Alexander Klyachin | |
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| Born | Александр Ильич Клячин May 18, 1967 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Oregon State University Moscow State University |
| Occupation(s) | entrepreneur, investor |
| Years active | 1993- |
Alexander Klyachin (Russian: Александр Ильич Клячин) is a Russian entrepreneur and investor. According to Forbes, as of April 2021, his fortune is estimated at $1,600 million in 2020, making him the 60th richest businessperson in Russia.[1] He is the Head of the investment company Gleden Invest. Also, he founded the international hotel chain Azimut Hotels and owns the fashionable Metropol Hotel near the Moscow Kremlin. Alexander is a large commercial real estate developer and owns KR Properties and the Karat cheese factory in Moscow.[2] Mass media allege him of being a major corporate raider, getting hold of plots of land by using complicated juridical schemes within land-use conflicts.[3] Novye Izvestia newspaper 2021 published a report disclosing schemes involving land where the Russian business centre of the Swedish Ikea company has resided for decades.[4]
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- ^ "Everything around belongs to the state farm... The story of how Alexander Klyachin became a landlord". en.newizv.ru. Retrieved 2021-06-23.