Ablyazov
| Mukhtar Ablyazov | |
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| Born |
May 16, 1963 Galkino Village, South Kazakhstan Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Kazakh |
| Alma mater | Moscow Engineering Physics Institute |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Political party | Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan (2001–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Alma Shalabayeva (m. 1987) |
Mukhtar Kabyluly Ablyazov Kazakh: Мұхтар Қабылұлы Әбілязов, translit. Muhtar Qabyluly Abilyazov, born 16 May 1963) is a Kazakh dissident, politician, economist, businessman, and banker.
He was the founder of Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan (DCK), a political party that disbanded in 2005. He is also the author of Ablyazov against Nazarbayev.
Ablyazov is alleged to have embezzled $6 billion from BTA Bank while serving as chairman. From July 2013 to December 2016, Ablyazov was detained by French authorities, as Russia sought Ablyazov's extradition from France, but Ablyazov argued that extradition would place him at risk of ill-treatment and an unfair trial. Human rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, as well as many members of the European Parliament, wrote in opposition to extradition of Ablyazov. In 2015, a French court in Lyon issued an extradition order. However, in December 2016, France's highest administrative court, the Conseil d'Etat, canceled the extradition order, on the ground that Russia had a political motive in making the extradition request. Ablyazov was released from the Fleury-Mérogis Prison.
In 1986, Ablyazov graduated from the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute. There he earned a degree in theoretical physics. After graduation, he worked as a junior researcher at the Kazakh National University.
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