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=== Buta Fashion Group ===
=== Buta Fashion Group ===
. Nasib Piriyev became very active patron of arts and in 2004 established Buta Arts Centre — a non-for-profit organization for development of Azerbaijan’s arts and culture. His non-profit Buta Arts Centre grew and created several branches like Buta Creative Lab (design and artwork), Buta Films (film and media production) and Buta Festival of Arts in London. In 2012 Nasib established Buta Films company and produced over 80 documentaries for Russian TV channels. The original Russian-Azerbaijani production SONUNCU (The Last One) about the last living World War II veteran, produced by Nasib Piriyev’s Buta Films, is one of only 9 short films selected for the 67th Cannes Film Festival.
Nasib Piriyev became very active patron of arts and in 2004 established Buta Arts Centre — a non-for-profit organization for development of Azerbaijan’s arts and culture. His non-profit Buta Arts Centre grew and created several branches like Buta Creative Lab (design and artwork), Buta Films (film and media production) and Buta Festival of Arts in London. In 2012 Nasib established Buta Films company and produced over 80 documentaries for Russian TV channels. The original Russian-Azerbaijani production SONUNCU (The Last One) about the last living World War II veteran, produced by Nasib Piriyev’s Buta Films, is one of only 9 short films selected for the 67th Cannes Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PNN Group announces the launch of Buta Kitchen in UK |url=https://woodford-finance.com/news-article-23-12-01 |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=woodford-finance.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-07 |title=Azerbaijani film wins Izmir Festival prize |url=https://www.azernews.az/culture/72960.html |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=Azernews.Az |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-01-28 |title=Azerbaijani modern art on display in London |url=https://www.azernews.az/culture/76727.html |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=Azernews.Az |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-10 |title=Abstract azeri art to be showcased at the Saatchi gallery (PHOTO) |url=https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/society/2372376.html |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=Trend.Az |language=en}}</ref>


In November 2014 Nasib opened the 2nd Buta Festival Gala concert at the Royal Albert Hall with a speech about Azerbaijan culture and the highlights of the forthcoming 100 days long Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-05-22 |title=Presentation of “The Last One” held in Cannes |url=https://www.azernews.az/culture/67325.html |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=Azernews.Az |language=en}}</ref>
In November 2014 Nasib opened the 2nd Buta Festival Gala concert at the Royal Albert Hall with a speech about Azerbaijan culture and the highlights of the forthcoming 100 days long Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-05-22 |title=Presentation of “The Last One” held in Cannes |url=https://www.azernews.az/culture/67325.html |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=Azernews.Az |language=en}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==


Revision as of 10:54, 18 August 2024

Nasib Piriyev
Born
Nasib Piriyev

(1981-06-02) 2 June 1981 (age 43)
Baku, Azerbaijan.
NationalityAzerbaijani
Alma materAIU University in London
Moscow State Institute of International Relations
Moscow National Research University
OccupationBusiness executive
Known forEnergy industry
Sports business
Notable workCEO at PNN Group
TitleChairman at AzMeCo
SpouseOlena Piriyev
FatherNizami Piriyev

Nasib Piriyev (born June 2, 1981), is a London-based Azerbaijani entrepreneur and philanthropist.[1][2]

Biography

Nasib was born in Baku, Azerbaijan on 2 June 1981, to Nizami Piriyev (father), a former executive at Russian energy giant Gazprom.[3] Nasib did his high school studies at St Edward's School, Oxford in England between 1995 and 1997. In 1998, Nasib attended his undergraduate studies at American International University in London, England where he obtained a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2001. Later in 2006, Nasib enrolled at Moscow State Institute for International Relations in Russia to pursue a post-graduate degree, he graduated with Master of Economics in Oil and Gas Industry and Energy Security in 2008. Since 2011, Nasib holds a Candidate of Sciences in Economics from Higher School of Economics in Russia.[4]

Career

Business career

PNN Group Holdings

The PAI Capital website says: “Mr Piriyev has successfully developed numerous projects in Russia, Central Asia and the Far East over the past 15 years. In addition, through a former subsidiary, Buta Fashion Group, PNN Group previously owned the franchise and distribution rights in Azerbaijan for prominent fashion, jewelry and accessory brands including Alfred Dunhill, DeBeers Diamond Jewelers, Nina Ricci, Brunello Cucinelli and others. Buta Fashion Group was sold in 2015 and PNN Group retained the rights to the DeBeers Jewelers and Steinway & Sons brands.[4][5][6]

Woodford Finance, a London-based venture capital firm led by Piriyev.

