Alisher Usmanov's wife is a well-known rhythmic gymnastics coach in Russia, the president of the sports federation - Irina Viner. This is one of the most influential people in the Russian Federation, whose net worth as of 2021 is $14 billion. Usmanov, originally from Kazakhstan, was born in the village of Chust on September 9, 1953. The family of the future billionaire was not poor. Father is a prosecutor in Tashkent, mother is a housewife. Alisher, the eldest son, was brought up in strictness, but “I did not personally encounter a hungry childhood.” Possessing an analytical mind, Usmanov studied excellently.
Parents and relatives saw him as a future lawyer or diplomat. At the same time, the boy was involved in sports and attended the fencing section. Later he joined the USSR national team in this sport.
After graduating from school, Alisher Burkhanovich entered MGIMO, choosing international law as his future specialty. In 1979, as a young specialist, Usmanov found a job as a junior researcher at the Academy of Sciences and finally moved to live in the capital.
After 5 years, a dark streak came in the life of the future billionaire. In 1980, he was arrested for extortion, and because of this scandalous story, his father was disgracedly removed from his post as a prosecutor. The prison term was 8 years, but Alisher was released in 1986. Usmanov was fully acquitted before justice by the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan only in 2000. About the biography and personal life of Andrei Malakhov.
Since 1987, Usmanov went into business and opened a workshop for the production of cellophane bags at the Ramenskoye plastic plant. From 1990 to 1998 he was involved in communications, in 1992 he created, and since 1993 he led the financial organization PRNB-Invest.
Further achievements of Usmanov:
- 1995-1997 – first deputy of Pamo bank;
- 1995-1998 – General Director of Interfin-Service;
- 2000 – General Director of Gazprominvestholding;
- 2000-2001 – Advisor to the Chairman of Gazprom.
In 2006, Alisher became the owner of the Kommersant editorial office, in 2007 he bought part of the shares of London FC Arsenal, but in 2018 he sold the assets and “left the sport.” In 2008, Usmanov acquired shares in rating companies and MegaFon, and in 2010 he became the founder of MailRuGroup, which later included social networks Odnoklassniki and Vkontakte.
Usmanov Foundation
Alisher has been actively involved in charity work since 2007, when he bought and donated to the Konstantinov Palace a complete collection of Rostropovich’s paintings (from the artist’s widow).
A year later, Usmanov organized the Art, Science and Sports Foundation, which spent about $125 million per year on scientific developments, creative projects and organizing sporting events.
The entrepreneur also founded a charity organization that helps people with poor vision. In 2017, with the financial support of Alisher, vision was completely restored by surgery in a completely blind person.
Every year Usmanov donates $20 million to a charitable foundation. The businessman built two ophthalmological clinics in Moscow and Munich. And in Tashkent there is a modern medical center for innovative elimination of vision problems.
Children of Alisher Usmanov
The children of Alisher Usmanov were not born into this world, the reason for this is unknown. Many say that the richest man is simply infertile, while others clarify that he does not want to have children.
Alisher Burkhanovich is raising his wife’s son from his first marriage, whose name is Anton. The young man has his own established business, he is a fairly educated guy who received higher education abroad. Anton Viner is married and is the father of two boys.
However, Usmanov always considered his successor not his stepson, but his nephew Babur. The guy helped his uncle in his business, but died tragically, crashing in a car accident in 2013.
Personal life
Since 1992, Usmanov has been officially married to Irina Viner. The star couple has no children together. The family raised the woman’s son from a previous marriage. The entrepreneur’s relationship with his adoptive Anton (Nathan) is warm and friendly.
The billionaire has 6 nephews, in whose fate he was directly involved. The most beloved is the late Babura.
Usmanov and his women
Despite the stability of his family life, he is reputed to be a loving man. It is obvious that he had mistresses whom he hid from his legal wife.
Wiener is not against her husband’s entertainment, since they have not lived together for a long time, and in family life, by and large, have chosen partnerships.
The couple never washed dirty linen in public, but each learned to live in their own way. He is in a country house, she is in an elite metropolitan apartment. There has been no joint farming since 2015.
Alisher Usmanov's wife - Irina Viner
I met my future wife at a sports training camp back in the 70s. Mutual sympathy did not end in anything, the athletes dispersed. Wiener got married and gave birth to her only son, Anton (Nathan). I didn’t stay long in my first marriage.
They got married in 1992, when Usmanov had been free for 6 years and was busy doing business. Then he gave Irina a scarf, which translated from Uzbek meant a proposal. The woman agreed - Alisher managed to make friends with her son from his first marriage.
Today they have been married for 28 years, but presumably have not lived together since 2015. She is completely passionate about her favorite work, she is the president of the All-Russian Federation of Rhythmic Gymnastics. He continues to manage the business and maintain ratings from Forbes magazine.
