Do you know who Ralif Rafilovich Safin is? For those who do not know yet, let us explain: this is the famous Russian oil tycoon, former vice president of Lukoil, who left this responsible post and became a senator and member of the Committee of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation on the Affairs of Countries of Independent States. He is also the father of the famous singer Alsu.
Ralif Rafilovich Safin: biography and education
The future oligarch was born in 1954 on the day of Christian Christmas. From birth, he lived in the village of Uyandyk (Bashkir ASSR). There he went to school. He was a diligent student, interested in physics and chemistry. In 1970, after graduating from it, Safin Ralif Rafilovich left for the capital of Bashkiria and entered the Ufa Oil Institute (UNI). Upon graduation, he received a diploma in chemical engineering for the processing of oil and gas. In 1983, Safin decided to get a second higher education and entered the mining department of the same institute and received the specialization of a mining process engineer in integratedmechanization and development of oil and gas fields. Subsequently, he received a PhD in Economics, and was also elected a full member of the Academy of Mineral Resources and is a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.
Work activity
After graduating from university, a young specialist in oil refining, Ralif Rafilovich Safin, got a job at the Tuimazaneft Oil and Gas Production Department, which is part of the Bashneft Production Association, as an operator of a des alting and dehydrating unit. During his work in the department, he managed to be first a foreman, then a technologist, then he was appointed head of the installation, and soon after that - a senior technologist of the oil preparation and pumping shop.
Next step of activity
In 1980, Safin Ralif Rafilovich was sent to the Tyumen region, to the city of Surgut, where he took the position of senior engineer of the OGPD shop of the same name, Fedorovskneft, Glavtyumenneftegaz, which is under the auspices of the Minneftyanoy industry. A year later, he received the position of deputy head of the Povkhneft oil and gas production department, where he worked for the next 3-4 years.
And in 1985, a career leap took place in his life: Safin Ralif Rafilovich received a promotion and became the head of the TsITS. The next two years (from 1985 to 1987) he was the chief engineer and deputy head of the oil and gas production department "Varioganneft", part of the production association "Bashneft".
The next stage of his activity was associated with OGPD Kogalymneft, where he workedposition of chief, then chief engineer of a production association. Since 1992, he was appointed vice president of the Langepas-Urai-Kogalymneft oil concern.
Coming to Lukoil
Since 1993, Safin Ralif Rafilovich received the position of First Vice President for Commercial Affairs, and also became a member of the Board of Directors of Lukoil. Another leap in his career was his appointment as deputy chairman of the cabinet of directors of the closed joint-stock company Neftekhim. However, the biggest triumph in his career at that time was his becoming the president of Lukoil-Europe.
Political activities
In the early summer of 2002, Mr. Safin left the post of president of Lukoil, selling his stake, and decided to go into politics. He was nominated as a representative of the Altai Republic from the depkorpus "El Kurultai" to the members of the Federation Council. There was talk among the people that he was doing this in order to run for the presidency of the Republic of Bashkortostan in the future. At some time, Safin Ralif Rafilovich was a representative of the representative body of the state. authorities of the Altai Republic in the Council of Federations and de alt with the affairs of the CIS. In 2014, he resigned as a senator from the Republic of Altai.
Ralif Rafilovich Safin: fortune and property
The well-known oil tycoon is the main owner of Marr Capital, which is still owned by his family todayis under the direction of his eldest son. The company is engaged in the sale of petroleum products, commercial real estate, and the automotive industry.
This company includes the KuzbassAvto plant, which was created by R. R. Safin in 2010 and is located in the Kemerovo region. He assembles Hyundai trucks and buses under the Russian Kuzbass brand. In 2001, his fortune was estimated at $500 million. In this regard, he was among the 200 richest people in the Russian Federation, ranking 192.
Ranks and awards
R. R. Safin is the Milli Mejlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as a member of the Senate of the Oliy of the Uzbek Republic. At various times of his activity, he received many awards, including five medals: 3 - anniversary, 2 - for the development and development of the bowels of Western Siberia and for labor prowess. Since 1996, he began to bear the title of "Honored Worker of the Gas and Oil Industry of the Russian Federation." Among his awards is also the Order of Friendship, which he received in 2007.
Marital status
Surely many in the country know what Safin Ralif Rafilovich does, whose personal life, although not under a heavy veil, is nevertheless not particularly advertised by a businessman-politician. He has been married to Razia Iskhakovna for several decades. She is an architect by profession. They met at UNI during their studies. In their third year, the couple decided to get married. So the whole course and played a wedding. The Safins had four children: three sons and a daughter - known not only in Russia, but also far beyondoutside the singer Alsou. The eldest son, Ruslan, is 44 years old today. He is a successful oligarch. The middle son - Marat (not to be confused with tennis player Marat Safin) - is 40 years old. The youngest son was born in 1996, he is 13 years younger than his sister Alsou. All four children received an excellent education in the best universities in the world. They are successful businessmen, by the way, and Alsou too. She does an excellent job with her business, knows how to negotiate, is well versed in tax issues, etc. When she decided to become a singer, her father at first did not support her in this endeavor, but after that her father's heart gave in, and he began to assist her, tries don't miss any of her concerts.
Sports
In 2005, Safin received the post of president of the famous hockey club (Moscow) "Wings of the Soviets".
