Zumrud Rustamova: photo, biography, nationality

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:46

A woman holding an important government post always attracts increased public interest, and if she is still beautiful, rich and happy in her personal life, then especially. Among such ladies from the highest echelon of Russian power is Zumrud Rustamova, whose biography is devoted to this article.

Origin and early years

By nationality, Zumrud Khandadashevna Rustamova is a Lezginka. Her family is from the Dagestan city of Derbent. Little is known about Zumrud's childhood and parents. According to information from official sources and in her own words, Zumrud began working immediately after school and combined her work life with studies at the evening department of the Moscow Institute of Economics and Statistics, from which she graduated in 1992.

Starting a career in public service

The first place of work for 17-year-old Rustamova was the Sokolniki District Statistics Department of Moscow. In this institution, the girl held the position of operator and economist. In 1988-1991, being a student of senioruniversity courses, Zumrud began working as a senior economist at the planning commission of the Executive Committee of the Soviet District Council of the capital. And after receiving a diploma, she headed an individual enterprise founded by her father. It was named after her - "Zumrud" - and became for Rustamova a kind of professional simulator for practicing skills that later allowed her to quickly climb the Olympus of Russian power.

Work in government structures

As Rustamova tells about herself, after graduating from high school she entered graduate school and at the same time began to look for a new job, as she strove for independence and did not want to be limited to activities in her father's private company. And then the young specialist comes across an announcement about a competition to fill vacancies in the State Property Committee. And she submitted documents, although she did not believe in success. To her surprise, Zumrud Khandadashevna Rustamova passed the competitive selection, and she was awarded the qualification of a specialist of the first category.

Already two years later, she made a sharp career breakthrough, reaching the level of the head of the department of regulatory and methodological support of the Ministry of State Property of the Russian Federation. In this position, Rustamova took part in the creation of a regulatory framework relating to issues of privatization and management of state property, land reform and regulation of valuation activities.

In 1999-2000, Zumrud Rustamova (see photo above) was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federal Property Fund. According to available information,her candidacy was nominated by the then head of the RFBR I. Shuvalov.

In 2000-2004, Zumrud Rustamova served as Deputy Minister of Property Relations of the Russian Federation.

During this period, she received the prestigious title of Acting State Councilor of the Russian Federation, second class.

Activities in business

In 2004, Zumrud Rustamova decided to leave her service in government structures. The fact is that her young family, in which the baby was already growing up, lived for three years with the girl's parents. The couple dreamed of their own housing, and for this the income of two, albeit high-ranking, employees is clearly not enough. Then Arkady and Zumrud decide that one of them needs to go into business. Since Dvorkovich had great prospects in the Government, and for Zumrud a career in government structures did not promise anything new, she gladly accepts the offer of SUEK President Vladimir Rashevsky to take the post of his deputy. She worked in this position from 2004 to 2006 and began to receive ten times more than when she worked at the Ministry of Property Relations.

The next place of work was the Development Bank, in which, at the suggestion of a family friend Yuri Isaev, she became a member of the board. Along with this, Zumrud was a representative of the interests of the state on the boards of directors of such well-known companies as Rosgosstrakh, ALROSA, the All-Russian Exhibition Center and Rosagroleasing.

Since 2006, Rustamova headed the representative office of the investmentholding "Nafta Moscow", owned by Suleiman Kerimov, in the Republic of Cyprus, and was also the deputy general director of OJSC "Polymetal". In addition, in the spring of 2006, the shareholders of OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works elected her as an independent director of the board of directors of their company.

Career in the past decade

In 2008, Zumrud Khandadashevna became a member of the board of directors of Sheremetyevo International Airport OJSC, in 2009 - Khanty-Mansiysk Bank and Polyus Gold, and in 2011 - the PIK group of companies. In 2014, Rustamova left her job for a short period, as she went on leave to care for her third son.

Private life

Zumrud Rustamova got married by "Eastern" standards quite late - at the age of 30 (in 2001). She met her future husband Arkady Dvorkovich a year before, during a telephone conversation on a business matter. After that, the young people had a couple of official meetings, and 3 months before the wedding they went on a business trip together in the German city of Tubing. Apparently, Zumrud immediately realized that Arkady was exactly the person she needed. She favorably accepted his proposal, especially since at that time the man, who was younger than her by a year, already held the position of Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation (headed by German Gref) and was considered one of the most promising young officials in our country. I must say that the girl was not mistaken, and today Dvorkovich holds the post of Deputy Prime Minister in the Russiangovernment. Zumrud did not lag behind him. As you can see, after her marriage, Rustamova's career in both politics and business took off sharply.

Judging by the publications in the press, the family life of Dvorkovich and Rustamova is going very well. Over the past 16 years of marriage, they have already managed to become parents three times. The couple has three sons - Pavel, Vladimir and Denis, who is currently not even three years old.

Financial condition

According to statistics, the income of Dvorkovich's wife, Zumrud Rustamova, in 2008 amounted to 27.28 million rubles. In 2010, it increased sharply, reaching 41.316 million rubles, and in 2016, a woman was recognized as the we althiest among the spouses of members of the Russian government.

At the same time, in one of her interviews, the businesswoman said that she was unpleasant that her income was being discussed by society. However, she understands that this is inevitable, and attributes this to the costs of being the wife of an influential official from the highest echelons of power. At the same time, Zumrud is outraged by the fact that strangers express dissatisfaction, for example, with what car her family members drive. According to Rustamova, no one cares what the money is spent on if it is declared.