Nature rests on the children of geniuses, but the children of presidents are often very talented, of course, primarily in making money. Gulnora Karimova, daughter of the first president of sovereign Uzbekistan, turned out to be not only a successful businesswoman, but also an outstanding diplomat and public figure. In addition, also a designer and singer. True, all these talents did not help her when she angered her father.
Almost heiress
Gulnor Karimova was born on July 8, 1972 in the Uzbek city of Fergana, in the family of the future president of the country. She has a younger sister Lola, with whom they have ceased to maintain relations since 2001. After graduating from high school, the girl studied a lot in Tashkent, New York and Cambridge (Harvard University).
Since 1995, she was in the diplomatic service, worked in the embassies of Russia, the country's missions at the UN in New York and Geneva. From 2010 to 2012 - Ambassador to Spain. During these years, many experts considered a wealthy and influential woman to be almost the official successor of her father as president. Photos of Gulnora Karimova from various official and social events constantly appeared in the country's leading publications. Under the pseudonym Googoosha, she recorded an album with songs in English. She released her collections of clothes, jewelry, perfumes and natural cosmetics.
personal information
Gulnor Karimova was married only once. She met her husband Mansour Maksudi at a party with mutual friends. He is an American citizen, an ethnic Uzbek from Afghanistan, who later emigrated to the United States. The couple has two children: son Islam Karimov, Jr. and daughter Iman. The family lived in New Jersey before the divorce.
Loud divorce proceedings took place in two countries. The American court gave custody of the children to her husband and issued an authorization for the detention of Gulnora. In response, the Uzbek authorities accused Maksudi of several serious crimes, including embezzlement and money laundering. The former son-in-law was removed from all posts and the business in Uzbekistan was taken away. Maksudi’s relatives were expelled from the country, and he himself was put on the international wanted list. In 2008, the New Jersey High Court returned the children to the full custody of Gulnora Karimova.
Where did the eastern beauty go?
In the fall of 2013, the seemingly omnipotent daughter of the Uzbek president began to have problems. The Swiss prosecutor's office opened a criminal case on charges of bribery and money laundering. In her native country, law enforcement agencies informed her father about the desire of her eldest daughter to lead Uzbekistan, presented incriminating materials on the Gulnora business empire and facts of an unworthy Muslim woman's behavior.
After that, she disappeared from the information space, everyone in the country was wondering: "Gulnor Karimova is khozir kaerda?" (from Uzbek - "where now"). She was put under house arrest, banned from using the Internet and social networks.
When in June 2014 she stopped answering calls from relatives, her son Islam, through the press, demanded that the Uzbek authorities prove that his mother was alive. Later, she managed to transfer the pictures and audio recordings published by the Uzbek version of the BBC under the heading "Gulnor Karimov Hakid …." (from Uzbek - "o"). She said that she was treated worse than a dog, and that she needed medical attention.
