Aras Agalarov with his wife. What kind of mixed marriages do we know among the stars? How Agalarov’s personal life developed

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Emin, in life Emin Aras ogly Agalarov is a young, ambitious singer with oriental beauty and a bewitching timbre of his voice.

In addition to music, he has great success in business and is vice-premier of the Crocus Group companies.

In 2016, the magazine “HELLO!” called him the most stylish man in Russia.

Childhood and youth

In sunny Baku, on December 12, 1979, the first child, Emin Aras Ogly, was born into the family of a junior researcher at the research institute, Araz Agalarov, and teacher Irina Grill (nee).

A few years later, my father and American partners would create the American-Soviet commercial enterprise Crocus International, now Crocus Group.

He will become its owner and become one of the richest people in Russia.

Emin in childhood

When the boy was 8 years old, he was informed about the birth of his sister Sheila. Since then, he adores his sister and takes care of her.

As a child, Amin was not an exemplary boy. The hot blood was making itself felt.

He was not allowed to leave the house alone because of his hooligan behavior.

The only chance to get out was to go to work with my father. There, a 10-year-old boy attended business negotiations and meetings.

In 1983, due to his father’s business, the family moved to the capital. In Moscow they often changed apartments.

At first we lived in a small apartment in Chertanovo, then we were able to improve our situation and bought a 2-room apartment on Leninsky Prospekt.

In the capital, Amin found many friends and began to rarely appear at home. The father began to worry and decided that it would be better to send the boy to a private college in Switzerland.

The future singer studied there until he was 15 years old, then entered college in the USA at the Faculty of Finance. There, the enterprising young man did not sit idly by.

He began his career as a salesman in an electronics store.

Then he sold shoes in a boutique, and a little later he created his own website, where he sold nesting dolls and watches.

After graduating from Marymount Manhattan College and becoming a certified specialist in finance, Amin returns to Moscow.

Music career

The boy showed a love for music at a very early age. His idol was Elvis Presley.

At the age of 12, the boy began translating his favorite English compositions into Russian.

A little later he begins to compose his own songs. Music becomes his passion.

He recorded his first album, Still, only at the age of 27. Having received many positive reviews, Amin decides to seriously pursue a musical career.

He chooses his creative pseudonym – Emin. Over the next 3 years, he recorded and presented 3 more discs to the public - “Incredible” (2007), “Obsession” (2008) and “Devotion” (2009).

In 2010, he decided to move to London to work with British producer Brian Rowling.

After a year of work, at the insistence of D. Lynch, he becomes a nominee for the prestigious American music Grammy Award in the “Discovery of the Year” category.

His composition "Obvious" becomes a hit. They start playing it on different radio stations.

As a result, it tops the British radio chart, becoming the main song of the week.

In 2012, Amin was invited as a special guest to the Eurovision Song Contest.

The same year he presented a new album, “After The Thunder”. By invitation, he performs on the same stage with Jennifer Lopez at her concert in Baku.

In 2013, Amin released the long-awaited album in Russian, “On the Edge.” He wrote 14 new singles for him.

At the Miss Universe 2013 beauty contest, which was held for the first time in Moscow in the Crocus City Hall, he performed a new hit, “In Another Life.”

While organizing this competition, he met with whom he maintains friendly relations.

In 2014, a new album “Frankly” was released.

Emin’s 2015 was marked by the release of two new albums at once - “More Amor” and “8 in the Fall.”

The latter included another hit, performed together with G. Leps, “Women Like Me.”

In 2016, Emin Agalarov recorded another album, “Love Is a Deadly Game.”

With Ani Lorak

In addition, he, together with G. Leps and S. Kozhevnikov, organizes an international music festival in Baku with the telling name “Heat”.

The festival took place on the coast of the Caspian Sea, and the most famous Russian pop stars took part in it.

In the same year, Amin performed 2 more compositions, “Forgiveness” and “I Can’t Say,” in a duet with Ani Lorak.

The fruitful year ends with a large tour that included about 50 Russian cities. Everywhere his concerts were a resounding success.

