Timur Ivanov
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Timur Ivanov | |
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Тимур Иванов | |
Deputy Minister of Defense | |
Assumed office 11 November 2016 | |
Preceded by | Aleksey Dyumin |
Deputy Prime Minister of Moscow Oblast | |
In office 2012 – 23 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Aleksey Dyumin |
Personal details | |
Born | Timur Vadimovich Ivanov 15 August 1975[1] Moscow, Soviet Union |
Spouse | Svetlana Zakharova |
Alma mater | MSU Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics |
Timur Vadimovich Ivanov (Russian: Тимур Вадимович Иванов; born 15 August 1975), is a Russian politician currently serving as Deputy Defence Minister of Russia since 2016. He previously served as the Deputy Governor of the Moscow Oblast from 2012 to 2016. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[2]
Biography
Timur Ivanov was born on 15 August 1975 in Moscow. His father, Vadim Gennadyevich, is the general director of Crystal Development LLC since 2004, while his mother is of Lezgian descent, as she is originally from the Kurakhsky district of Dagestan.
In 1997, Ivanov graduated from the Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics of Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov. From 1997 to 1999, he worked in various commercial organizations. From 1999 to 2012, he worked at enterprises of the fuel and energy complex of Russia. He holds a candidate of economic sciences degree for his dissertation "Financial and organizational models of NPP construction projects" under the direction of Aleksandr Karyakin was defended in Ivanovo in 2011.
From 2012 to 2016, he served as Deputy Governor of the Moscow Oblast, under governor Sergei Shoigu. From 2013 to 2016, he was the General Director of Oboronstroy JSC, a subordinate to the Russian Ministry of Defense.[3][4]
On 23 May 2016, Ivanov was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia, ending his tenure as Deputy Governor. He officially took office on 11 November by presidential decree, replacing Aleksey Dyumin.[5] In the Ministry of Defense, he oversees issues related to property management and quartering of troops, housing, and medical support of the Russian Armed Forces, and is responsible for the construction, reconstruction, and overhaul of facilities of the Russian Ministry of Defense and military mortgages.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia in 2020, he supervised the construction of 16 multifunctional medical centers of the Ministry of Defense for the treatment of patients with COVID-19.
On 27 December 2021, following Yevgeny Zinichev's death, there were rumors that Ivanov would be the next official minister of emergency situations.[6]
In October 2022, the European Union introduced sanctions against Ivanov. According to the European Parliament, Ivanov is responsible for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]
On 23 April 2023, several dozen activists gathered at a rally, organized by Navalny's team. Anti-Kremlin activists urged the EU to impose sanctions on his ex-wife Svetlana.[8]
On April 2024, Federal investigators arrested Timur Ivanov on felony bribery charges.[9]
Family
Ivanov had married his second wife, Svetlana Aleskandrovna Zakharova, (née Maniovich), born in Moscow on 19 September 1973.[10] Svetlana is an entrepreneur and owns the Metropol Fashion Group. She is a former host of the program "Take it off immediately!" on STS. She is an Israeli citizen.
Her children from her first marriage with Mikhail Maniovich are daughter Aleksandra (born 1998) and son Mikhail (born 2003).[11] The Anti-Corruption Foundation turned to the Italian Financial Guard with a request to arrest the assets of Ivanov and members of his family. Svetlana Maniovich did not fall under EU sanctions, as she formally divorced, but continued to spend in Europe the money that her husband earned in the war in Ukraine.[12] According to the investigation of the Navalny team, Ivanov and his wife Svetlana spent over a million euros on holidays, renting villas and yachts, as well as the purchase of jewelry and clothes, while Svetlana's personal accounts were paid by a company engaged in the restoration of Mariupol.[13][14]
The couple have two daughters, Darya (born in 2010), and Praskovnya (born in 2018).
In June 2022, he divorced his wife Svetlana Maniovich. Before the divorce, she changed her surname from Maniovich to Ivanova.[15]
Awards
In 2022, Ivanov was awarded the title Hero of the Luhansk People's Republic.[16]
References
- ^ Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1907 of 6 October 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, 2022-10-06, retrieved 2023-04-12
- ^ О присвоении классных чинов государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации и классных чинов юстиции федеральным государственным гражданским служащим (Decree 173) (in Russian). President of Russia. 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Тимур из команды Шойгу" (in Russian). Gazety.ru. 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ^ "Тимур Иванов сделал шаг вперед из "Оборонстроя"" (in Russian). Kommersant. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 02.11.2016 г. № 582". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "Замминистра обороны Иванов является приоритетной кандидатурой на пост главы МЧС". octagon.media. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "Protesters in Paris rally against 'blood money' of Putin's minister". France 24. 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Protesters in Paris rally against 'blood money' of Putin's minister". France 24. 23 April 2023.
- ^ Russia’s deputy defense minister arrested for bribery
- ^ "Замминистра обороны РФ отметил день рождения жены в Императорском яхт-клубе / life.ru, 26 сентября 2016". 26 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
- ^ "Светлана Захарова стала мамой в четвертый раз". Tatler Россия (in Russian). 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "ФБК попросил Италию арестовать активы замминистра обороны РФ Тимура Иванова". ФБК попросил Италию арестовать активы замминистра обороны РФ Тимура Иванова (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ "Соратники Навального выпустили расследование о заме Шойгу". Deutsche Welle (in Russian). 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ "Команда Навального: семья заместителя Шойгу потратила на отдых €1 млн". Радио Свобода. 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ "Protesters in Paris rally against 'blood money' of Putin's minister". France 24. 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Тимур Вадимович Иванов: интересные факты биографии". Интересные новости OAnews (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Economists from Moscow
- Military personnel from Moscow
- Deputy Defence Ministers of Russia
- 1st class Active State Councillors of the Russian Federation
- Russian people of Lezgian descent
- Anti-Ukrainian sentiment in Russia
- People of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian individuals subject to European Union sanctions
- Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
- Recipients of the Order of Saint Righteous Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy, 1st class
- Moscow State University alumni
- 20th-century Russian economists
- 21st-century Russian economists
- 20th-century Russian businesspeople
- 21st-century Russian businesspeople