Kirsan Ilyumzhinov President

Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov (Russian: Кирса́н Никола́евич Илюмжи́нов; Oirat: Үлүмҗин Кирсан; born April 5, 1962) is a Kalmyk multi-millionaire businessman and politician. He was the President of the Republic of Kalmykia in the Russian Federation from 1993 to 2010, and he has been the President of FIDE (or the "World Chess Federation"), the world's pre-eminent international chess organization, since 1995. He has also been in the forefront of promoting chess in schools in Russia and overseas. He is the founder of Novy Vzglyad Publishing House. In addition to his native Kalmyk and Russian, he can speak English, Japanese, and a bit of the Korean, Mongolian and Chinese languages.

Personal facts

Birth date	April 05, 1962
Birth place	Soviet Union , Elista , Kalmyk Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Nationality	Russia
Religion	Buddhism
Profession	Businessperson