Mikhael Mirilashvili
Mikhael Mirilashvili | |
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Saint Petersburg University | |
Occupation(s) | Businessman, philanthropist |
Children | 2 |
Mikhael Mirilashvili (
Early life
Mirilashvili was born to a
Career
Mikhael Mirilashvili serves as the president of Petromir, a Russian holdings company, as well as director of Lukoil North West Petroleum. He also owns a television channel and numerous malls and commercial centers in St. Petersburg. In the 1990s, his bank Viking (Russian: «Викинг») became very large in St. Petersburg and the north west of Russia.[2] Mirilashvili is also the president of CONTI, the largest gambling corporation in St. Petersburg with six casinos and other gambling venues. His Jackpot (Russian: "Джекпот") slot machine network is the largest in Europe.[3]
Mirilashvili established several companies in Israel in recent years, including Kitaim, a venture capital fund, as well as Flarium Global, Be’er Isaac Energy, and Hoshen Argaman.
"Selectel" (Russian: "Селектел"), a company belonging to him and his son Yitzchak Mirilashvili, owns several data centers.[3]
Philanthropy
Mikhael Mirilashvili and his family donated to Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman’s “Migdalor” association. Mirilashvili also donated several Torah scrolls to different units in the IDF through the ‘Friends of the IDF’ and other associations.[5] He also contributed to the ZAKA delegation, serving as chairman for the International Board of Trustees.[6] After the fire crisis in the Carmel, Mirilashvili teamed up with Alexander Mashkevitch to create a fleet of fire-fighting vehicles, and in 2012 he provided the planes for a delegation of doctors and paramedics who rushed to aid the victims of terror in Burgas, Bulgaria.[7] Mirilashvili serves as president of the
Kidnapping incident
Mirilashvili's elderly father was kidnapped on a highway in August 2000 while driving in his Lexus LS, by a group pretending to be traffic police. The group was apparently unaware of who they had kidnapped and had not seen the logo of the family's casino company on the numberplate. A couple of days later, he was returned safely. Two weeks later, the dead bodies of those responsible for the kidnapping, along with their girlfriends and driver, were found near Isaakievskiy (Saint Isaac's) Square.[12]
Russian authorities arrested Mikhael Mirilashvili (the son) and charged him with kidnapping in March 2001.[13] According to the case details, Mirilashvili ordered the security service to find mafia members who had abducted his family,[clarification needed] and as a result mafia members were kidnapped to be delivered to the office of the company "Petromir", which belongs to the family. There, under torture, they told the coordinates of kidnappers of Mirilashvili-senior, then after his release they too were executed. The original kidnappers themselves were later found dead in Saint Isaac's Square.[14]
A group of well-known Russian figures including
References
- ^ "הסיפור המדהים של המיליארדר הגיאורגי: מהכלא ברוסיה לקידוחי גז בישראל". The Marker (in Hebrew). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ Юрий Ковальчук. Старший по «России»
- ^ a b Мирилашвили Михаил Михайлович. президент Петро Мир
- ^ a b c Avriel, Eytan. "The richest Israelis got NIS 10 billion richer in 2013". Haaretz. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "ספר תורה למען גלעד". ynet (in Hebrew). 11 July 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "ZAKA marks 10 years of operations". Ynetnews. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "זק"א בישראל - האתר הרשמי - יו"ר יהודה משי זהב". ZAKA homepage (in Hebrew). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Personalities of Saint Petersburg: Mirilashvili Mikhail Mikhailovich". ceo.spb.ru. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Michael Mirilashvili" at EAJC.org (in Russian).
- Jerusalem Post. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- Times of Israel. 3 June 2021.
- ^ Kommersant, № 17 (2147), 2 January 2001
- ^ a b Kaminskaya, Masha (2 February 2001). "Prosecutors Formally Charge Mirilashvili". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ Kommersant, № 185.
- ^ a b Kovalev, Vladimir (5 August 2003). "Mirilashvili Handed 12-Year Jail Term". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ "CASE OF MIRILASHVILI v. RUSSIA". The European Court of Human Rights. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ "Mirilashvili v. Russia". Netherlands Institute of Human Rights. Retrieved 24 December 2013.