Kirsan Ilyumzhinov

FIDE President
Head of Republic of Kalmykia


Born: April 5, 1962

Ethnic background: Kalmyk

Education: Moscow State Institute of Foreign Relations (MGIMO)










Degrees and titles

- Honored Academician of Interregional Science of Science Academy of Russian Federation
- Honored Doctor of National Academy of Applied Sciences of Russian Federation
- Full Member of Russian Social Sciences Academy
- Full Member of New York Academy of Sciences

Awards

- Gold Medal of Peace for Humanitarian Activities
- Medal "300 Years of Russian Navy"
- F. Plevako Gold Medal
- Order of Friendship
- Order of St. Nicolas
- Order of Dignity ? St. George with sword
- Triumphal Crown of the National Academy of Applied Sciences
- Honored Citizen of Elista
- Pierre Obrie Sign (France)

Elections

- Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of Russian Federative Republic,
- Member of the Federation Council of Russian Federation
- Honored Deputy of Elista Municipal Board,
- President of Russian Chamber of Entrepreneurs

Career history

1979-1980 ? Mechanic-fitter at Zvezda plant, Elista
1980-1982 ? Military Service
1982-1983 ? Mechanic at Zvezda plant, Elista
1983-1989 ? Student at Moscow State Institute of Foreign Relations
1989-1990 ? Manager of Soviet-Japanese Company "Liko-Raduga", Moscow
1990-1993 ? President of SAN Corporation, Moscow
April 1993 ? present ? President, Head (since Oct.2005) of the Republic of Kalmykia
November 1995 ? present ? President of World Chess Federation (FIDE)

Personal Quotation

?All new attempts to split the Chess World are doomed to failure.?
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Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
Republic of Kalmykia
Georgios Makropoulos
Lewis Ncube
Ignatius Leong
Nigel Freeman
86 Supporting Federations
86 Supporting Federations

The Republic of Kalmykia

All FIDE Continental Presidents support Kirsan

FIDE achievements of the decade 1996-2006

 
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