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Arsen Avakov is a fairly influential person at present. On at the moment He holds the position of head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. In addition, he is an Honored Economist of Ukraine, and also writes monographs and scientific articles. "I he did everything with his own hands and with his team, and does not owe anything to the authorities", the politician said in an interview with Glavred magazine in 2005. Confident, purposeful, powerful - this is all about the man whose name is Arsen Avakov. Biography, nationality, work history, and career of a politician are of interest to many writers and journalists.
Childhood and youth of politics
Arsen Borisovich Avakov was born in 1964, on January 2, into an Armenian family. The birthplace of the future politician is the village named after Kirov, not far from Baku. However, the politician’s family did not live in the capital of Azerbaijan for long, and in 1966 they moved to Ukraine. The family had one child - Arsen Avakov. The politician's parents were not rich. Gabaraeva Tatyana was born and raised in the village of Tilian. According to local residents, Tanya (as she was called in her native village) was strict about raising her son, and it was she who chose his name - Arsen Avakov. The nationality of the politician's mother is Ossetian. Almost nothing is known about Arsen’s father, other than the fact that he was a military man.
Education
He graduated from the Avakov school in Czechoslovakia, in the small town of Mimon. It is noteworthy that Avakov studied at the same school as Vitali Klitschko. In 1988, Arsen graduated from the Kharkov Polytechnic University and was awarded the qualification of a systems engineer. From that time until now, Avakov has been actively engaged in scientific activities. Over the entire period, 12 articles by him and also one monograph were published.
Avakov's work history
Throughout his life, Avakov lived in many cities. So, in 1985 he started his labor activity in Tyumen, where he was at that time. Here he got a job as a construction foreman at Novourengoygazstroy. However, a year later, in 1986, Arsen became the commander of a student construction team.
Later, after graduating from university, Avakov was hired as an engineer at the Kharkov Research Center. Here he was actively involved in science, especially interested in mathematical models.
Avakov worked as an engineer until 1990. At this time, he was able to organize one of the first joint-stock companies in Ukraine. The company was called “Investor”, and Avakov was its president. 2 years later, in 1992 after the collapse Soviet Union Arsen Avakov managed to found the AKB Basis enterprise on the territory of independent Ukraine, which operated successfully until 2012.
Beginning of a career as a politician
Arsen Borisovich began his career in politics in 2002, when he was elected to the Kharkov state council. A couple of years later, thanks to the efforts former president Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, appointed a new head of the regional state administration of the city of Kharkov - Arsen Avakov. The politician’s biography suggests that at that moment he renounced the powers of the president of his business units: Investor JSC and Basis OJSC.
However, Avakov did not cope very well with his duties as chairman of the city administration. Less than a year has passed since the politician was severely criticized by the majority in the city’s State Council. There was a lot of talk on this subject, but the fact remains: under Avakov there were many “cons”. Deputies expressed dissatisfaction with rising fuel prices in Kharkov, job cuts at the local tractor plant, and the virtual bankruptcy of an aircraft plant. Thus, in July 2007, the regional council of Kharkov expressed no confidence in Avakov as governor. Arsen tried to challenge this decision in court, but he lost the case.
Despite all the dissatisfaction of the deputies, Avakov was able to retain his post thanks to the personal intervention of Yushchenko.
In 2010, another unpleasant situation happened to Avakov. He was accused of using administrative resources during the presidential elections, which Yanukovych ultimately won. The deputies again expressed their distrust, and Avakov was forced to resign.
Problems with the law
Since 1993, the name of Arsen Avakov has appeared more than once within the walls of Kharkov law enforcement agencies. He was suspected of involvement in several serious crimes, such as:
- theft in large sizes gas condensate from the Bakakleyskoye field;
- repeated corruption, misappropriation of funds that did not belong to him.
In addition, in 2005, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Yuriy Lutsenko, said that Avakov asked in a very rude manner not to touch his guys. This means that the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine should not interfere in the affairs of the governor’s team. According to Lutsenko, the so-called team included many bribe takers.
The most serious charge against Arsen Borisovich was presented in 2012 for malicious abuse of power. At that time, Avakov was put on the wanted list. The Kharkov prosecutor's office nominated Avakov as a defendant for illegally changing the target direction and transferring state land to private ownership. The politician's apartments were repeatedly searched.
Soon Arsen Avakov was put on the international wanted list by Interpol. But at the same time, the leaders of the BYuT-Batkivshchyna and Our Ukraine parties, Andrei Kozhemyakin and Nikolai Martynenko, respectively, turned to this organization. They asked that Ukraine refuse to search for and detain Avakov.
However, despite all efforts, the politician was still detained in the city of Frosinone, Italy. As soon as information about this leaked to the media, Ukraine began to demand extradition, but this was denied. An Italian court detained Avakov for 40 days and then, in April 2012, released him.
The situation around Basis Bank
At a time when Avakov was put on the international wanted list and was hiding in Italy, strange things began to happen to the AKB Basis enterprise. In August 2012, law enforcement agencies opened a criminal case against bank employees for theft of funds. In November of the same year, one of the best employees JSC "Investor" Alexander Motylevsky. He committed suicide, and in his suicide note he expressed bewilderment as to why Avakov “did this way.” The meaning of this expression has never been revealed.
In September 2012, Basis Bank unexpectedly became bankrupt, and the process of liquidating the organization began. Arsen Avakov, who held the post of governor at that time, played an important role in this matter. It was he, his friends and relatives who managed the enterprise in last year existence of the bank. This situation was commented on by many politicians, journalists and Basis employees. However, no one can still fully understand it.
