Umar Aliyevich Dzhabrailov (; born 28 June 1958) is a Russian politician and advisor to Sergei Prikhodko, the Assistant to the President of Russia,"I could not keep my empire"
RBC daily interview, June 29, 2010 He also is the vice president of the Artists Union of Russia, a member of the Russian delegation to the

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and was the representative to the

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from the executive body of the Chechen Republic (2004–2009). He is an ethnic Chechen.

Biography

From 1973 to 1977, Dzhabrailov studied in the Rospotrebsoyuz College in

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. From 1977 to 1979, served in the

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in the Strategic Missile Forces in Korosten in

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, holding the rank of

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. In 1985, Dzhabrailov graduated with honors from the

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(MGIMO) of the

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. In 1989, he became

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of LLP "Danako". In the mid 1990s, he was involved in the killing of his American business partner, Paul Tatum; the killing was because of a series of disagreements over the Radisson Hotel. Dzhabraliov was a candidate in the 2000 Russian presidential election. In 2001, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of First Mutual Credit Society Bank. From 2001 to 2004, he was a President of the "Group Plaza”. From 2004 to 2009, he was a senator of the Chechen Republic.

Personal life

Dzhabrailov is often associated with famous Italian and Russian designers and artists, including Roberto Cavalli, Aldo Rota, and well acquainted with Zurab Tsereteli. With Roberto Cavalli, he opened the restaurant ''Just Cavalli'' on the site of the restaurant ''Prague''. Dzhabrailov is a collector of works of art, including paintings by Russian artists. and has often supported the arts. Since 2010 he has been actively involved in the Moscow Forum of Culture. He has two daughters from his first marriage. He is currently married to a Russian artist. Dzhabrailov is fluent in English,

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and

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and understands French, Spanish and

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. He holds a diploma of the

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. He is an academician at the

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.Federation Council has terminated the authority of Senator Dzhabrailov
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, October 7, 2009

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External links

Information on the website of the Federation Council
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