Kirsan Ilyumzhinov

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
Кирсан Илюмжинов
Үлмҗин Кирсән
Ilyumzhinov in 2016
President of FIDE
In office
November 1995 – October 2018
Preceded byFlorencio Campomanes
Succeeded byArkady Dvorkovich
President of Kalmykia
In office
23 April 1993 – 24 October 2010
PrecedingAleskey Orlov
Personal details
Born (1962-04-05) 5 April 1962 (age 62)
Elista, Kalmyk ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political partyUnited Russia
SpouseDanara Davashkina
ProfessionBusinessman

Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov[a] (born 5 April 1962) is a Russian oligarch, administrator and politician. He was President of the Republic of Kalmykia in the Russian Federation from 1993 to 2010, and was president of FIDE, the chess international governing body, from 1995 to 2018.[1] He has also been in the forefront of promoting chess in schools in Russia and overseas.[2] He is the founder of Novy Vzglyad publishing house.[3]

He has been an honorary president of the former Kalmykian FC Uralan.


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  1. ^ Staff writer(s) (3 October 2018). "Arkady Dvorkovich: Russian politician crowned world chess head". BBC.
  2. ^ Perkins, Miki (7 April 2009). "Russia-bound to make their moves". Melbourne: Theage.com.au. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Команда "Нового Взгляда"". Newlookmedia.ru. Retrieved 18 March 2010.

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