God Nisanov

Azerbaijani billionaire businessman In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs , the patronymic is Semenovich and the family name is Nisanov . God Semenovich Nisanov ( Azerbaijani : Qod Semyonoviç Nisanov , IPA: [ɡot semˈjonovitʃ niˈsɑnof] ; born 24 April 1972) is a Russian-Azerbaijani billionaire property developer and co-owner of the Kievskaya Ploshchad [ ru ] . In 2023, Forbes ranked Nisanov as the 1027th wealthiest person globally , with a net worth of $2.9 billion, placing him 43rd in the Russian ranking. In 2014, God Nisanov was elected vice president of the World Jewish Congress . However, he lost his position in the summer of 2022 after the U.S. placed him on the sanctions list. As of March 2024, God Nisanov is also a member of the Bureau of the Presidium of the Russian Jewish Congress . In 1992, God Nisanov and his compatriot Zarakh Iliev founded the Kievskaya Ploshchad Group of Companies. As of 2024, Kievskaya Ploshchad owns commercial, office, warehouse, and hotel real estate in Moscow, and Flotilla Radisson Royal [ ru ] on the Moskva River . Among its largest assets are the Sadovod market [ ru ] , the agricultural cluster Food City , Hotel Ukraina , the food court Depo [ ru ] , and the Olympic Stadium . According to Forbes and RBK , Kievskaya Ploshchad ranks among Russia's 100 largest private companies. It is also the most significant player in the Russian commercial property market . God Nisanov is known for his close connections with the Russian and Azerbaijani political elite. Ilham Rahimov , a former fellow student of Vladimir Putin , holds shares in many of Kievskaya Ploshchad's projects. Following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine , the United States , the United Kingdom , Ukraine , Canada , Japan , Australia , and New Zealand placed Nisanov on the sanction lists. "ФОТО: Красная Слобода | Forbes.ru" . forbes.ru . 8 May 2014 .