Arrival home and resumption of political career
In the same year, Avakov returned to his homeland, simultaneously receiving a deputy mandate, and with it parliamentary immunity. Avakov was elected to the Parliament of Ukraine from the same “Fatherland”. In 2013/2014, Arsen Avakov was an active participant in the Maidan. After gaining control of the Verkhovna Rada, he was chosen as the new Minister of Internal Affairs. Arsen Avakov distinguished himself by the fact that on the 3rd day of his tenure he decided to disband the special unit “Berkut”.
A month later, another scandal occurred, the main participant of which was Arsen Avakov. A photo of the politician is presented to your attention in the article.
After “Sasha Bely” hit a prosecutor’s office employee, Arsen Avakov threatened to deal with him and called such behavior bestial and insulting. Later, a criminal case was opened against “Bely”, and he himself claimed that they wanted to kill him on the orders of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In March 2014, Muzychko was shot dead during his arrest.
In September of the same year, Avakov became part of the political force of President Poroshenko. In 2016, Yatsenyuk’s cabinet of ministers was dissolved, and Arsen Avakov along with him. The Minister of Internal Affairs was eventually reinstated, but in Groysman’s cabinet.
Scandals involving a politician
In addition to the main scandal with Muzychko, Avakov had other conflicts. Ukrainian journalists were able to prove that the head of the traffic police, Ershov, takes bribes. They conducted their own investigation, during which they found out that Ershov, earning 12,000 UAH. per month, allowed his daughters to spend millions on buying expensive cars, houses, etc. Avakov defended Ershov to the last, even after his personal confession. This could not but arouse suspicion among the media.
The most recent and most discussed scandal occurred in December 2014 between Avakov and Saakashvili. During a meeting of the Reform Council, a conflict between two politicians began, as a result of which the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs threw a glass of water at the governor of Odessa and cursed. Saakashvili, in turn, said that Avakov is a bribe-taker and a thief, and, as is known from catchphrase, the thief should be in prison.
Capital politics
Arsen Avakov was often featured in Focus magazine as one of the richest and most influential people in Ukraine. So, in 2009, his fortune was estimated at 57.5 million dollars, that year he lost more than 300 million. Two years later, in 2012, he took 65th place among the richest people in Ukraine with a capital of 282 million dollars.
Avakov is a football fan, and at the same time, a co-owner of two clubs from Kharkov: “Metalist” and “Kharkov”. In addition, in the Kharkov region, Avakov owns four gas condensate fields, which bring considerable profit.
Charitable activities
Arsen Borisovich is actively involved in charitable activities. Thus, he is a co-founder of some structures involved in donations. The most famous organization is “Star Bridge”, which every year holds various festivals and holidays of fantasy, and in addition, is engaged in publishing literature.
The Renaissance Foundation is also known, thanks to which many charity events and concerts are held annually aimed at the revival of historical and cultural monuments.
Family and personal life of a politician
Arsen Avakov’s family is small, there are only three people in it along with him. Arsen Borisovich's wife Inna Avakova married him in her youth and gave birth to her only son, Alexander. In 1992, the Basis enterprise was created, the founder of which was Arsen Avakov. Deputy Chairman of the Bank's Board from 1994 to 2012 - Inna Avakova. After 18 years of work in this position, she began to have problems with returning funds from deposits of bank clients, as a result of which the management of ABK Basis decided to dismiss Inna Avakova, allowing her to write a statement of her own free will.
The son in the Avakov family was born in 1988, on September 11. Alexander attracted attention to himself during an anti-terrorist operation in the west of the country. This event occurred in 2014, Alexander was 25 years old at that time, and he was not mobilized. This fact caused a storm of indignation among activists, since Avakov himself is an opponent of anti-terrorist organizations. However, soon information appeared that Alexander volunteered for one of the special forces fighting in the Donbass. Later, this information was confirmed, as Avakov’s son posted photographs of him with weapons among the soldiers of one of the battalions.
Minister's hobbies
Avakov is a very versatile person and has many interests and hobbies. Arsen Borisovich is interested in reading fiction, especially in the fantasy genre. Under the leadership of the politician, the Star Bridge fantasy festival was created, which is held every year in hometown Arsen Borisovich - Kharkov. He is on friendly terms with local science fiction writers Dmitry Gromov and Oleg Ladyzhensky. It is noteworthy that these authors publish their creations under one pseudonym - Henry Lyon Oldie.
Avakov Arsen is a fan of the most popular sport - football. In addition to local Kharkov teams, the politician supports the Italian Inter. In addition to football, the politician’s hobbies include photography and collecting coins. Arsen Borisovich dreams of committing trip around the world. But so far Avakov has not been able to make his dream come true.
Arsen Avakov
Born in Baku in the family of a military man. Lives in Ukraine since 1966. In 1988, he graduated from the Kharkov Polytechnic University with a degree in automated control systems (qualified as a systems engineer). While studying at the institute, in the summer of 1985, Avakov worked as a foreman (detachment commander) of the construction department No. 18 of the Novourengoygazstroy trust in the Tyumen region. In the summer of 1986, he became the commander of the student construction team BMP-522 PSMO Tyumendorstoy of the Urengoytransstroy trust, Politrad reports.
In 1987-1990 - engineer of the Kharkov Research Institute of Water Protection. He was engaged in scientific activities, in particular, issues of mathematical modeling. In 1990, he founded one of the first joint-stock companies in Ukraine - JSC Investor, in which he took the post of president. In 1992, he created and headed the commercial bank Basis. In 2002, he was elected a member of the executive committee of the Kharkov City Council.
Family
The politician is married and has a son.
