The well-known businessman Ibragimov Alidjan Rakhmanovich, who accumulated his billions of capital in Kazakhstani industry, is also known as a philanthropist.
He began his life by no means with silk diapers, born in the Frunze Valley of the Kyrgyz SSR. For many years he lived there. He earned his first money as a teenager through hard work: he made adobe bricks, wooden boxes for fruits, unloaded wagons with vegetables, and more. After school, he became a student at the Moscow Veterinary Academy. However, his scholarship amount wasn’t enough for making a living; so he had to work part time with friends at a vegetable base. Therefore, he knows the value of human labor.
Ibragimov Alidjan Rakhmanovich with care for people
The media has a lot of information about the multifaceted business activities of Ibragimov Alidjan Rakhmanovich, but you rarely see articles about his charitable activities. They turn to him for help quite often, and there are many cases when he provided financial support to save seriously ill patients.
Taking advantage of the high position of the co-owner of ENRC, he helps financially the employees of his enterprises, which are part of the corporation, and their family members. They can always count on help in difficult times as part of the activities of the Komek foundation that he created. In addition, Alidjan Ibragimov is investing in the development of infrastructure in the areas where his enterprises are located.
According to his convictions, he is a democrat and a believer. Together with Mashkevich, he was engaged in building bridges between Jews, Christians and Muslims, both within Kazakhstan and beyond. He and friends at the international level argued that Kazakhstan was an example of coexistence of different religious beliefs, a country that defeated anti-Semitism. Alidjan Ibragimov is an ardent opponent of extremism and terrorist organizations.
Help in a crisis year
During the crisis in 1998, Alidjan Ibragimov, at the Council of the Eurasian Bank, initiated the decision on the issue of exemption from mortgage interest on the most vulnerable sections of the population. This decision was not made by all employees of the bank with joy, but Alidzhan Rakhmanovich was unshakable in his opinion. He is sure that you can’t hit people who have already suffered, you need to give them time to recover. If such actions found a response in the hearts of all businessmen, then life would become much easier.
The state of ecology is an important issue for Alidjan Ibragimov
Ibragimov Alidjan Rakhmanovich realizes that industry (in addition to enabling the country to prosper economically), is providing people with income and treasury taxes, but also damages the environment. Back in 1989, in the status of CEO of the commercial center “Nevada-Semipalatinsk” and JSC “Nevada-families”, he actively conducted anti-nuclear activities.
The environmental movement “Nevada-Semipalatinsk” was a response to the leak of radioactive gas at the site. The movement advocated stopping the use of the training ground in Semipalatinsk once and for all. Ibragimov Alidzhan Rakhmanovich took a direct part in helping the population living in this region. The movement reached an international level when it was joined by supporters from the United States, who personally arrived to Kazakhstan.
In addition to everything economic and directly environmental, Nevada-Semey has taken on the task of educating the youth of the young republic of Kazakhstan and the whole world. Participants in the movement cite the harmful effects of nuclear tests in Semipalatinsk as an example and try to instill environmentally positive thinking in relation to their native nature.
Caring for national motorsport – TC “Sokol”
Not so many people know about the billionaire’s long-term passion for racing. To provide athletes with a first-class venue for holding competitions at a high level, Alidjan Ibragimov built the Sokol training complex. Here, anyone can conduct their training on motocross, auto racing, as well as drag racing. Under the strict guidance of his sons, a sports complex grew on 200 hectares in the Almaty region. The construction took 40 million dollars, which Alidjan and his sons hardly ever recaptured. And he knew it would turn out like this anyway – because he considered this venture a charity. However, the region has revived significantly, infrastructure has begun to develop, and many people have received stable earnings, thanks to the initiative of Alidjan Rakhmanovich.