Why Irina Viner and her husband Alisher Usmanov live separately and do not have common heirs
Irina Viner: biography, early years
The future rhythmic gymnastics coach was born in Samarkand, in 1948, on the thirtieth of July, into an intelligent Jewish family. Her mother worked as a doctor, and the head of the family was a people's artist of Uzbekistan and a member of the Academy of Arts. Irina has a brother named Boris. Soon after the birth of their daughter, the family moved to Tashkent.
Photo: stuki-druki.com rhythmic gymnastics mentor Irina Aleksandrovna Viner-Usmanova in her youth
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From an early age, the girl was actively involved in sports, and at the age of eleven she became seriously interested in rhythmic gymnastics. Her mentors were Eleanor Sumarokova and Liliya Petrova. Young Ira quickly began to demonstrate good results and became the champion of Uzbekistan three times.
In addition to high results in sports, the girl also studied well at school, and graduated in 1965 with a “silver” medal. Then she became a student at the Uzbek State Institute of Physical Education in Tashkent.
In 1969, having received a diploma of higher education, the gymnast got a job as a coach at a specialized children's and youth sports school of the Olympic reserve. A few years later, Irina Aleksandrovna became the mentor of the Tashkent national team and the Uzbekistan rhythmic gymnastics team.
Photo: biographe.ru rhythmic gymnastics mentor Irina Aleksandrovna Viner with her students
Alisher Usmanov: biography before the affair with Irina Viner
The future entrepreneur was born in the small town of Chust, in Uzbekistan, in 1953, on September 9, into a large Uzbek family, and was the eldest of four heirs from his parents.
The head of the family was a prosecutor - an influential and respected man, and my mother took care of the housework and raising numerous heirs. Despite the fact that the family was quite wealthy, the children were brought up in strictness.
Since childhood, the boy was seriously interested in fencing, and reading the adventure novel “The Three Musketeers” contributed to this. After two years of intensive training, the boy was accepted into the youth republican fencing team. Some time later, having received the title of Master of Sports of the USSR, he joined the all-Union national fencing team.
Photo: beam-truth.livejournal.com Russian entrepreneur Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov in his youth
After graduating from school, the young man entered MGIMO, choosing the Faculty of International Law. After receiving his diploma, he worked for some time as a research assistant at the USSR Academy of Sciences, then was a senior referent of the Central Committee of the Komsomol of Uzbekistan, and then held a leadership position in the Foreign Economic Association of the Soviet Peace Committee.
At the dawn of the 80s, serious changes took place in the biography of the future businessman, and a protracted “dark streak” began, but we’ll tell you about everything in order.
Irina Viner and Alisher Usmanov: dating history and delayed romance
The future spouses first met at a time when young Alisher was just finishing school and was a member of the Uzbek SSR fencing team. He saw Irina at a training base in Tashkent, and fell in love literally at first sight. The gymnast was five years older than him and by that time was considered an accomplished young coach.
Photo: foto-history.livejournal.com Irina Viner and Alisher Usmanov in their youth
Usmanov admired the slender and graceful beauty from afar, and did not even dare to approach this girl, for fear of being rejected. They never became a couple then, and the age difference seemed colossal to the athletes. And the boy, raised in a strict Muslim family, at that time could not even imagine how he would introduce his beloved of Jewish blood to his parents.
Soon the paths of the young people diverged for a long time: Alisher left to receive higher education in Moscow, and Irina remained in Uzbekistan and continued to build a career, coaching the local team.
Back in the early 70s, she got married, and in 1973, in her first marriage, she gave birth to her only heir, her son Anton (Nathan). However, the union turned out to be fragile and soon fell apart. Wiener herself considers that experience extremely unsuccessful, and refuses to even remember her former chosen one.
Photo: mir-znamenitostej.ru rhythmic gymnastics mentor Irina Viner with her adult son
The future spouses met for the second time in Moscow, several years later. During this time, Usmanov’s feelings did not fade at all, but rather the opposite. Soon their first date took place, and then an affair began. At the same time, the young man’s father was already looking for a bride for his son from a good family who would belong to their people and religion. Therefore, Alisher was racking his brains over how best to inform his parents that he was going to propose to a divorced Jewish woman with a child, who, moreover, was five years older than him. Mom and Dad would hardly have approved of such a choice, but the young man had no intention of changing his decision.
Alisher Usmanov: prison term and long-awaited happiness
The couple's love story, which started beautifully, did not last long. In August 1980, the man, along with several of his high-ranking comrades, was arrested on charges of fraud, aggravated bribery, and group theft of socialist property. Usmanov was then sentenced to eight years in prison.
While serving his sentence in prison, he decided to take a serious step and gave his beloved a scarf, which, according to Uzbek customs, is a marriage proposal. Irina accepted the offer and began to wait for the groom to return. Moreover, she visited the colony, located not far from Tashkent, several times, although in those days it was very difficult and almost impossible to get a date with someone who was not a family member.
Photo: foto-history.livejournal.com Irina Viner with her husband Alisher Usmanov and mother-in-law
In 1986, the man was released on parole, for exemplary behavior and taking into account his sincere repentance. However, the lovers got married only a few years later, already in the early 90s, when Wiener moved to Moscow, where she became one of the leading mentors of the national rhythmic gymnastics team. And Alisher Burkhanovich at that time was actively developing his business in the field of telecommunications.
