by decree of Viktor Yushchenko, Avakov was appointed to this position, after which he said goodbye to JSC Investor and the commercial bank JSCB Basis, established in 1992.
In February 2010, as a result of a "mini-coup", the regional council of Kharkiv expressed no confidencethe head of the region, arguing that Arsen Borisovich used administrative resources during the preparation of the second round of the presidential elections in Ukraine. After the events that took place on February 3, on February 5, by decree of President Yushchenko, the head of the Kharkiv region was dismissed. However, on February 9, the politician himself resigned, saying that he had not yet received a presidential decree, and did not want to remain in this position after Viktor Yanukovych took office as he did not agree with the political course of the new head of state.
2010–2013
In the pre-revolutionary years, Arsen Avakov was on the party lists of the "Batkivshchyna" - the party of Yulia Tymoshenko. In October 2010, he ran for the position of Kharkiv mayor, but eventually lost to the current mayor of Kharkiv, Gennady Kernes, by 0.53% of the vote. Since 2012, he has been a People's Deputy of Ukraine.
As Minister of the Interior
During the Ukrainian Euromaidan, he provided active assistance to the then oppositionists, dealing with the infrastructure of the protest camps. After the victory of the revolutionaries, he headed the Ministry of Internal Affairs and legalized organizations that were previously considered extremist in Ukraine.
Criminal prosecution in Ukraine
In 2012, a criminal case was initiated against Avakov, where he was charged with abuse of power, which entailed grave consequences. The politician was accused of illegally transferring land to private ownership. The prosecutor's office estimated the total cost of 55 hectares of state property at more than 5 millionhryvnia Since Arsen Avakov lived in Europe since 2011, the Ukrainian court arrested the politician in absentia, and after that Avakov was put on the international wanted list. He was arrested in Italy, after which the Italian side refused to extradite Avakov.
Criminal prosecution in Russia
In June 2014, the Investigative Committee (Investigation Committee) opened a criminal case against the politician for organizing murders, as well as the use of prohibited means of warfare in the Donbass. In addition to Avakov, the Investigative Committee also arrested Ukrainian businessman Igor Kolomoisky in absentia. Since Arsen Avakov currently has diplomatic immunity, the Investigative Committee is unable to arrest the politician.
Avakov's family
Married with one son. According to media reports, Alexander Avakov served for some time in the battalion of the Kyiv-1 volunteer corps. The politician's son stayed in the so-called ATO zone for a month, after which he returned to the capital, where he was trained as an attack aircraft.
Modernity and perspectives
Arsen Avakov secured his position as head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and also significantly increased his influence on political processes in Ukraine after the victory of Euromaidan. Now the minister is busy with the reform of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and also raises the issue of introducing a contract army in Ukraine. Experts are confident that this will allow Avakov to increase his rating, as Ukrainians support the transition of the army to a contract.
Hobby politics
Avakov shows great interest in literature written in the science fiction genre. He became the founder of the annual Star Bridge festival,which takes place in Kharkov. New works from the field of the fantastic genre are presented here. Arsen Avakov, whose photo is presented in this article, has friendly relations with two modern science fiction writers - O. Ladyzhensky and D. Gromov. These authors publish their works under the joint pseudonym Henry Lyon Oldie.
Also, the politician has a special interest in football. He is a fan of FC Kharkiv and the Italian Inter. Arsen Borisovich is passionate about numismatics and photography.
Capital
The politician is directly related to the creation of many enterprises on the territory of Ukraine. Here is a list of just a few of them:
- Joint-Stock Company Investor and subsidiary Investor Elite Stroy.
- A number of radio companies ("Radio Plus", "Radio New Wave", TRK Simon).
- CJSC CHPP-3 and many others.
According to experts (data for 2013), the politician's capital is approximately $99 million. In the ranking of the we althiest Ukrainians, Arsen Avakov takes the 118th place.
The politician's biography contains both ups and downs, but analysts agree that the most dangerous times for Avakov are over.
