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Mikhail Safarbekovich GUTSERIEV

Person of interest · Oligarch · Politician · Sanctioned entity
Mikhail Safarbekovich GUTSERIEV is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.
TypePerson[sources]
NameGUCERJEW Michaił · Gutseriev Mikhail Safarbekovich · Hutseriiev Mykhailo Safarbekovych · Michail Guceriev · Michail Safarbekovitj GUTSERIJEV · 26 more...[sources]
Other nameGutseriev Mikhail · Gutseriyev · Guzerijew · Michail Guzerijew · Mikail Safarbekovich Gutseriyev · 17 more...[sources]
Birth date · [sources]
Place of birthAkmolinsk (ex-URSS) · Akmolinsk, Kazakhstan · Akmolinsk, ex-URSS (actuellement Kazakhstan) · Almaty · Almaty Kazakhstan · 3 more...[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalityCyprus · Russia · Soviet Union[sources]
CountryKazakhstan · Russia[sources]
CitizenshipCyprus · Russia[sources]
Country of birthKazakhstan[sources]
First nameMikail · Mikhail · Mikhail Safarbekovich · Mikhail Safarbekovich · МИКАИЛ · 2 more...[sources]
INN772342802484[sources]
Last nameGUTSERIEV · Gutseriev · Gutseriyev · ГУЦЕРИЕВ[sources]
Middle nameSafarbekovich[sources]
Passport numberK00162033[sources]
PatronymicSafarbekovich · САФАРБЕКОВИЧ · Сафарбекович[sources]
Second nameSafarbekovich[sources]
Wikidata IDQ1346607[sources]
PositionActionnaire et président du conseil d’administration de Slavkali · Businessman, shareholder and chairman of the board of executives of Slavkali, chairman of the board of directors and shareholder of: JSC Mospromstroi, Industrial Financial Group Safmar JSC, LLC Proekt Grad. Member of the board of directors and shareholder of JSC NKNeftisa · Homme d'affaires · Homme d’affaires, actionnaire et président du conseil d’administration de Slavkali. Président du conseil d’administration et actionnaire de JSC Mospromstroi, Industrial Financial Group Safmar JSC, LLC Proekt Grad. Membre du conseil d’administration et actionnaire de JSC NKNeftisa. · Président du conseil d’administration et actionnaire de JSC Mospromstroi, Industrial Financial Group Safmar JSC, LLC Proekt Grad · 2 more...[sources]
EducationDoctor of Economics · Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation · Gubkin University · PhD in Law[sources]
ReligionIslam[sources]
Source linkgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · prod-upp-image-read.ft.com[sources]
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Descriptions

Businessman, owner of Safmar, Slavkali and Slavneft companies

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List,

Corrigendum 2023/419 (OJ L61) [corr. 28/03/2023-1]

Belgian Financial Sanctions,

Businessman, shareholder and chairman of the board of executives of Slavkali, chairman of the board of directors and shareholder of: JSC Mospromstroi, Industrial Financial Group Safmar JSC, LLC Proekt Grad

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Member of the board of directors and shareholder of JSC NKNeftisa