Political ambitions
On February 4, 2005, by decree of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko, whom he actively supported in the 2004 elections, he was appointed to the post of chairman of the Kharkov Regional State Administration.
On the same day, as indicated in the official biography, he resigned as chairman of the supervisory boards of controlled business structures - JSC AKB Basis and JSC Investor. On February 5, 2010, on the eve of the re-voting in the presidential elections, he was relieved of his post as head of the Kharkov Regional State Administration. Avakov, who expressed support for Yulia Tymoshenko, who made it to the second round, regarded this dismissal as illegal. He considered it no coincidence that the president’s decision to release the governors of the two largest regions, Dnepropetrovsk and Kharkov, on the eve of the second round of presidential elections.
According to Avakov, these decrees were aimed at destabilizing the situation in the regions, in order to provide Tymoshenko’s rival Viktor Yanukovych, in particular in the Kharkov region, with voting results similar to those in 2005. One of the deputies of the ex-governor of the Kharkov region was the nephew of the head of state, Yaroslav Yushchenko, the son of the president’s elder brother Peter Yushchenko. Avakov was a member of the pro-Yushchenko party Our Ukraine and its presidium.
Since 2006 - deputy of the Kharkov regional council from Our Ukraine, member of the commission on budget issues. Since the fall of 2010 - deputy of the regional council from the Batkivshchyna party (leader - Tymoshenko). Heads the Kharkov regional organization of the Fatherland. Since December 2012 - People's Deputy of Ukraine of the 7th convocation from the Batkivshchyna party (No. 24 on the list). Member of the committee on issues of regulations, parliamentary ethics and ensuring the activities of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
On February 27, 2014, he was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in the government of Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Vitaly Zakharchenko was replaced as head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Reviews about the policy
Among Avakov’s long-time political opponents are representatives of the Party of Regions. Particularly irreconcilable enemies include regionalists Mikhail Dobkin, Gennady Kernes and Vasily Salygin, the former head of the Kharkov regional council.
Politician rating
Honored Economist of Ukraine. Author of 12 scientific publications and one monograph.
Compromising evidence
The dirt on the politician itself
On January 26, 2012, the prosecutor's office of the Kharkov region today opened a criminal case regarding former head Kharkov regional state administration, chairman of the regional organization of the Fatherland party Arsen Avakov. This was announced by the head of the prosecutor's office of the Kharkov region, Alexander Babikov. A criminal case was initiated under part three of Article 365 (exceeding official powers and authority, which resulted in grave consequences). The prosecutor's office of the Kharkov region, having checked the legality of land transactions in 2009, discovered the fact of an illegal change intended purpose and transfer of ownership of 55 hectares of state land worth over 5 and a half million hryvnia.
Compromising evidence on his political strength
In January 2012, according to the website of the Kharkov Regional State Administration, the prosecutor's office of the Kharkov region carried out an investigation into the appeal of the Kharkov Regional State Administration dated January 3, 2012 about the illegal actions of the former head of the regional state administration Avakov when signing and issuing state acts on ownership of land plots to one of the limited liability companies.
Based on the results of an inspection by the regional prosecutor's office, a criminal case was opened against officials of the regional state administration and the Main Directorate of the State Committee for Land Resources in the Kharkov region on the fact of illegal alienation of state-owned land during 2009 through abuse of official position, which entailed grave consequences, and on the fact of official forgery on the grounds of a crime provided for Part 2 of Article 364, Part 2 of Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The pre-trial investigation in a criminal case was entrusted to the department for investigating criminal cases of crimes related to corruption of the Kharkov region prosecutor's office and was taken under control by the leadership of the regional prosecutor's office.
According to information from the head of the Main Legal Department of the regional state administration, Konstantin Prokopiev, due to illegal actions of officials of the regional state administration and the Main Directorate of the State Committee for Land in the Kharkov region in 2009, the designated purpose of state-owned agricultural land with a total area of almost 55 hectares worth over 5.5 million UAH was illegally changed.
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Material condition
In 2011, Focus magazine estimated Arsen Avakov's wealth at $282.9 million (No. 65 in the ranking of the 200 richest people in Ukraine). In 2009, Focus magazine estimated Avakov’s fortune at $57.5 million. According to the publication, for last year he lost $327.5 million. In 2007, Arsen Borisovich, according to the official declaration, earned just over a million hryvnia. The total income of his family members amounted to 175 thousand 897 UAH. Avakov owns a plot of land of 12 acres, a garage, three apartments - two in Kharkov, one in Chuguev, Kharkov region. Arsen Avakov himself says he lives in three-room apartment V panel house on the outskirts of Kharkov.
According to the Vechernie Vedomosti newspaper, the Kharkov governor owns a 12-room apartment in the center of Kharkov on Mironositskaya Street. The total area of the apartment is 657.9 sq. m. m. On Avakov’s accounts in banks and other financial and credit institutions there are 132 thousand 2.61 UAH, on the accounts of his family members - 114 thousand 596 UAH.
Promises and quotes
08 July 2014
Within two days, Slavyansk and Artemovsk will be put in order - unexploded mines, mangled equipment, etc. will be removed. This was announced by the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov on his Facebook account.
“Slavyansk - Artemovsk is still unsafe. Here and there unexploded mines, mangled equipment, torn high voltage wires, funnels. In the next two days, this will all be a thing of the past - we will put everything in order,” he said.
On the night of July 5, the militants fled from Slavyansk. Some of them went to Gorlovka, some to Donetsk. By Saturday morning, Ukrainian soldiers occupied Slavyansk. The Ukrainian flag was raised over the city hall.
