The biography of Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov is rich in significant events. Many articles have been written about its smallest details, including on Wikipedia. And what is remarkable about his personal life? Who is his wife and how many children does he have?
The richest man in Russia, philanthropist, philanthropist, defendant in criminal cases and winner of several honorary awards. Only one person can combine such different facets - Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov. And what is known about his personal life? Who is his wife? Does he have children? Where can you find family photos of Alisher Usmanov?
Who really is Alisher Usmanov
According to Wikipedia, he is a Russian billionaire of Uzbek origin, philanthropist and public figure. Alisher Burkhanovich was born in early September 1953, in a small town in Uzbekistan called Chust. In the family, besides him, there were three more children. They were brought up in severity, and it simply could not be otherwise - their father was a respected person in the republic, held a high position in the prosecutor's office in Tashkent.
As a child, Alisher Usmanov was engaged in fencing, showed excellent results in this sport, wore the title of master, was a member of the republican youth, and then the USSR national fencing team.
After school, the young man graduated from MGIMO, the Faculty of International Law, became a researcher at the Academy of Sciences, and then headed the Peace Committee.
In 1980, Alisher Usmanov was sentenced to a rather long term for “plundering state property,” but he was soon released and rehabilitated. He never returned to the civil service; a few years later, when “perestroika” began in the country, he went into business.
In 2018, Usmanov topped the Russian Forbes list. According to experts, his fortune exceeded the $ 15 billion mark. Today, he owns a majority stake in one of the leading cellular companies, two music TV channels, a publishing house and many other assets.
Personal life of Alisher Usmanov
With his future wife, Irina Viner, Usmanov met in his youth, but the couple officially formalized the relationship only in 1992. For Irina, this was already the second experience of marriage, her son was growing up from her first marriage. Alisher Burkhanovich made an offer to her from prison, according to national Uzbek customs, sending the girl a scarf.
Irina and Alisher have no common children, but the man accepted, as his own, Anton Viner, the son of his wife. When the couple got married, the young man was already 20 years old.
Usmanov's wife is a well-known person in the world of Russian and European sports. In her youth, she was a successful gymnast, then took up coaching work, brought up such champions as Alina Kabaeva, Lyaysan Utyasheva, Irina Chashchina, Evgenia Kanaeva, Amina Zaripova and other Russian gymnasts.
Irina Viner-Usmanova, the wife of Alisher Burkhanovich, has other significant merits - she is the author of the project for the Olympic Village sports and housing complex in Novogorsk, and in 2019 she opened the Gymnastics Palace in the Luzhniki complex.
Alisher Usmanov's stepson Anton Viner - photo
Anton (Nathan) Wiener was born in 1973. The exact date of his birth is unknown. It is also unknown who his biological dad is. Always and everywhere, a man calls Usmanov's stepfather Alisher Burkhanovich his father.
Anton Viner-Usmanov is a prominent businessman. He owns a chain of restaurants, tanning salons, a construction company. His mother and stepfather, of course, ensured a successful start for him, but even without Anton's own dedication and business acumen, his affairs would not have gone "uphill."
Anton has been happily married for a long time. His wife's name is Julia. It is known that in her youth she was a model, but for the sake of her husband she mastered the economy. Accounting and has been dealing with all of its financial affairs for many years. On her "shoulders" audit and control of 14 largest enterprises owned by Anton Viner.
The couple have two children - sons Leonid and Daniel. Responsibilities in the house are divided equally for everyone - a successful businessman spouse does not hesitate to do the cleaning, even washes the dishes if his wife is busy or is simply tired.
The family of Anton and Julia Viner is very often in the house of mom and stepfather. Grandfather and grandmother also take care of their grandchildren with pleasure, although the boys have long grown up and turned into real men.
Alisher Usmanov's fortune and property
The fortune of this businessman is simply enormous. He owns several large companies in the field of metallurgy, production and sale of natural resources - oil and gas, controls (by a block of shares) the largest Russian mobile operator. In addition, Alisher Burkhanovich also has a business on the Internet - Usmanov owns almost 100% of the shares of one of the most popular social networks, a media holding that owns two TV channels that operate on the World Wide Web, and much, much more.
This businessman also has property outside Russia. He is a British citizen and has real estate there. In 2016, Alisher Burkhanovich made a significant and expensive acquisition. Usmanov's yacht is estimated at more than $ 600 million.
Not everyone likes this person, his actions, but the fact that he gives as easily as he earns is an indisputable fact. Usmanov did a lot for the development of Russian sports, acquired and presented to the Government of the Russian Federation a unique collection of paintings. It is impossible to list all his merits to the country, and enemies and envious people have always had, are and will always be.