Entrepreneurial activity

In 2012, Amin Agalarov became his father’s full partner in his company. He is the vice president. Previously, he served as commercial director.

His area of ​​management includes not only the shopping complex and concert hall in Crocus City, but also the chain of Vegas shopping complexes, Edoko restaurants, Rose Bar, Shore, Nobu.

With Father

His direct responsibilities include the search, development and implementation of modern, non-standard options for organizing leisure and recreation for visitors to shopping and entertainment centers.

For a long time, Amin was absorbed only in entrepreneurial activities and achieved significant success.

He independently decided to build a business cooperation complex in the Moscow region. He organized a yacht club at Crocus City Mall.

In 2016, he opened, together with a restaurant for children, “Uncle Max’s”, where there is a real recording studio.

Personal life

In April 2006, Amin married Leyla Aliyeva, the daughter of the President of Azerbaijan.

The young people met 1.5 years ago at a ski resort.

The singer and businessman began courting the girl only after receiving her father’s consent.

A year later, their engagement took place, according to Eastern tradition.

The wedding celebration was celebrated twice: in his native Baku and in Moscow.

The newlyweds received congratulations from the heads of Russia and the United States: and George Bush.

2 years after the wedding, twins Mikail and Ali were born into the young family.

Leila lived with the kids in London, and Amin was forced to spend most of his time in Moscow.

With sons

The singer’s wife is actively involved in social activities, publishes a magazine herself and is the head of a cultural foundation.

However, soon the spouses began to move away from each other, and their marriage began to be formal. In the spring of 2015 they announced their divorce.

Now they have maintained friendly relations and are raising the boys together.

Amin spends a lot of time with them and with baby Amina, whom Leila adopted.

Sometimes he takes the boys with him on tours or to business meetings, as his father once did.

With Alena Gavrilova

Most recently, the singer posted a photo with his new lover on his page.

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The life path of Araz Agalarov did not take any sharp turns. The purposeful and self-confident businessman systematically moved towards his goals. As a result, the trade union worker from Baku received permanent registration in the prestigious Forbes ranking - as of the end of 2017, his capital was estimated at $1,700 million, and the title of one of the “kings of Russian real estate.”

Dossier:

• FULL NAME: Araz Iskender ogly Agalarov.
• Date of Birth: November 8, 1955.
• Education: Baku Polytechnic Institute, specialty “electronic computer engineer”.
• Date of start of business/age: 1989/35 years.
• Type of activity at start: export of Russian souvenirs, import of computer equipment.
• Current activity: President of Crocus Group.
• Current state:$1,700 million according to Forbes for 2017.

A respectable middle-aged man of aristocratic appearance in a fashionable, tailored suit, with a platinum Patek Philippe watch on his hand and a radiant smile on his face. A real prince. But this is not a prince, but one of the “kings of Russian real estate” - Araz Agalarov.

Rice. 1. Araz Agalarov is an aristocrat by nature.
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He is known as the owner of the Crocus Group - one of the largest development companies in Russia and the father of the singer Emin. Luxury and grace distinguish most of the objects erected under the leadership of a businessman.

Just look at the Crocus City Mall, where, surrounded by exotic trees and murmuring fountains, there are more than two hundred boutiques of the world's famous brands.

Rice. 2. Father and son Agalarovs in Crocus City Mall.
Source: visualrian.ru

Marble and crystal, birdsong - a real museum for introducing beauty, where you can safely take foreigners to show the beauty of modern Moscow. The construction of the complex cost the billionaire more than $100 million.

Or the Japanese cuisine restaurants Nobu in Moscow, opened in agreement with Robert de Niro and chef Nobu Matsuhisa, the owners of the brand, which even professional restaurateurs had not been able to achieve before.

Focus on the luxury segment is one of the components of Araz Agalarov’s success in business. But the most profitable project is considered to be the network of hypermarkets “Your House”, where materials for repairs and interior items are sold. Hundreds of thousands of customers shop here every day, and the market is steadily growing.

But in addition to the construction and leasing of commercial real estate, the billionaire’s company also undertakes government contracts.

