Who is Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov? The biography of this person is below. Alimzhan Tursunovich is a Russian businessman. He is also a philanthropist and president of the National Football Fund. Known as Alik and Taiwanchik, Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov was a co-owner of large Moscow casinos - Asia, Europe and Metropol. These establishments are now closed. Domestic and Western media mention Tokhtakhunov as one of the most serious crime bosses in Russia. He is one of the top ten people wanted by the FBI, and Interpol is also looking for him.
Early years
The biography of Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov is connected with Tashkent. There he spent his youth and met in his school years with different people, including Mikhail Chernoy and Shamil Tarpishchev. In the future, the first of them became an aluminum oligarch, and the second became the captain of the Russian tennis team. The biography of Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov is to a certain extent connected with sports.
In my younger years thisthe man was fond of football, he played for the double of the team called "Pakhtakor". Later he proved himself as an administrator. In this capacity, he collaborated with the Tashkent team, as well as the capital's CSKA. In the 1980s, Alimzhan played a card game on a professional level, he was one of the legendary “rollers” in the late Soviet period.
During the Soviet Union, the future philanthropist was serving a prison term, he was charged with an article for parasitism. It was in prison that he met several thieves in law. According to him, they were all interesting and outstanding people.
Emigration
Alimzhan Tursunovich Tokhtakhunov went to Germany in 1989 and stayed there. Soon he received Israeli citizenship. During this period, he began to do business. Delivering food products to Russia, he managed to earn a lot of capital. In 1993, the businessman went to Paris. Some sources indicate that he was expelled from Germany.
Another turn in the biography of Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov occurred in 1995. Then he was expelled from Monte Carlo. In 1999 he was made a knight of the Order of Saint Constantine. In 2001, Alimzhan moved to Italy.
Views
Alimzhana Tokhtakhunov is a staunch supporter of the resumption of the legal operation of casinos in Russia. Such establishments, in his opinion, should operate at hotels.
Philanthropist Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov has his own income generating projectsthe state budget from the taxation of casinos, as well as the sale of licenses that allow you to open such establishments. It is known that the businessman sympathizes with Joseph Stalin, as well as Vladimir Putin. He sees no alternative to the latter. Skeptical of the Russian opposition.
Winter Olympics
In 2002, Tokhtakhunov became involved in a scandal. The incident is associated with the award of gold medals in figure skating at the Winter Olympics in S alt Lake City. It is because of this incident that the businessman gained wide popularity outside of narrow circles.
In 2002, in the summer, Tokhtakhunov, with the assistance of the FBI, in accordance with the demand of the American authorities, was arrested by the Italian police in the resort of Forte dei Marmi. Under US law, the man was charged with fraud, conspiracy to falsify Olympic results, and bribing sports judges.
He spent ten months in prison. After that, he was released, the case was not transferred to the court. The Olympic Committee conducted its own investigation and concluded that Tokhtakhunov was not involved in fraud with the results of the competition. The US authorities did not push for his extradition. Tokhtakhunov returned to Moscow in 2003.
In Russia, there were no claims against the businessman from local law enforcement agencies. He publishes the magazines "Sport and Fashion" and "Domestic Football". Tokhtakhunov is engaged in charity and business. He is the president of the football foundation.
Personallife
Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov is the author of a book called "My Silk Road". In it, he frankly spoke about his own life, his passion for games, their features in different countries, the relationship between the participants, the “code of honor” of the gambler. The businessman lived abroad for about fifteen years. Alimzhan has not played cards since the late nineties.
Tokhtakhunov has two adult children. Ballerina Lola lives in the USA. Alimzhan calls her his beloved daughter. His son Dmitry lives in Moscow. Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov, 63, also has grandchildren, and in 2012 twin daughters Elizaveta and Ekaterina were born. Their mother is Yulia Malik.
At that moment she was a twenty-four-year-old student studying at the Financial Academy. Tokhtakhunov lives in the village of Peredelkino, according to 2013 data. For many years this man has been friends with Pavel Bure, Vladimir Spivakov, Iosif Kobzon, Alla Pugacheva, Sofia Rotaru.
Also among the people close to him should be called Vyacheslav Ivankov, who is known as Yaponchik. The businessman has been friends with this man for more than forty years.
Interesting facts
What is the nationality of Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov? The entrepreneur and philanthropist is of Uighur origin, he has a colorful Asian appearance. Born in Tashkent, on the territory of the then Uzbek SSR. In the film directed by Elyer Ishmukhamedov called "MUR" Tokhtakhunov played a thief in law, judging by the criticism, he succeeded with great certainty.
The tape was releasedin 2012. In the television movie Courage, the role of the hero, whose prototype is Taiwanchik, was played by Maxim Zykov. The audience saw the picture for the first time in 2014.
