In this success post, we are going to share the story of Iskander Makhmudov, an Uzbek-born Russian businessman and philanthropist. Yekaterinburg News called him “One of the Russia most prominent and civically involved industrialists”, who has contributed more than $1 billion to civic, social, and philanthropic causes since 2001.
According to Forbes Magazine, Iskander Makhmudov is the 23rd wealthiest person in Russia. Forbes reported his net worth at $8 billion as of June 2020.
Iskander Makhmudov Career history
Iskander graduated from the Tashkent State University with a degree in Oriental Studies. He is also a translator with an educational background.
In the year 1986, the US military ran an operation called EI Dorado Canyon in Tripoli, Libya. US Forces dropped 60 tons of bombs and missiles on Libya’s military facilities. During the bombing campaign, a number of Soviet government specialists were stationed in Tripoli. But they were woken up by the noise of the bombing campaign and went out to their hotel balconies to watch. Iskander Makhmudov was one of these men. But at that time, his job was to serve an Arabic Persian translator.
He worked for various Soviet military organizations in Iraq and Libya. His first position in business was with the Trans World Group, which was at that time the largest metal trader in Russia.
Iskander Makhmudov Personal life
He was born to an ethnic Uzbek Muslim family. He is married and has one child.
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