Rice. 3. Agalarov’s Far Eastern projects are supported by the state.
Source: m.crocusgroup.ru

His portfolio includes the Far Eastern Federal University on Russky Island, a bridge to Russky Island, the Myakinino metro station, the construction of 2 stadiums for the World Cup in Kaliningrad and Rostov-on-Don, and the construction of the first launch complex of the Central Ring Road.

Agalarov himself prefers to work without partners, relying only on his own connections and abilities.

“If I work together with someone, I will have to take into account his opinion, discuss how to do what. And the comfort in which I now find myself - to create at my own discretion - will be limited, which I do not want under any financial prospects,” - A. Agalarov.

Business for him is not a means to earn money, but a way to realize ideas.

“I don’t need to look for ideas - I dream about them at night,” the billionaire’s statement.

He has the unique ability to command the respect of professionals and the favor of those in power.

Rice. 4. Agalarov and Vladimir Putin.
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But despite such support, in the short biography of Araz Agalarov there was room for blind spots and scandals. Information periodically leaks to the press about the businessman’s connections with crime and suspicious sources of financing for his ambitious and large-scale projects.

“The one who doesn’t work and doesn’t interact has no problems. If difficulties arise, it means that the work process is progressing,” A. Agalarov.

But Agalarov’s money cannot be called “air” - starting in 2006, he became a regular participant in Russian Forbes, with the exception of the crisis year of 2009. And in 2017, he took 51st place in the ranking of “200 richest businessmen in Russia” with a capital of $1,700 million.

The dynamics of changes in the billionaire's fortune are clearly shown on the graph.

Fig.5. Chart of changes in the condition of Araz Agalarov in 2006-2017.
Source: Forbes

Baku childhood

There is practically no information about Araz Agalarov’s childhood and youth. It is known for certain that the future billionaire was born in Baku, where he graduated from high school and university.

The businessman himself remembers his childhood as a carefree time. He studied without much effort, didn’t do his homework, and went to school without a schoolbag, which incredibly irritated his teachers.

“This comes from my father, of course. He had such an ability that he had incredible knowledge in any field,” recalls Araz Iskender oglu.

The boy lost his father when he was less than 14 years old. But Araz remembered him as an authoritative person.

“Frown or smile - and everything is clear.”

Rice. 6. “My mother played a huge role in my upbringing.”
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Arazu, indeed, inherited his business acumen from his father’s side. His ancestors lived in Shemakha, the cultural capital of Azerbaijan, in the mid-19th century and were engaged in trade in textiles. Moreover, they brought goods not only from Russia, but also from Iran and China. His paternal grandmother, an uneducated Muslim, told the boy amazing stories about his ancestors.

Maybe it was these fairy-tale stories of grandmothers that became the seed, which then sprouted in a favorable environment and gave fertile branches, from which Agalarov still collects “golden” fruits to this day.

Education and early career

Araz took his first steps into an independent life by entering the Baku Polytechnic Institute in 1972. This was Agalarov's first, but not last education.

Then he will graduate from the Higher School of Trade Unions, graduate school, write a dissertation on the topic “How to form and rationally use the wage fund in communications enterprises,” and take a business course in the USA. But he doesn’t speak very positively about socialist education.

“...if I had received a full-fledged education in the West, it would have helped me more than education under socialism. Socialist education is not in great demand..." - A. Agalarov.

Meanwhile, he believes that “education is the ability to learn, systematically approach different things and the ability to overcome obstacles.”

Reference! Agalarov will send his children to study in America: his son at the age of 12, his daughter at the age of 6.

In his last year at the institute, he marries Irina, a student at the pedagogical institute, whom he had known since school. Irina will become a wonderful wife and faithful companion to Araz.

Before his first attempts to start a business, Agalarov worked:

• Since 1977 at the Research Institute in Baku.
• Since 1988, he has been a junior researcher at the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions scientific center in Moscow.

He was a member of the CPSU and was actively involved in trade union activities.

