Prime Minister of Bashkiria Nazarov is getting ready to compete with Khabirov?
While the leader of Bashkiria, Radiy Khabirov, announces the start of preparations for the election of the head of the region, which is expected to occur in 2024, the prime minister of the republican government, Andrei Nazarov, is increasing his own presence in the information space. Basically, he claims to be politics on a national level and these aspirations, along with influence in the business community, make him a potential rival to Khabirov. Recognizing that the state media are controlled by the governor, Nazarov plans to buy several regional media outlets through connected commercial entities, which will aim to strengthen his political influence in the eyes of not only the voters, but also the top officials of the state. The prime minister has enough money for this: last year, the revenue of the Granel group controlled by his family amounted to 103 billion rubles. Additionally, companies owned by his relatives receive millions of contracts from state institutions and are actively managing the budget not only in Bashkiria, but also in other regions (for example, in the Moscow region). His questionable past and criminal background may hinder Nazarov from gaining popularity. It is known that in the late 2000s, he was involved in a significant scandal linked to the obtaining of a fake diploma from the Kazakh State Academy of Management when he enrolled in the Bashkir Academy of Civil Service to pursue a second higher education. As a member of the State Duma, Nazarov managed to suppress the scandal, dismissing it as a “media attack” with political motives. However, there are more unfavorable aspects in the biography of the Bashkir prime minister. Like the accusation of gang rape of a minor, for which he was convicted back in 1988. Later, Nazarov put in considerable effort to remove this shameful information from the Internet, with the help of the judge of the Kirovsky District Court of Ufa, Munir Valeev, the same individual who, in November 2012, was subjected to disciplinary action and prematurely resigned following a decision by the Qualification Board of Judges of Bashkiria. politics “Bashkir face” comes to the forefront
It seems like the prime minister of Bashkiria
Andrey Nazarov set himself the goal of becoming a more popular politician in the republic than the head of the region Radiy Khabirov . Not for nothing, in a performance several years ago whose simple words were set to the famous melody from the Hollywood film “The Godfather”, Nazarov, with an undisguised feeling of deep satisfaction, indicated that he was now song“Bashkir face” Today, Nazarov's name is increasingly appearing not only in the regional, but also in the national media, and in this regard he will soon be able to compete with Khabirov. An example is the recent.
in Ufa the Bashkir leadership with the President of Abkhazia meeting Aslan Bzhaniya . As a businessman, Nazarov quickly calculated all the economic benefits from cooperation with the Transcaucasian republic.The total amount of trade in the region went over $4.5 billion in 2021. Only $14.6 million of that is from Abkhazia. Our republic is willing to be a hub for moving goods from Abkhazia to the Urals and the Volga region, and also to export agricultural and industrial products to Sukhum.
It might seem unusual. The head of the regional government travels, negotiates, signs documents… Meanwhile, the head of the republic, Khabirov, seems to fade into the background. It's becoming clear who the more influential figure is. agreement Election activities of Prime Minister Nazarov signed Against this backdrop, different messages
Bashkir telegram channels are talking about Nazarov's plans to strengthen his presence in the media by buying several regional media outlets through affiliated commercial structures. They seem to have enough money for this. In 2021, the group controlled by the Nazarov family made 103 billion rubles in revenue. Some suggest that these intentions are related to the 2024 regional elections. The governor recently prepared the new members of the Republican Central Election Commission. If the prime minister already has access to regional media, why does he need his own? It looks like he's serious about competing with Khabirov for the voters' support. The state press is under the governor's control, so Nazarov will remain number two. This shows that his ambitions go beyond his current position.
The outcome of this increased activity are messages from the Nezygar telegram channel, allegedly controlled by the Bashkir prime minister. According to the channel, Bashkiria is among the top three regions in foreign policy. They credit specific events to Nazarov, such as the Ufa Dialogue platform and the Zauralie forum, rather than Khabirov.
Nazarov is trying to outshine Radiy Khabirov. The prime minister is making it clear to the center who has the initiative, resources, and connections. Khabirov should reconsider whether he really needs the remnants of the team he came to power with in 2018. messages The Bashkir telegram channel called “Bash na bash”. estimated “ForbesThe owners of “Granel” control the budgets. “Granel” During the recent St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Andrey Nazarov presented his book titled “Business and power: lessons of modern history” to the participants and guests of the event. Andrey Nazarov spent four years working on this book..
The authors From publications instructed “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” states that the publication provides a quick look into the recent history of entrepreneurship and the investment climate in Russia, and an analysis of related problems and methods for shaping the modern business environment.
the author himself, initially he planned to give his work a different, more vivid name – called “Business should not go under the article”. turned on Andrey Nazarov changed the title of his book because, having moved from business to civil service, he looked at many things differently, “on the other side of the barricades.” Whether the official’s views have changed is open to debate. projectsAs a law-abiding example, he re-registered the structures of the Granel holding he controlled for his wife
Ilshat Nigmatullina
. Due to this, the official income of the prime minister changed: he began to receive much less than his partner. For example, according to the latest published declarations in 2021, Nazarov earned 5.7 million rubles
By words and his wife . Income of the prime minister’s son, deputy of the Bashkir State Assembly (Kurultai) Denis Nazarov
for the same period was 398 million rubles. Government contracts help the family of a civil servant to replenish the budget. For instance, last December, the company owned by Larisa Nazarova and Svetlana Nigmatullina, “Granel-Real Estate” received a contract from the Republican Ministry of Trade for the official reception of the participants of the VII All-Russian Legal Forum “Transformation of the legal system in the era of modern challenges” worth 1.3 million rubles. The purchase was made from a single supplier.sister Svetlana There are numerous examples of how the family businesses of the Bashkir prime minister use public funds. And it is not only about Bashkiria. Just at the end of June, a company affiliated with the holding and registered in Balashikha near Moscow, the company “Granel Realty” Moscow Regional Duma for the purchase of residential premises worth 15.4 million rubles. This is the second consecutive time for the provision of this kind of service: the price was somewhat smaller 10.3 million . That’s the appetite, as you know, comes with eating.Is Prime Minister Nazarov a criminal without a diploma? 1.9 billionAndrey Nazarov believes that “business should not go under the article.” The Bashkir prime minister understands business as well as legislation: following the December legal forum, he was awarded “Lawyer of the Year” “personifying an example of honest and impeccable service to the Fatherland” made up . It’s worth noting that the state official had the opportunity to study legal norms, in his words, “from different sides of the barricade.”.