Irina Viner and Alisher Usmanov: family life
The couple officially got married in 1992, but their family union can hardly be called traditional. The thing is that the famous spouses do not live under the same roof, have not acquired common heirs and do not run a joint household. In fact, they are connected only by a stamp in their passport, but otherwise, each of them lives their own rich and vibrant life.
Alisher Burkhanovich is now, according to the ranking of the authoritative publication The Sunday Times, one of the richest residents of Great Britain and one of the most influential businessmen in the world. However, he, unlike most of his colleagues, does not have affairs with young beauties left and right. According to the entrepreneur, he has always been and remains faithful to his beloved wife.
Photo: www.starhit.ru Honored Trainer of the Russian Federation Irina Viner, and entrepreneur Alisher Usmanov
It is known that it is very difficult for two strong personalities to get along together, and this is precisely why many explain the reason for the separation of spouses. Besides, they didn’t disperse, but lived like this from the very beginning, spending a long time in different cities and even countries. Each of them achieved dizzying success in life, doing what they loved. Alisher Burkhanovich became a stepfather to Irina Alexandrovna’s son, but the oligarch never had any offspring of his own.
Some attribute the absence of children in this marriage to the total employment of both spouses. Others believe that an important role in this delicate issue was played by the fact that at the time of marriage, Wiener was no longer a young girl, she was 44 years old, and this could also become a decisive factor.
It is noteworthy that even when the entrepreneur comes to Moscow, he and his wife live separately: he stays in his own house on Rublyovka, while Irina Aleksandrovna lives in her house, located near the sports base. The Honored Trainer of Russia explains this by saying that it is better to live separately and experience the joy of meeting each time than to wake up every day in the same bed and not even have common topics for conversation.
Photo: muzh-zhena Honored Trainer of Russia Irina Aleksandrovna Viner and her husband, entrepreneur Alisher Usmanov
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Children
Wiener and she have no children together. The businessman raised Irina’s son from his first marriage. Anton was born in 1973. From early childhood he was involved in sports and grew up in rigor and discipline. Nothing is known about his natural father. His parents divorced when Anton was little. Usmanov raised him.
Today Anton is 47 years old. The man is officially married, runs a restaurant business in Moscow, runs a chain of solariums and invests money in construction. Tries to conduct an honest business and is considered a respectable entrepreneur. Have children.
Usmanov's nephew
For many years, Alisher called his own nephew Babur his successor. However, the guy's life was short-lived. The Russian oligarch's successor died tragically in a car accident several years ago.
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The accident occurred early in the morning in the center of Tashkent. The guy was returning from a birthday party and was driving while intoxicated. An unknown girl was riding in the car next to him and also died. Babura lost control and flew into the oncoming lane. A frontal collision could not be avoided.
With the help of an influential uncle, Babur received a good education in Switzerland. The billionaire's favorite nephew was married to the daughter of the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan and raised a little daughter. The family lived in Switzerland for several years. The guy arrived in Tashkent for the wedding of his cousin Asal Narzieva.
Career
Before we learn interesting details about Alisher Usmanov, biography, see photos of his family, wife and children, let’s trace his career path.
Alisher Usmanov studied at the university quite successfully. He was a capable student and at the same time managed to spend a lot of time with friends. In his youth, Alisher Usmanov was considered the “soul of the company.” He still has many friends around the world. Usmanov has said more than once that he really appreciates those people who were with him in difficult times.
After receiving his diploma, Alisher Burkhanovich became a research fellow at the USSR Academy of Sciences and worked as a senior assistant at the Central Committee of the Komsomol of Uzbekistan. Usmanov was also the general director of the association of the Soviet Peace Committee. In short, his career was initially extremely successful.
But in 1980, Alisher Usmanov was suddenly arrested on charges of theft of socialist property. Many years later he will be acquitted, they will admit that the case in which Usmanov was convicted was completely fabricated. However, this will not return to him those 6 years spent in captivity (Usmanov was released early).
Already in the 90s, Alisher Burkhanovich managed to earn his first million dollars by selling plastic bags (packaging was in short supply in the country). Together with friends, they organized the Agroplast cooperative, which in 2 years became the largest production cooperative.
Alisher Usmanov said that this was the most honest and clean business in his life, and he still remembers that sweet feeling of the first big money earned.
Over almost 30 years of his entrepreneurial activity, Alisher Usmanov managed to amass a decent fortune. It is currently valued at more than $13 billion. He is the owner of assets of the largest corporations in Russia, the founder of USM Holdings.
He has been the head of the International Fencing Federation for more than 10 years, as he still loves the sport he played in his youth. For him, fencing is nostalgia for the past.
By the way, Alisher Usmanov, in addition to a bright work biography, also has a vivid personal life story. All these years, the lady of the billionaire’s heart is the only one, Irina Viner.