Starting a business

Agalarov began his business career modestly - in 1987 he organized the Shafran cooperative, which sold Russian souvenirs, sending them for export. Then the cooperative will begin to import computers - where the funds for this direction came from remains a mystery.

Literally a couple of years later, a trade unionist opens a Russian-American joint venture, Crocus International, which will later become the Crocus Group company. Again, funding sources are unknown.

In 1990, he held the first international exhibition of computer technology in rented space.

“It was the era of computerization. I noticed that with the beginning of privatization, business people go to international exhibitions and try to purchase equipment, mainly computing equipment. And I had an idea, why not bring the exhibition itself to Russia,” A. Agalarov.

By 1995, Agalarov's exhibition will become the third in size and importance in the world.

But the Cherkizovsky market became the launching pad for capital accumulation for Agalarov. Owning part of a flea market, he managed not only to accumulate funds for the development of his business, but also to acquire the necessary connections both in business and criminal circles. It was here that he met the owners of the Kyiv Ploshchad company, with whom he would often intersect in the future on business issues.

Although the businessman himself emphasizes that he has no friends.

“It may sound immodest, but I don’t have rich friends, not one. And this never stopped us from communicating. And we have known each other - it’s scary to say - for 40-50 years. But if something happens to me at night, I won’t call anyone. I’ll get out of it myself,” A. Agalarov.

And already in 1997, Agalarov’s company was building Agalarov House, an elite residential complex located in a fashionable area of ​​Moscow.

Fig.7. The premium class club house is located on Bolshaya Gruzinskaya, building 19.
Source: social networks

Over the course of 10 years, the business history of Araz Agalarov took a sharp turn - the trade unionist and matryoshka doll seller became one of the largest rentiers.

Group of companies Crocus Group today

“I’m not a builder, not an exhibitionist, not a retailer, I’m a conductor: I control that everything works smoothly and turns out beautifully,” says Agalarov.

And he perfectly directed this play called “Crocus Group”. The company is included in the “200 largest private companies in Russia”, where, as of 2016, it ranks 172nd with a capital of 39.7 billion rubles. It is in 11th place in the Forbes “Kings of Russian Real Estate” rating.

Araz Iskenderovich himself calls a systematic approach the key to success. Business development in one area automatically increases the efficiency of related areas. And this is clearly visible in his unique projects.

• "Crocus City".

  

One of the richest people in Russia, Aras Agalarov, owns the Crocus trading empire, which includes a chain of sixty stores and a bank with the same name. He began his career by working at one of the research institutes, where he got a job after graduating from the Baku Polytechnic Institute. Then his career developed in a different direction - he went to work for the Baku city committee of the CPSU, and after graduating from the Higher School of the Trade Union Movement of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions in Moscow, he became a junior researcher at the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions scientific center.

Aras Agalarov's wife Irina next to him all these years - they have known each other since school, and got married when they were studying in their last years of institutes - Aras Polytechnic, and Irina - Pedagogical.

In the photo - Irina Agalarova with her son

At first, their family life developed in Baku, and then, when Agalarov decided to engage in trade union activities, they moved to Moscow. During perestroika, Agalarov went into business, creating a small cooperative "Shafran", which specialized in the trade of Russian souvenirs in America, and grew into a joint Russian-American enterprise with a representative office in the States. After this business died down, he began organizing exhibitions, and it was a win-win option - after all, it is at exhibitions that the largest number of contracts are concluded.

In the photo - Aras Agalarov’s wife and daughter

Aras Agalarov’s wife is no less an enterprising and active person than he is. When Agalarov came to America on business for a joint venture, he took Irina and his daughter with him. Circumstances were such that they had to stay in the States for a long time. At first they lived in a hotel, and then rented an apartment. When their daughter grew up and it was time for her to go to school, they rented a house in New Jersey.

In the photo - the Agalarov family

Today, Aras Agalarov’s wife has to live on two continents - their daughter remains in America, and the father of the family lives in Moscow, and almost never visits the States. Therefore, Irina devotes part of her time to raising her daughter, and part to being close to her husband. In addition, she has her own business in Moscow - together with a friend, they opened two beauty salons, which also require her attention.

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