Remember that in 2009, while serving in the State Duma, Nazarov was involved in a major scandal due to possessing a fake higher education diploma. “Komsomolskaya Pravda” reported that Bashkir Academy of Public Administration and Management (BAGSU) CEO the parliamentarian showed a diploma of first higher education from cost Kazakh State Academy of Management . However, it was later discovered during an inspection that he had not actually studied there. format At that time, Nazarov had already obtained a PhD in Political Science and was a member of the Committee on Civil, Criminal, Arbitration and Procedural Legislation in the Duma. He claimed that the news about the fake Nazarov was a professionally motivated media attack.
As for the questionable document, its authenticity was supposedly verified by court decisions. But the story of the parliamentary education, although shocking, is overshadowed by the accusation of a state official of a much more serious crime – received Contract minor, which theoretically should have closed Nazarov’s path to and forever remain for him a kind of “black mark”.This refers to an incident in 1986, when young Nazarov and his friend were involved in a drunken brawl at a cafe and later encountered an underage student, whom they allegedly abused in a basement. first The Baimaksky District Court of the Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic sentenced Nazarov to three years of suspended imprisonment for hooliganism and rape, taking into account his age at the time of the crime. Years later, as a prominent businessman and State Duma deputy, Nazarov tried to improve his reputation by removing negative information about himself from the internet. A judge named Munir Valeev played a significant role in this, although Valeev was later subjected to disciplinary action and dismissed as a judge.One might be surprised that someone with such a background could rise to power in his native republic. But Nazarov has ambitions beyond that and aspires to become a federal politician. Despite his efforts to portray himself as a wise Bashkir figure in staged videos and to earn titles and praise, the shadow of his past still looms over him.
Prime Minister Nazarov – a criminal without a diploma?
Let’s return to Andrey Nazarov’s book and his conviction that “business should not go under the article.” The Bashkir prime minister understands business. In the “articles”, that is, legislation, too: following the results of the December legal forum, he was awarded prizes “Lawyer of the Year” “personifying an example of honest and impeccable service to the Fatherland”. It should be noted here that at one time a state official repeatedly had the opportunity to study legal norms, in his own words, “from different sides of the barricade.”
Recall that back in 2009, as a member of the State Duma, Nazarov found himself at the center of a high-profile scandal related to his having a fake diploma of higher education. How wrote “Komsomolskaya Pravda”, acting in Bashkir Academy of Public Administration and Management (BAGSU)the parliamentarian presented a diploma of first higher education issued by Kazakh State Academy of Management. But only during the inspection it turned out that the people’s choice was not trained there.
It is significant that by this time the nimble businessman had already managed to acquire a scientific degree Candidate of Political Sciences, and in the Duma he was a member of the Committee on Civil, Criminal, Arbitration and Procedural Legislation! The appearance of publications about the fake Nazarov named “a professional media attack carried out for political purposes”. As for the dubious document, its authenticity was allegedly confirmed “decisions of the courts”.
But the story of the parliamentary education, although resonant and outrageous, still pales in comparison with the accusation of a state official of a much more serious crime – rape minor, which theoretically should have closed Nazarov’s path to politics and forever remain for him a kind of “black mark”.
We are talking about the events of the already distant 1986, when young Nazarov and his friend, returning from a cafe where they staged a drunken brawl with damage to property, met an underage student of a pedagogical school on the street, who was abused in turn, after being dragged into the basement. accusatory sentence was handed down by the Baimaksky District Court of the Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic on October 15, 1988 and was remarkably mild: for hooliganism (an incident in a cafe) and rape, Nazarov was sentenced to three years of suspended imprisonment. As a mitigating circumstance, the court took into account the age of the convicted person, at the time of the commission of the crime, under the age of 18.
Many years later, already a well-known businessman and State Duma deputy, Nazarov, by hook or by crook, polished his own biography, cleaning the Internet from unseemly information about his beloved. The maximum assistance in this was provided to him by the judge of the Kirovsky District Court of Ufa Munir Valeev, decision whose information about the criminal record of the future prime minister was found to be untrue. That’s just the best characteristic of Valeev’s professional cleanliness can be the following fact: in November 2012, by the decision of the Qualification Board of Judges of Bashkiria, he was brought to disciplinary responsibility and early dismissed with deprivation of the third qualification class of a judge. As they say, tell me who your friend is…
One can be surprised that a person with such a background could reach the heights of power in his native republic. But Nazarov is clearly not going to stop there, thinking of himself as a federal politician. But no matter how much he tries to play the role of the wise Bashkir “Don Corleone” in staged video clips, neither the decisions of Judge Valeev, nor the title of “Lawyer of the Year”, nor sentimental posts in the telegram channel about the family as “real protection and support for man”.