In addition, the Ukrainian flag was raised over the Kramatorsk City Hall. Infrastructure is being restored in Slavyansk and Kramatorsk, food supplies have been established, drinking water and other humanitarian aid to local residents.
07 July 2014
Interior Minister Arsen Avakov promises that the television signal will be restored in Slavyansk and Kramatorsk this week. He said this while talking with local residents in Slavyansk.
“The tower will not be restored quickly, but within a week there will be a signal (television - ed),” he promised.
“There will be light and water the day after tomorrow,” he said. According to him, the police entered Slavyansk, “reinforced police detachments will work in the city, and the military will leave.”
01 July 2014
One of the main tasks of the new phase of the anti-terrorist operation is the complete closure of the Ukrainian border with Russia.
This was stated by Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov, Interfax-Ukraine reports. “One of the key tasks of this phase of the ATO is the complete, total closure of the border. Not a fire contact cutoff, but a complete one,” Avakov told reporters on Tuesday in Izyum. He noted that tanks from Russia were able to enter Ukrainian territory precisely because the border was not blocked.
“According to our estimates, there are more than 10 cars in Slavyansk, including cars removed from the pedestal, repaired at one of the factories, as well as cars that crossed the border with Russian Federation, through Izvarino, through Krasnopartizansk. That is why one of the key tasks is to completely close the borders,” Avakov said. Previously, Censor.NET reported that security forces had restored control at the Dolzhansky border checkpoint.
All the promises
August 26, 2014
Well... as the famous character of the Soviet cartoon said - “I have no strength to hold on anymore.” With these words I came to the prime minister yesterday. The struggle between common sense and bureaucrats has been going on for 72 hours and for a very specific reason. Issue of equipment and weapons (including heavy ones) for units of the National Guard and special battalions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, formed from volunteers. “Donbass”, “Dnepr-1”, “Azov”, “Shakhtersk”, “Kyiv-1”, “Kyiv-2” .. - these are all our battalions. There are more than thirty of them - brave guys. Already battle-hardened - worthy of full-fledged weapons!
- I give you 72 hours to complete all formalities and procedures - to release weapons from warehouses to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Guard. What do you not understand, what other command should you give? The Prime Minister gives you a direct command - complete the registration! — Arseniy Yatsenyuk addressed this irritated remark to officials from the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Defense three days ago.
- But there are procedures, approvals... at least a couple of weeks, if no questions arise. And they will most likely arise.. - the clerks rustled papers..
And yet we tried - a letter - the Prime Minister's team, the non-resistance of the Minister of Defense, the activity of the Minister of Internal Affairs and the commander of the National Guard... 72 hours have passed. It didn't work. The bureaucratic machine continued to creak, show regulatory documents that everything is being done according to the law and we will continue to formalize it... and the weapons, the weapons were in the same place as they had been for the last 20 years - in warehouses! In warehouses, and not in the hands of Azov fighters who stopped Russian tanks near Novoazovsk yesterday..
I was patient, I was delicate, I tried to be “good”, but it didn’t work. It doesn't work like that!
Came to the prime minister:
- I don’t have the strength to hold on anymore...
— Couldn’t get it?
-No
— And even grenade launchers?
- No. We don’t need Putin, we will defeat ourselves this way.. Bureaucracy and old procedures are stronger than the prime minister and minister..
- No, not stronger. ************ End of the ceremonies. War. I convene the government.
At 14.30 the Cabinet of Ministers was urgently convened. The resolution “Issues of the seizure and transfer of weapons, military equipment and other military property” was adopted. Direct procedure for obtaining weapons at the request of the Minister of Internal Affairs, among other things. The party of bureaucrats in the Cabinet of Ministers was completely defeated - Arseniy did not allow objections, references to the RNBO, etc.. Thanks to the supporting ministers!
At 19.30 we were already processing the shipment of tanks for the National Guard to the combat zone for the morning..
By the age of 20, Anton Gerashchenko completed the formalities for the transfer of ZU-23 guns in Mariupol for the National Guard and Azov..
It seems to have worked.
Overcome yourself, your archaism. Ask why they waited and only now? As I already said - no delicacy - nothing personal - we have guys there with two RPGs for 3 tanks... Because we have more eccentrics with the letter M and reinsurers in the long corridors of power than you can imagine... But is it only in structures of power.
And it’s okay, we’ll fight and break through! The main thing is to do what you have to do. What would everyone do!
Tomorrow - all attention to anti-tank weapons. We process it, pick it up from warehouses, and ship it. Up to 48 hours.
So that not a single piece of trash doubts that crossing the border of Ukraine on a tank or armored personnel carrier will get a big bang!..
Facebook. 08/26/2014
August 19, 2014
Ilovaisk. Fight for liberation. Semyon Semenchenko, commander of the Donbass National Guard battalion, who has been on the front line for the second day, received shrapnel wounds. In the advanced attack group clearing terrorists from Ilovaisk, they ran into mortar fire. They held out, but the attack was not curtailed. Among ours, one soldier died and four were wounded. Including Semyon who was wounded. Multiple fragmentation. They took everyone from the battlefield to the hospital. Preliminarily, the lives of the wounded are not in danger.
We are sending the guys a reserve to help. Let's keep our fingers crossed! Glory to the brave warriors!
Facebook. 08/19/2014
August 17, 2014
Another information flow has begun, from the half-forgotten right sector - this time they came up with an “ultimatum to the President.” There is a smell of elections... Yes, and attention needs to be switched... Or maybe Yarosh should still answer for those 32 people who, due to the stupidity of his command, carelessly drove into a post near Donetsk and were killed and captured? Maybe stop building a mythical legend on blood and grief?
