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'''Gulnara Karimova''' (in ]: ''Гульнара Исламовна Каримова, Gulnora Islamovna Karimova'') (born ], ]) is the daughter of the president of Uzbekistan (Islam Karimov). Has two children - a son and a daughter. Was married Afghan American Mansour Maqsudi, . | ||
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| Karimova is extremely unpopular within Uzbekistan, and is believed to have amassed her large business empire through corrupt means. One of the more serious charges is that she employs her nightclubs within Tashkent as centers of prostitution and assists in the trafficking of Uzbek women to ] for the same purpose <ref></ref>. It is true that prostitutes are visible in her nightclubs and that in ] all nightclubs but hers are heavily restricted (even in their hours of operation) and that she uses her influence to limit opportunities for rivals. For example, promised liberalization of the telecommunications sectors has been delayed while she owned part of it. In 2005 she sold her shares in Uzdunrobita to a Russian company for $212 million, a figure which places a much higher than realistic value on the company. At the same time, she negotiated on behalf of Uzbekistan to award most of Uzbekistan's natural gas exports to the Russian state-controlled company ]. Karimova also received a large cash payment upon the completion of that particular deal (rumored to be 88 million USD), with the promise of further payments as gas exports continue. | |||
| Since February, 2008 Gulnara Karimova has been appointed the deputy foreign minister for international cooperation in cultural and humanitarian spheres. Presumably, the new appointment became the result of her activity in frameworks of her public organization - Forum of culture and arts of Uzbekistan Foundation (), which for last four years of the existence has held about thousand annual projects both in Uzbekistan, and abroad. It is the fist public organization in Uzbekistan recognized by UNESCO as the official partner. The Foundation has its Representative offices in Moscow, Russia, Beijing, China, Tokyo, Japan and Paris, France. According to BBC, Gulnara Karimova and . | |||
| Her most famous dealings do not concern a company of her own, rather that of her ex-husband. ], for whom her ex-husband was a representative in Uzbekistan, suffered even further following their divorce, and the Uzbek operations of that company were effectively halted and Uzbekistan's strict financial regulations were strenuously enforced to ensure that the organization could not get export or import licenses and that most of their assets were prevented from leaving the country. | |||
| Besides, Karimova patronizes other funds also created under her own initiative: “Zhenskoe Sobranie” (), engaging with the charity connected with issues of motherhood and childhood, and also fund “Mehr nury” (), which mainly extend personal help to the population in the remote regions, and also to give out grants and soft loans to farmers and businessmen from province. | |||
| Her diplomatic position was awarded after she was arrested in the ]. Like others who leave the US with their children in violation of custody decisions, she was on a list of wanted persons distributed by the United States, with which the UAE has a cooperation agreement. After a call from her father's office, she was released, and became a diplomat with diplomatic immunity shortly thereafter. The diplomat continues to run her prostitution ring from Tashkent, servicing Dubai's elite. | |||
| All these have allowed Karimova to gain a great population. To judge about the trust to G.Karimova is possible on considerably growing attention of people to numerous actions and projects of the organizations created by her. Especially the youth is very active - annually the general number of participants in competitions and grants programs held by Fund Forum increases in several times. | |||
| Lately Gulnora Karimova started to appear more in a governmentally censored Uzbek press which presents her as a "lucky businesswoman", caring mother and the person involved in charity. An intriguing fact is that according to Uzbek press Gulnora combines a lot of professions at her only early 30s : she is a diplomat, a scientist, a poet, a jewellery master, an entrepreneur and recently she was mentioned also as a singer (known as Gugush) whose songs are played on local radio stations. It is thought to be a beginning of campaign in her favour in order to introduce her to a large public as a worthy candidate for the substitution of her father. <ref></ref> In 2006, Gulnora Karimova released a music video entitled "Don't Forget Me" which was originally sung by Kumush Rozoqova. <ref></ref>. | |||
| Recently popularity of Karimova has increased among representatives of public organizations, businessmen that has allowed her to unite participants, so-called, “third sector” within one more fund - . For today the fund unites more than 50 organizations, including several international ones (PSI, UNAIDS, DVV International). Among the carried out projects within the its activity, for example, a lining of pipes and maintenance with drinking-water of the remote region which is in one of droughty districts of Uzbekistan, and also a lining of heating pipes in several cities in Ferghana valley. | |||
| Uzbekistan's economy remains tightly controlled, with regime stalwarts, including the security services and Gulnora Karimova, exerting excessive influence, which drives away investors and exacerbates poverty. Gulnora Karimova has reportedly been particularly ruthless in her drive to increase her financial empire. Millions of rural citizens have turned to shuttle trading or sought jobs outside the country to get by, with the latter group sending large remittances, although government interference may be increasing in these areas as well. Even major ]n and ] investors interested in Uzbekistan’s energy industry face serious obstacles to doing business. Currently, Gulnora Karimova is the the largest shareholder of oxus gold. | |||
| According to some information, Karimova has graduated from Tashkent institute of information technologies. Also Karimova has a degree in political science, she made her МА in Harvard. She also has finished a course of jeweler design in New York Fashion Institute of Technology. She is the author and the fashion designer of a design . Two years ago Karimova organized the first in Uzbekistan Fashion Week, where well-known and not very prominent designers and celebrities from Russia, France, Japan, Germany took part. | |||