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Mikhail Gutseriev is a prominent Russian businessman, with business interests in Belarus in the sectors of energy, potash, hospitality and others. He is a long-time acquaintance of Aliaksandr Lukashenka and thanks to that association has accumulated significant wealth and influence among the political elite in Belarus. Safmar, a company which has been controlled by Gutseriev, was the only Russian oil firm that carried on supplying oil to Belarusian refineries during the energy crisis between Belarus and Russia in early 2020. Gutseriev also supported Lukashenka in disputes with Russia over oil deliveries. Gutseriev has been the chairman of the board of directors of, and a shareholder in, the Slavkali company, which is building the Nezhinsky potassium chloride mining and processing plant based on the Starobinsky potash salt deposit near Lyuban. It is the largest investment in Belarus, worth USD 2 billion. Lukashenka promised to rename the town of Lyuban ‘Gutserievsk’ in his honour. His other businesses in Belarus have included fuelling stations and oil depots, a hotel, a business centre and an airport terminal in Minsk. Lukashenka came to Gutseriev’s defence after a criminal investigation was initiated against him in Russia. Lukashenka also thanked Gutseriev for his financial contributions to charity and investments worth billions of dollars in Belarus. Gutseriev is reported to have gifted Lukashenka luxurious presents. Gutseriev also declared himself to be the owner of a residency which de facto belongs to Lukashenka, thus covering him up when journalists started to investigate Lukashenka’s assets. Gutseriev attended Lukashenka’s secret inauguration on 23 Sep 2020. In Oct 2020 Lukashenka and Gutseriev both appeared at the opening of an orthodox church, which the latter sponsored. According to media reports, when the striking employees of Belarusian state-owned media were fired in Aug 2020, Russian media workers were flown to Belarus on board aircraft belonging to Gutseriev in order to replace the fired workers, and lodged in the Minsk Renaissance Hotel belonging to Gutseriev. Gutseriev assisted with the acquisition of CT scanners for Belarus during the COVID-19 crisis. Mikhail Gutseriev is therefore benefitting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Corrigendum 2023/419 (OJ L61) [corr. 28/03/2023-1]

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF),

Corrigendum 2023/419 (OJ L61) [corr. 28/03/2023-1]

EU Consolidated Travel Bans,

Mikhaïl Goutseriev est un homme d’affaires russe influent, qui a des intérêts commerciaux en Biélorussie, notamment dans les secteurs de l’énergie, de la potasse et de l’hôtellerie. Il est une connaissance de longue date d’Aliaksandr Loukachenka et grâce à ces liens, il a accumulé une fortune importante et gagné en influence au sein des élites politiques biélorusses. Safmar, entreprise qui a été contrôlée par Goutseriev, a été la seule société pétrolière russe qui a continué d’approvisionner les raffineries biélorusses en pétrole lors de la crise énergétique entre la Biélorussie et la Russie au début de l’année 2020. Goutseriev a également soutenu Loukachenka dans ses différends avec la Russie au sujet des livraisons de pétrole. Goutseriev a été président du conseil d’administration et actionnaire de la société Slavkali, qui construit l’usine d’extraction et de transformation du chlorure de potassium de Nezhinsky à partir du gisement de sel de potasse de Starobinsky, près de Liouban. Il s’agit du plus gros investissement en Biélorussie, d’une valeur de 2 milliards de dollars américains. Loukachenka a promis de rebaptiser la ville de Liouban en son honneur, pour l’appeler “Goutserievsk”. Ses autres activités en Biélorussie ont compris des stations-service et des dépôts de pétrole, un hôtel, un centre d’affaires et un terminal aéroportuaire à Minsk. Loukachenka est intervenu pour défendre Goutseriev lorsqu’une enquête pénale a été lancée contre lui en Russie. Loukachenka a remercié Goutseriev pour ses contributions financières à des œuvres de charité et pour les milliards de dollars investis en Biélorussie. Goutseriev aurait offert de luxueux cadeaux à Loukachenka. Goutseriev a également déclaré être le propriétaire d’une résidence appartenant de facto à Loukachenka, de manière à le couvrir lorsque des journalistes ont commencé à enquêter sur les avoirs de Loukachenka. Goutseriev a assisté à la cérémonie secrète d’investiture de Loukachenka, le 23 septembre 2020. En octobre 2020, Loukachenka et Goutseriev ont tous deux été vus à l’inauguration d’une église orthodoxe, à laquelle Goutseriev avait apporté son soutien financier. Selon les médias, lorsque les employés grévistes des médias publics biélorusses ont été licenciés en août 2020, des professionnels russes des médias ont été dépêchés en Biélorussie par avion à bord d’un appareil appartenant à Goutseriev afin de remplacer les travailleurs licenciés, et ils ont été logés à l’hôtel Minsk Renaissance, qui appartient à Goutseriev. Goutseriev a contribué à l’acquisition de scanners pour la Biélorussie pendant la crise de la COVID-19. Mikhaïl Goutseriev tire donc profit du régime de Loukachenka et le soutient