Maybe he will finally tell where these mythical “our units from the front” are and what logic and plan they serve in the war? Can he at least tell me where these parts are that no one has really seen except in photos and videos? So that at least sometimes they were seen not by military staff officers, but by real combat commanders of real battalions? Maybe stop playing Robin Hood - stupidly exposing those who believe you, Yarosh, to real patriots for the sake of your patriotic snobbery?!
PR is larger than life, the pose is even larger... Yarosh, Yarosh - your problem is that with your buffoonery of a brutal patriot you are deceiving many people who followed you into essentially illegal armed groups - without rules and foundations, without laws and order. Essentially, turning the people who believed you into meaningless cannon fodder of disorganization... And no war will justify this... And this is not your personal business. It’s not for you to decide the destinies of people in such a way... And no war justifies this. On the contrary, the war burdens your position...
And a few words about the “arbitrariness of the cops” - a few days ago, at the entrance to Lviv, a group of people without documents was detained, introducing themselves as “right sector from the front.” In the trunk of two cars there were three grenade launchers, five machine guns, pistols, rifles , grenades f1..total 24 types of weapons and ammunition. All without documents and not legal... Let them import?!! Let them then shoot from a grenade launcher at the mayor of Lvov, Sadovoy, as was the case a couple of weeks ago? Is this what the public and the country want? Is this the order Yarosh wants in the country? Then he really needs to attack the Minister of Internal Affairs. Because I don't accept this. ….In the most difficult moments, over the last 5 months of the country’s life, how a problem is deliberately thrown in… so convenient for the Russian media, so frightening and the heads of people from the east of the country so filled with Russian TV propaganda.. From oblivion, “cache”, “patriotic” underground" the PS pops up - throws in another statement or action - playing along with Moscow propaganda, scaring people in the east with its stupid actions.. Volens-nevolens is forced to ask: Who are you working for Yarosh? Or are you just not on friendly terms with your head? ...And you don’t need to tell me about Grushevsky and Institutskaya - I was there, I was there all the time - and I know the truth about the real heroes..
p/s – as for the “demand” of the PS to fire First Deputy Minister Evdokimov. PR again? Did you find out that the document for Evdokimov’s resignation was sent two weeks ago to the Cabinet of Ministers for a decision and vote and started doing PR? Showmanship, not a position - but a pose...
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DOSSIER: Avakov Arsen Borisovich updated: July 1, 2019 by: creator
Arsen Borisovich Avakov - 11th Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine from February 27, 2014 (acting from February 22, 2014)
Predecessor: Vitaly Zakharchenko
Chairman of the Kharkov Regional State Administration
February 4, 2005 - February 5, 2010
Predecessor: Stepan Ivanovich Maselsky
Successor: Mikhail Markovich Dobkin
Birth: January 2, 1964
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Children: son - Alexander
Party: All-Ukrainian Association “Batkivshchyna”
Education: Kharkov Polytechnic Institute
Profession: systems engineer
Arsen Borisovich Avakov(January 2, 1964, Baku) - Ukrainian politician, public figure and businessman. Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (from February 27, 2014), Acting Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (February 22, 2014 - February 27, 2014).
He ranks 118th in the ranking of “200 richest people in Ukraine” (2013) with a net worth of $98.9 million.
Arsen Borisovich Avakov- Chairman of the Kharkov Regional State Administration (from February 4, 2005 to February 9, 2010), deputy of the Kharkov Regional Council. Member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine from May 25, 2007 to January 21, 2008, the Organizing Committee for the preparation and holding in Ukraine of the final tournament of the 2012 European Football Championship (Euro 2012) from April 24 to May 8, 2007, the National Council on issues of interaction between bodies state power and local governments. Arsen Borisovich Avakov- Honored Economist of Ukraine. People's Deputy of Ukraine.
Was born Arsen Avakov January 2, 1964 in the village named after. Kirov (Kirov district, currently Binagadi district) Baku (Az SSR) in the family of a military man. By nationality - Armenian.
Since 1966 Arsen Avakov permanently resides in Ukraine.
In 1981-1982 worked as a preparator for the department " Automated systems management" of the Kharkov Polytechnic Institute.
In 1988, Arsen Avakov graduated from the Kharkov Polytechnic Institute (specialty - "Automated control systems", qualification - systems engineer).
In 1987-1990 Arsen Avakov worked as an engineer at the All-Union Scientific Research Institute for Water Protection (Kharkov).
In 1990, Arsen Avakov founded and headed Investor JSC, and in 1992, the commercial bank Basis.
In 2002, Arsen Avakov was elected a member of the executive committee of the Kharkov City Council.
On February 4, 2005, by decree of the President of Ukraine, Victor Viktor Yushchenko was appointed Chairman of the Kharkov Regional State Administration and resigned as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of JSC Investor and JSCB Basis.
On March 26, 2006, he was elected as a deputy of the Kharkov Regional Council of the 5th convocation, a member of the commission on budget issues.
On February 3, 2010, an extraordinary session of the Kharkov Regional Council of People's Deputies passed a vote of no confidence in Avakov as the head of the region with the wording “for the use of administrative resources during preparations for the second round of the presidential elections.” 108 deputies voted “for” the resignation of the governor, 8 “against”, 1 abstained and 1 did not vote.
On February 5, 2010, President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko dismissed Avakov from the post of governor of the Kharkov region on the basis of Part 10 of Article 118 of the Constitution of Ukraine, which states that if two-thirds or more of the deputies from the council of the corresponding level expressed no confidence in the chairman of the district or regional state administration, the president decides to resign the chairman of the state administration.