| But Gulnara, apparently, patronizes not only designers and students. Some of the projects are directed to support handicraftsmen, including from the remote areas of the country. The newest for today project has sound loudly; project – “Asrlar Sadosi” (“Echo of centuries”), passed in huge territory in one of the Uzbek regions and gathered more than 30 thousand people, both participants, and visitors. | |||
| The politico-research activity of Gulnara, having doctor of political sciences degree, has concentrated in the . It is an independent organization which is engaged in applied researches concerning internal and external policy of Uzbekistan, regional safety, economy and the international development, has contacts and co-operates with a number of big foreign research centers. Among initiatives of the centre is the idea of formation of energetic club SHOS, creation uniform Central Asian information field, and also working out and research in sphere of transit and transport corridors of Eurasia. | |||
| == Interests == | |||
| Gulnara Karimova is interested in music and poetry. It is possible to familiarize with creativity of Gulnara Karimova on a site where she acts under the pseudonym Googoosha. | |||
| == Source == | |||
| Official site: | |||
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| |title=Uzbekistan: Stagnation and Uncertainty | |||
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| |url=http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav032103.shtml | |||
| |title=Divorce case opens windows on Karimov family wealth | |||
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Gulnara Karimova (in Russian: Гульнара Исламовна Каримова, Gulnora Islamovna Karimova) (born July 8, 1972) is the daughter of the president of Uzbekistan (Islam Karimov). Has two children - a son and a daughter. Was married Afghan American Mansour Maqsudi, who wanted to take away children from her after the divorce.
Activity
Since February, 2008 Gulnara Karimova has been appointed the deputy foreign minister for international cooperation in cultural and humanitarian spheres. Presumably, the new appointment became the result of her activity in frameworks of her public organization - Forum of culture and arts of Uzbekistan Foundation (www.fundforum.uz), which for last four years of the existence has held about thousand annual projects both in Uzbekistan, and abroad. It is the fist public organization in Uzbekistan recognized by UNESCO as the official partner. The Foundation has its Representative offices in Moscow, Russia, Beijing, China, Tokyo, Japan and Paris, France. According to BBC, Gulnara Karimova held defile of Uzbek designers in Louvre in Paris and exhibition of Uzbek suzani embroidery in Burrell Collection in Glasgow, UK.
Besides, Karimova patronizes other funds also created under her own initiative: “Zhenskoe Sobranie” (“Women’s Assembly”), engaging with the charity connected with issues of motherhood and childhood, and also fund “Mehr nury” (“Ray of Mercy”), which mainly extend personal help to the population in the remote regions, and also to give out grants and soft loans to farmers and businessmen from province.
All these have allowed Karimova to gain a great population. To judge about the trust to G.Karimova is possible on considerably growing attention of people to numerous actions and projects of the organizations created by her. Especially the youth is very active - annually the general number of participants in competitions and grants programs held by Fund Forum increases in several times.
Recently popularity of Karimova has increased among representatives of public organizations, businessmen that has allowed her to unite participants, so-called, “third sector” within one more fund - Social Initiatives Support Fund. For today the fund unites more than 50 organizations, including several international ones (PSI, UNAIDS, DVV International). Among the carried out projects within the its activity, for example, a lining of pipes and maintenance with drinking-water of the remote region which is in one of droughty districts of Uzbekistan, and also a lining of heating pipes in several cities in Ferghana valley.
According to some information, Karimova has graduated from Tashkent institute of information technologies. Also Karimova has a degree in political science, she made her МА in Harvard. She also has finished a course of jeweler design in New York Fashion Institute of Technology. She is the author and the fashion designer of a design brand “Guli”. Two years ago Karimova organized the first in Uzbekistan Fashion Week, where well-known and not very prominent designers and celebrities from Russia, France, Japan, Germany took part.
But Gulnara, apparently, patronizes not only designers and students. Some of the projects are directed to support handicraftsmen, including from the remote areas of the country. The newest for today project has sound loudly; project – “Asrlar Sadosi” (“Echo of centuries”), passed in huge territory in one of the Uzbek regions and gathered more than 30 thousand people, both participants, and visitors.
The politico-research activity of Gulnara, having doctor of political sciences degree, has concentrated in the Center of Political Researches. It is an independent organization which is engaged in applied researches concerning internal and external policy of Uzbekistan, regional safety, economy and the international development, has contacts and co-operates with a number of big foreign research centers. Among initiatives of the centre is the idea of formation of energetic club SHOS, creation uniform Central Asian information field, and also working out and research in sphere of transit and transport corridors of Eurasia.
Interests
Gulnara Karimova is interested in music and poetry. It is possible to familiarize with creativity of Gulnara Karimova on a site www.googoosha.uz where she acts under the pseudonym Googoosha.
Source
Official site: www.gulnara.fondforum.uz
References
Harper’s Bazaar – Gulnara Karimova
Daughter may succeed Uzbek president - UPI.com
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Music move for Karimov's daughter
'Princess of Uzbeks' cavorts in a cartoon wonderland
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