Samvel Karapetyan (businessman)
Samvel Karapetyan | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 31, 1965[1] |
| Alma mater | Yerevan Polytechnic Institute |
| Occupation | Property developer |
Samvel Karapetyan (born July 31, 1965; Armenian: Սամվել Կարապետյան; Russian: Самвел Карапетян) is an Armenian-born Russian businessman, the owner of the real estate firm Tashir Group.
Biography
Karapetyan graduated from the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute in 1986. He moved to Russia in the 1990s and in 1997, he became the president of the Kaluga-based Kalugaglavsnab OAO, which provides logistics services. In 1999, he established the Tashir Group.[1]
Personal life
He is married with three kids (two sons and a daughter).[3]
His brother, Karen (arm), is a politician from the Republican Party of Armenia and a member of the National Assembly.
In 2011 Armenian President awarded Karapetyan with the Mesrop Mashtots Medal "for significant contribution to the promotion of national interests, long term and fruitful pro-Armenian activities, dedication to the development and advancement of the Republic of Armenia and provided services."[4]
Wealth
According to Forbes, his net worth in February 2015 was $4.0 billion.[2] In March 2013 Karapetyan became the richest ethnic Armenian in the world, overtaking Armenian-American businessman Kirk Kerkorian.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b c "Самвел Карапетян Биография". Vedomosti (in Russian). Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Samvel Karapetyan". Forbes. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ "Հպարտ եմ, որ հայ եմ. Սամվել Կարապետյանի զրույցը Forbes-ի հետ". CivilNet (in Armenian). 16 February 2015.
- ^ http://www.president.am/en/domestic-visits/item/2011/09/20/news-310/
- ^ "Russian-Armenian beats U.S.-Armenian on latest Forbes billionaire list". ArmeniaNow. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "World's richest Armenians according to Forbes; Kerkorian no longer leads list". Tert.am. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.