On February 9, 2010, two days after Viktor Yanukovych’s victory in the presidential elections, he resigned from the post of chairman of the Kharkov Regional State Administration in accordance with Part 3 of Art. 31 of the Law of Ukraine on public service"fundamental disagreement with the decision government agency or official, as well as ethical barriers to public service.” stating that he has not yet received the Presidential decree on his resignation and does not want to take part in this soap opera.
Since 2010 Arsen Avakov lives in Italy.
On November 23, 2012, the Central Election Commission of Ukraine was registered as a people's deputy on the list of the VO "Batkivshchyna". On November 27, Avakov announced his intention to return to Ukraine and begin his duties as a people's deputy.
February 22, 2014 Verkhovna Rada Arsen Avakov was appointed acting Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
Political activities of Arsen Avakov
During the presidential election campaign in Ukraine in 2004, he was deputy head of the Kharkov regional headquarters of presidential candidate V. A. Yushchenko, first deputy chairman of the Kharkov regional “National Salvation Committee”.
In March 2005, he was elected to the Council of the People's Union "Our Ukraine" party, a member of the Presidium of the party.
On April 11, 2009, at the proposal of the leader of the All-Ukrainian public movement “For Ukraine!” Vyacheslav Kirilenko was elected chairman of the Kharkov regional organization of the public movement “For Ukraine!”
On April 21, 2010, he joined the Batkivshchyna party and accepted Yulia Tymoshenko’s offer to head the regional organization political party“Fatherland” (Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc). He is a member of the political council of the party
In October 2010, he took part in the elections of the Kharkov mayor. However, as the international human rights organization Freedom House states, as a result of massive violations, the result of the mayoral elections in Kharkov was changed in favor of Gennady Kernes.
Following the results of the parliamentary elections of 2012, he was elected People's Deputy of Ukraine on the lists of the united opposition "Batkivshchyna". Chairman of the subcommittee on legislation on the status of people's deputy of Ukraine of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Rules of Procedure, parliamentary ethics and ensuring the activities of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Social activities
Chairman of the Kharkov regional branch of the National Olympic Committee;
Co-founder of the Foundation named after. Marianna Avakova;
Head of the Supervisory Board of the Renaissance Charitable Foundation;
Co-chairman of the organizing committee of the International Science Fiction Festival "Star Bridge";
Founder of the Producer Arsen Avakov Foundation.
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Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
During the political crisis in Ukraine of 2013-2014, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on February 22, 2014 dismissed the acting Minister of Internal Affairs Vitaly Zakharchenko and appointed Arsena Avakova Acting Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
Immediately after your appointment Arsen Avakov stated that the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine will include representatives of the right-wing extremist group Right Sector.
February 25, 2014 Arsen Avakov produced personnel changes in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, ordered an official investigation into the facts of disciplinary offenses, abuse of power, abuse of official position by the heads of the Main Directorates and Directorates of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in a number of regions, which led to the obstruction of citizens’ exercise of the right to peaceful assembly, attacks on their life and health, and signed order number 144 “On the dissolution of a special unit of the public security police.” Golden eagle".
February 27, 2014 Arsen Avakov confirmed to the post of Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
Bill circulation: theory and practice / A. B. Avakov, G.I. Gaeva, V.A. Beshanov and others - Kh.: Folio, 2000. - 382 pp.;
The main thing: Collection of articles (April 2005 - October 2006) / Arsen Avakov. - Kharkov, 2006. - 48 p.: ill.;
Accents: Speeches, articles, speeches, interviews, publications (November 2004 - December 2006): collection of articles / Arsen Avakov. - Kharkov: Golden Pages, 2007. - 464 pp.: ill.;
Lenin with us: Article + Internet epistolary / Arsen Avakov. - Kharkov: Golden Pages, 2008. - 100 pp.: ill.;
Yesterday and tomorrow / Arsen Avakov. - Kharkov: Golden Pages, 2008. - 48 p.;
Strategy for the socio-economic development of the Kharkov region for the period until 2015: Monograph. - Kh.: Publishing House "INZHEK", 2008. - 352 pp.
Personal condition
According to Focus magazine and the Kharkov Newspaper, Avakov’s personal wealth (capital) at the beginning of 2008 was $385 million. In the list of the richest people in Ukraine Avakov ranked 76th.
According to Focus magazine, by 2011 his fortune had decreased to $282.9 million (65th place). In 2013, his fortune was 98.9 million dollars (118th place in the ranking of “200 richest people in Ukraine”).
Criminal case and arrest
On January 26, 2012, the Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine opened a criminal case under Art. 365 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine on Arsena Avakova on the fact of malicious abuse of power and official authority, leading to grave consequences, specifically for the illegal change of purpose and transfer to private ownership of 55 hectares of state land worth over 5.5 million hryvnia in Pesochin. On January 31, his apartments were searched
On January 31, 2012, the leader of the regional organization of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, A. Avakov, was put on the international wanted list by Interpol. On the same day, the Chervonozavodsky District Court of Kharkov chose a preventive measure against him - detention.
However, the Chairmen of the parliamentary factions “BYuT-Batkivshchyna” and “Our Ukraine - People’s Self-Defense” Andrei Kozhemyakin and Nikolai Martynenko appealed to the General Secretariat of Interpol with a request to refuse the law enforcement agencies of Ukraine to search for and detain the leader of the Kharkov opposition Arsen Avakov.
The Co-Chairman of the Kharkov Human Rights Group, Evgeniy Zakharov, made a similar request to Interpol.