French National Asset Freezing System,

Shareholder and Chair of the board of executives of Safmar and Slavkali

New Zealand Russia Sanctions,

Michaił GUCERJEW został objęty sankcjami na podstawie rozporządzenia Rady (WE) nr 765/2006, zał. I, poz. 125. Jest prominentnym rosyjskim biznesmenem, zaangażowanym na Białorusi m.in. w sektory energetyczny, potasowy i hotelarsko-gastronomiczny. Jako wieloletni znajomy Aleksandra Łukaszenki zgromadził znaczny majątek oraz wpływy wśród elity politycznej Białorusi. Łukaszenka i Gucerjew wspierali się wzajemnie w swoich okazjonalnych sporach z władzami w Moskwie. O zażyłości stosunków może świadczyć obecność Gucerjewa na potajemnej inauguracji nowej kadencji Łukaszenki we wrześniu 2020 r. M. Gucerjew jest też formalnym właścicielem rezydencji faktycznie należącej do Łukaszenki. M. Gucerjew został objęty sankcjami Unii Europejskiej, Ukrainy oraz Wielkiej Brytanii. M. Gucerjew kontroluje pośrednio publiczną spółkę akcyjną KUZBASKA KOMPANIA PALIWOWA (OAO KTK), która jest 100% udziałowcem KTK POLSKA Sp. z o.o. KTK POLSKA Sp. z o.o. specjalizuje się w hurtowej sprzedaży węgla kamiennego (oraz materiałów energetycznych) pochodzącego ze złóż Kuźnieckiego Zagłębia Węglowego. W związku z sankcjami, w roli beneficjenta rzeczywistego Michaiła Gucerjewa zastąpił jego brat Sait-Salam Gucerjew.

Polish List of Persons and Entities Subject to Sanctions,

According to credible data from a public investigation, he controls companies that provide financial and organizational assistance to the Russian Ministry of Defense in recruiting contract soldiers to participate in hostilities in Ukraine.

ACF List of War Enablers non-official source,

Mentioned in 2018 CAATSA report on Russian oligarchs

Russian Oligarch/Billionaires Database non-official source,

Russian businessman

Wikidata non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories410,518

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

Forbes 2021 List of Russian Billionaires100

Based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in 2021.

Russia · Wikipedia · non-official source

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,094

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

ACF List of War Enablers7,941

A list of Russian decision-makers from government and business composed by ACF/FBK, the anti-corruption organization founded by Alexei Navalny

Russia · ACF · non-official source

New Zealand Russia Sanctions1,725

The New Zealand government's list of people and companies sanctioned in relation to the Russian attack on Ukraine.

New Zealand · MFAT

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,023

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

Polish List of Persons and Entities Subject to Sanctions527

Decisions by the Polish Interior Ministry regarding entities linked to the aggression in Ukraine.

Poland · MSWiA

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,218

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List4,409

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,321

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

Ukraine NSDC State Register of Sanctions17,636

List of individuals and legal entities subject to restrictive measures.

Ukraine · NSDC

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,254

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law

Australia · DFAT

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,555

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,603

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

Russian Oligarch/Billionaires Database166

A list of billionaires and oligarchs from CIS countries, most notably the Russian Federation.

OpenSanctions · non-official source

French National Asset Freezing System5,089

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

Monaco National Fund Freezing List4,954

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Russian Unified State Register of Legal Entities (as at Jan 1, 2022)153,972

Companies database of the Russian Federation as maintained and published by the Federal Tax Service.

External dataset · Russia · FNS

Wikidata373,816

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source


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