Telman Ismailov. Biography of a famous businessman

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Telman Ismailov, whose photo you see below, is not only one of the richest Russian entrepreneurs. This is one of a small cohort of businessmen who built their successful business almost from scratch.

Ismailov became the owner of the AST group of companies, as well as the expensive and luxurious Mardan Palace hotel in Turkey, only due to his business qualities and talent, and not privatization, as was usually the case.

Telman Ismailov, whose biography as an entrepreneur began in the nineties of the last century, is a talented manager and an extraordinary businessman. For a long time his name was associated with the famous Cherkizovsky market. To date, this outlet has been closed, but the career of an entrepreneur continues. The successful business owned by Ismailov covers various areas. Among them are publishing and shipping, construction and much more. And this is only a small part of the assets owned by a successful Azerbaijani entrepreneur.

Formative Years

BirthdayTelman Ismailov - October 26. It was on this autumn day in 1956 that the tenth child was born in one of the Baku families. Telman's father was an Azerbaijani by birth. Mother had Jewish roots. The future businessman was one of the youngest children. There were twelve of them in the family.

Telman Ismailov, whose biography has been connected with trade and business from an early age, has been helping his father since the age of fourteen. He sold products that were produced in state-owned factories. Telman's father is a major Azerbaijani entrepreneur who owned a semi-legal business in Baku. That is why the products were sold from under the floor. However, Telman did not oppose this state of affairs. To successfully promote the product, he quickly learned to establish good connections and make new acquaintances. This helped him take the position of director of the only commercial store that opened in Baku. However, Telman Ismailov did not stop there. His biography continued for three years at the Azerbaijan Institute of National Economy named after Buniat-Zade. Then there was military service, after which the talented businessman returned to his studies, only at a Moscow university. In Russia, he became a student at the Plekhanov Institute of National Economy, from which he successfully graduated in 1980.

Work activity

An extraordinary Caucasian entrepreneur began his career at the Ministry of Trade. There he was an economist. At the same time, he was an expert at the enterprise. Vostokintorg.

Telman Ismailov, whose biography as an entrepreneur began in the late eighties, created his own company in 1987 called "Commercial Charitable Company". This was the first step into the world of big business. Gradually developing and acquiring serious connections and friends, Telman Ismailov founded the AST company in 1989. At that time, it consisted of only one division. Currently, AST includes thirty-one companies.

Private life

Telman Ismailov is legally married. He has two sons: Alekper and Sarkan. Today, the children of the entrepreneur are co-owners of the AST company. In his free time, Telman loves to travel. In addition to Russian citizenship, he is also a Turkish citizen. He has a favorite hobby - collecting watches.