Myself Arsen Avakov appealed to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine with a request to close the criminal case against him, due to the lack of corpus delicti, on the basis of clause 2 of part 1 of art. 6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of Ukraine.
The head of the representative office of the European Commission, Mr. Teixeira, noted that as of March 19, Mr. Avakov is not on the list of persons wanted by Interpol.
On March 21, he was officially put on the wanted list by Interpol.
On March 25, 2012, information appeared in the media that Avakov was detained in Italy in the city of Frosinone.
The BYuT-Batkivshchyna and NUNS factions asked Interpol not to extradite Arsen Avakov to the Ukrainian authorities.
On March 29, an Italian court arrested Avakov for 40 days. Within this period, the Ukrainian side must provide a package of documents necessary for extradition.
On April 12, 2012, by decision of a Roman court, Avakov was released from custody.
On October 18, 2012, a trial was held in Italy, by the decision of which Ukraine was denied extradition Avakova.
Ministers of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
Symbol of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
Andrey Vasylishin Vladimir Radchenko Yuri Kravchenko Yuri Smirnov Nikolay Bilokon Yuri Lutsenko Vasily Tsushko Yuri Lutsenko Mikhail Klyuev (acting) Anatoly Mogilev Vitaly Zakharchenko Arsen Avakov (acting)
Avakov Arsen Borisovich was born into the family of a military pilot on January 2, 1964. At the time of his birth, the family lived in the Kirov district of Baku, but after 2 years he moved with his parents to Ukraine, where he still lives.
Education and career
Avakov graduated from the Kharkov Polytechnic University in 1988 with a degree in systems engineer. After some time, he got a job at the Kharkov Institute of Water Protection as an engineer, where he worked until 1990.
Having taken up entrepreneurship, the future head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs established JSC Investor and served as its president until 2005. The two thousand years marked the beginning of a political career.
Activities of politics
During the election race for the post of President of Ukraine in 2004, the Kharkov headquarters of presidential candidate Yushchenko was headed by Arsen Avakov. Biography as politician began with the post of governor of the Kharkov region. In 2005, by decree of Viktor Yushchenko, Avakov was appointed to this position, after which he said goodbye to JSC Investor and the commercial bank JSCB Basis, created in 1992.
In February 2010, as a result of a “mini-coup,” the regional council of Kharkov expressed no confidence in the head of the region, arguing that Arsen Borisovich had used administrative resource during the preparation of the second round of presidential elections in Ukraine. After the events that occurred on February 3, on February 5, by decree of President Yushchenko, the head of the Kharkov region was dismissed. However, on February 9, the politician himself resigned, saying that he had not yet received a presidential decree, and did not want to remain in this position after Viktor Yanukovych assumed the presidency, since he did not agree with the political course of the new head of state.
2010-2013
In the pre-revolutionary years, Arsen Avakov was on the party lists of “Batkivshchyna” - the party. In October 2010, he ran for the post of Kharkov city mayor, but ultimately lost to the current mayor of Kharkov, Gennady Kernes, with 0.53% of the votes. Since 2012 he has been a people's deputy of Ukraine.
As Minister of Internal Affairs
During the Ukrainian Euromaidan, he provided active assistance to the then oppositionists, working on the infrastructure of protest camps. After the victory of the revolutionaries, he headed the Ministry of Internal Affairs and legalized organizations that were previously considered extremist in Ukraine.
in Ukraine
In 2012, a criminal case was opened against Avakov, where he was accused of abuse of power, which entailed serious consequences. The politician was accused of illegally transferring land into private ownership. Total cost The prosecutor's office valued 55 hectares of state property at more than 5 million hryvnia. Since Arsen Avakov had been living in Europe since 2011, a Ukrainian court arrested the politician in absentia, and after that Avakov was put on the international wanted list. He was arrested in Italy, after which the Italian side refused to extradite Avakov.
Criminal prosecution in Russia
In June 2014, SK ( Investigative Committee) opened a criminal case against the politician for organizing murders, as well as the use of prohibited means of warfare in the Donbass. In addition to Avakov, the Investigative Committee also arrested a Ukrainian businessman in absentia. Since Arsen Avakov currently has the Investigative Committee, he does not have the ability to arrest a politician.
Avakov family
Married, has one son. According to media reports, Alexander Avakov served for some time in the battalion of the Kyiv-1 volunteer corps. The politician’s son stayed there for a month, after which he returned to the capital, where he was trained as a stormtrooper.
Modernity and prospects
Arsen Avakov secured a position as head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and also significantly increased his influence on political processes in Ukraine after the victory of Euromaidan. Now the minister is busy with the reform of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and also raises the issue of introducing a contract army in Ukraine. Experts are confident that this will allow Avakov to increase his rating, since Ukrainians support the transition of the army to a contract.
Hobby politics
Avakov shows great interest in literature written in the fantasy genre. He became the founder of the annual Star Bridge festival, which takes place in Kharkov. New works from the field of fantasy genre are presented here. Arsen Avakov, whose photo is presented in this article, has friendly relations with two modern science fiction writers - O. Ladyzhensky and D. Gromov. These authors publish their works under the joint pseudonym Henry Lyon Oldie.
The politician also has a special interest in football. He supports FC Kharkov and the Italian Inter. Arsen Borisovich is passionate about numismatics and photography.
Capital
The politician is directly related to the creation of many enterprises on the territory of Ukraine. Here is a list of just some of them:
- Joint Stock Company "Investor" and its subsidiary "Investor Elite Stroy".
- A number of radio companies New Wave, TRC Simon).
- CJSC "CHP-3" and many others.
