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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Nikolayevich and the family name is Ilyumzhinov.
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
Кирсан Илюмжинов Үлмҗин Кирсән
Ilyumzhinov in 2016
President of FIDE
In office November 1995 – October 2018
Preceded by
Florencio Campomanes
Succeeded by
Arkady Dvorkovich
President of Kalmykia
In office 23 April 1993 – 24 October 2010
Preceding
Aleskey Orlov
Personal details
Born
(1962-04-05) 5 April 1962 (age 62) Elista, Kalmyk ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political party
United Russia
Spouse
Danara Davashkina
Profession
Businessman
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov's voice
Ilyumzhinov on the Echo of Moscow program, 8 March 2007
Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov (Russian: Кирса́н Никола́евич Илюмжи́нов, [kʲɪrˈsannʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪt͡ɕɪlʲʉmˈʐinəf]; Kalmyk: Үлмҗин Кирсән, Ülmcin Kirsən, [yləmˈd͡ʒincirˈsæn]; 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.
^Staff writer(s) (3 October 2018). "Arkady Dvorkovich: Russian politician crowned world chess head". BBC.
^Perkins, Miki (7 April 2009). "Russia-bound to make their moves". Melbourne: Theage.com.au. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
^"Команда "Нового Взгляда"". Newlookmedia.ru. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
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