Tamaz Somkhishvili

Tamaz Somkhishvili
თამაზ სომხიშვილი
Born (1957-06-22) June 22, 1957 (age 67)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
CitizenshipGeorgia[1]
United Kingdom
Occupation(s)businessman, sport executive

Tamaz Valeryanovich Somkhishvili (Georgian: თამაზ სომხიშვილი; born 22 June 1957, Tbilisi, Georgian SSR) is a Russian and Georgian businessman and sport executive.[2][3]

Somkhishvili is the founder of the TS Holding business group, which unites more than a dozen Georgian companies. Also, he is the founder and CFO of a number of Lukoil subsidiaries.[4] From 2017 to 2022, he was president of the Georgian National Sport Shooting Federation.[5] He was one of the richest people in Georgia in 2013.[6]

He is accused of organizing criminal schemes in Kyiv and Odesa related to the confiscation of land from municipal ownership.[7][8] Somkhishvili is also a part of Pandora Papers investigation.[9] In the end of 2022, it was revealed through several independent journalist investigations that Somkhishvili's company in Georgia is connected to the contractors of the Russian Ministry of Defense, repairing and modernizing Russian combat aircraft used against Ukraine.[10]

  1. ^ როგორ იყიდა მთავრობამ წყალტუბოს წყალი? – აი ფაქტი
  2. ^ Mykola, Polishchuk (2022-11-21). "Гібридний позов: російсько-грузинський бізнесмен Тамаз Сомхішвілі намагається відсудити у Києва 4 млрд гривень". Ukrainian News (in Ukrainian).
  3. ^ Украина, Комментарии (2021-11-24). "Кримінальний авторитет Тамаз Сомхішвілі намагається відсудити у Києва 4 мільярди". Коментарі Україна (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  4. ^ "The Story of Tamaz Somkhishvili: What It Takes to Become a Self-Made Businessman". forbes.ge. Forbes Georgia. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  5. ^ "მამუკა მერკვილაძე პრეზიდენტად – სროლის სახეობათა ფედერაცია, პირველი ფედერაცია საქართველოში, რომელმაც არჩევნები ახალი, დემოკრატიული წესებით ჩაატარა #1TVSPORT". 1TV (in Georgian). Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  6. ^ "50 богатейших грузин". Business Georgia. 2013-11-27.
  7. ^ "Російський "авторитет" Тамаз Сомхішвілі, що хоче відсудити у Києва 4 млрд грн, провернув земельну аферу в Одесі – журналіст — Delo.ua". delo.ua (in Ukrainian). 2023-01-16. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  8. ^ "Підприємець Сомхвішілі, який прагне відсудити у Києва $100 мільйонів, причетний до ремонту російських літаків – Kyiv Post". www.unian.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  9. ^ "Черновецький та його російський олігарх: як через ексмера у Києва хочуть забрати $100 млн". OBOZREVATEL NEWS (in Ukrainian). 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  10. ^ "Російські «сушки» з грузинським чифирьом". Зеркало недели | Дзеркало тижня | Mirror Weekly. Retrieved 2023-07-28.