According to experts (data for 2013), the politician’s capital is approximately $99 million. In the ranking of the wealthiest Ukrainians, Arsen Avakov occupies 118th place.
The politician’s biography contains both ups and downs, but analysts agree that the most dangerous times for Avakov are over.
Arsen Borisovich Avakov - Ukrainian entrepreneur, banker, politician, statesman, since 2014, head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. Arsen was born on January 2, 1964 in the village named after Kirov, the capital of Azerbaijan, in the family of Boris Surenovich and Tatyana Matveevna Avakov. The parents were Armenians by nationality, real name Boris Surenovich - Avakyan. My father served as a military pilot; in 1966 he was transferred to Kharkov.
In 1981, Arsen graduated from a Kharkov school, then entered KhPU, where he received a qualification as a systems engineer with a specialty in Automated Control Systems. After his third year at university, Avakov went to work every year in Tyumen region commander of the construction department No. 18 of the Novourengoygazstroy trust and BMP-522 PSMO Tyumendorstroy of the Urengoytransstroy trust.
Arsen Avakov in childhood with his father In his fifth year, he got a job as an engineer at the All-Union Research Institute of Water Protection in Kharkov, where he worked for three years until 1990. Avakov's field of activity included studying issues of mathematical modeling.
Business
In 1990, Avakov became the head of the first Ukrainian JSC Investor, which he founded. Arsen Borisovich held the post of president of the enterprise until 2005. Over the years of its existence, the financial and industrial group has subordinated 40 enterprises from various sectors of the economy, including energy and food.
With the support of the Governor of the Kharkov region, Evgeny Kushnarev, Arsen Avakov launched JSCB Basis in 1992 on the basis of the Investor financial and industrial group. The bank's partners were JSC Turboatom, CJSC Teploelektrocentral-3, Regional Utility Enterprise Kharkov Heating Networks, KP Kharkovskie heating networks, OJSC UTSEBOTneftegaz, CJSC Saltovsky Bakery Plant, LLC Ukrainian Tea Factory AkhmadTI, Dublyansky Distillery, Novopokrovsky State Bakery Plant. Branches of the Kharkov bank were opened in Dnepropetrovsk and Kyiv.
In the mid-90s, Arsen Avakov started construction business full cycle developments, creating the companies “Investor Elite Service”, “KARST-8”. The entrepreneur also opened brokerage company, publishing house, Investor Elite Bud company, providing services in the field of advertising and marketing. The Avakov family still controls enterprises selling food and transport companies.
For 20 years, Arsen Avakov oversaw the activities of the Kharkov City Charitable Foundation charitable foundation them. Marianna Avakova”, created in memory of her deceased sister. Currently, the Minister of Internal Affairs holds the post of head of the Renaissance Foundation, which is engaged in charity.
Policy
Since 2002, Arsen Avakov served as a member of the executive committee of the Kharkov administration. As stated in the official biography, in 2004 he served as deputy head of the Kharkov branch of the election headquarters. In 2005, he was appointed to the position of head of the Kharkov regional administration, which required the resignation of leadership positions in the business structures of JSCB Basis and JSC Investor.
In 2010, before the presidential elections in Ukraine, he was removed from his post as governor of the Kharkov region due to his support for the bloc. Avakov suggested that the purpose of his dismissal was to ensure required quantity votes Due to criminal prosecution in his homeland, he was hiding in Italy in the city of Frosinone until 2012. Avakov was accused of illegally appropriating 55 hectares of state-owned land.
Returning to his homeland in 2012, Arsen Avakov took a deputy post from the Batkivshchyna bloc in the Verkhovna Rada of the 7th convocation. During the political crisis at the end of 2013, he was engaged in arranging a tent city on Maidan Nezalezhnosti. After the bloody events and the coup d'etat at the end of February 2014, he received the post of Minister of Internal Affairs in the government apparatus, replacing his predecessor Vitaly Zakharchenko.
At his new post, Avakov changed personnel and disbanded the Berkut unit. In March, he oversaw the operation to eliminate Alexander Muzychko, for which he assigned responsibility to the Russian special services. In the summer of 2014, he left the Batkivshchyna party along with Alexander Turchynov, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Sergei Pashinsky, Pavel Petrenko. At the end of 2014, he was accused of carrying out financial fraud in the purchase of military equipment for the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
In the spring of 2016, after the start of the work of the new government headed by the Prime Minister, Avakov was one of the few who retained his post in the new Cabinet.
Personal life
Arsen Avakov is officially married to Inna Avakova, who served as deputy chairman of PJSC JSCB Basis for 18 years, starting in 1994. The couple have a son, Alexander, who in 2014 participated in military operations in the east of the country as part of the special battalion of the Ministry of Internal Affairs “Kyiv-1”. Avakov's wife lives in Kharkov and works family business. In 2015, the project of Lisova Galyavina LLC was launched, which is an amusement park equipped in an exotic style.
Little is known about the life of the Avakov family. None official pages V social networks Inna and Alexander do not behave in contrast to the head of the family, who has already been dubbed the “Minister of Facebook” in the media. On his own account, the politician covers social activities a large number posts with photos.
Arsen Avakov now
In 2017, with the assistance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and Arsen Avakov personally, an attempt to assassinate former Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova Vladimir Plahotniuc was prevented. The alleged perpetrators were detained in Chisinau, and the organizers were arrested in Kyiv.
Also, as part of the work to expose the Yanukovych-Klimenko corruption scheme, the Ministry of Internal Affairs arrested 25 officials. Now Arsen Avakov is strengthening political position in the Cabinet of Ministers, which could lead to another redistribution of power.