It will be registered in Malta under the name 360 Holdings Ltd and serve as a subsidiary to Piriyev’s UK-based PNN Group Holdings, PNN has businesses across the former Soviet Union and Afghanistan, with interests in the energy, finance, food, luxury and media sectors.[7][8]

PAI Capital

In 2021, he led a consortium that tried to take over English Premier League side West Ham United in a £400 million (€470 million) purchase. The deal fell through, with club owner David Sullivan saying the Piriyev-led consortium had “zero interest in the football side and saw it as a property move”. [7] PAI Capital has made a bid of £400 million for the Premier League side but West Ham chairman and majority shareholder David Sullivan dismissed the offer, describing it as “derisory”, and claimed the London-based group “never produced any proof of funds”. This follows an earlier statement from PAI Capital partner and former QPR chief executive Phillip Beard, who said the £400 million offer was “in fact the figure that David Sullivan had initially asked for. Nasib Piriyev, a 40-year-old entrepreneur, who was privately educated in Oxford before studying at the American International University in London, is a co-founder and partner of PAI Capital and PAI International. Nasib Piriyev has sponsored several polo events, including one that saw Prince Harry and Prince William compete against each other in 2014.[9]

Later, Piriyev also showed interest in acquiring Derby County Football Club, but nothing came out of it. Piriyev made his fortune as co-founder of PNN Group, an oil and gas behemoth he established in 1993 together with his father Nizami, a former executive at Russian energy giant Gazprom.[7][10]

Piriyev and his father have clashed with the Azeri government. Azeri authorities arrested his father in May 2015 and issued an Interpol arrest notice for the London-based Nasib Piriyev that same year. They say PNN Group did not repay a massive loan it obtained from the state-owned Azerbaijan International Bank.[7]

PAI Capital are fronted up by Azerbaijanian businessman Nasib Piriyev and former Queens Park Rangers chief executive Philip Beard.[11]

Buta Fashion Group

Nasib Piriyev became very active patron of arts and in 2004 established Buta Arts Centre — a non-for-profit organization for development of Azerbaijan’s arts and culture. His non-profit Buta Arts Centre grew and created several branches like Buta Creative Lab (design and artwork), Buta Films (film and media production) and Buta Festival of Arts in London. In 2012 Nasib established Buta Films company and produced over 80 documentaries for Russian TV channels. The original Russian-Azerbaijani production SONUNCU (The Last One) about the last living World War II veteran, produced by Nasib Piriyev’s Buta Films, is one of only 9 short films selected for the 67th Cannes Film Festival.[12][13][14][15]

In November 2014 Nasib opened the 2nd Buta Festival Gala concert at the Royal Albert Hall with a speech about Azerbaijan culture and the highlights of the forthcoming 100 days long Festival.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tony Blair funded by obscure oligarch". The Telegraph. 2009-12-05. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  2. ^ Gallagher, Ian (2009-12-05). "Blair, Prince Andrew... and a private meeting in Azerbaijan". Mail Online. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  3. ^ Gallagher, Ian (2009-12-05). "Blair, Prince Andrew... and a private meeting in Azerbaijan". Mail Online. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  4. ^ a b "Nasib Piriyev on Derby County interest and West Ham bid". Derbyshire Live. 2021-10-09. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  5. ^ Lucas, Damien Charles (2021-08-04). "Meet Nasib Piriyev the West Ham supporter behind PAI Capital's takeover bid". Hammers News. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  6. ^ Crichton-Miller, Emma (2009-11-27). "Azeri Artists Take on the World". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  7. ^ a b c d "Azeri-linked Malta Premier League sponsor does not exist yet". Times of Malta. 2024-07-07. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  8. ^ Nimmo, Jamie (2024-08-16). "The curious past of the West Ham bid team". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  9. ^ Slater, Matt. "West Ham takeover bid: The legal dispute surrounding PAI Capital". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  10. ^ Batchelor, Tom (2015-05-20). "Millionaire tycoon linked to former prime minister Tony Blair arrested". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  11. ^ Clark, Tom (2021-08-12). "Every word Nasib Piriyev said on West Ham, David Sullivan and proposed takeover". Football London. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  12. ^ "PNN Group announces the launch of Buta Kitchen in UK". woodford-finance.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  13. ^ "Azerbaijani film wins Izmir Festival prize". Azernews.Az. 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  14. ^ "Azerbaijani modern art on display in London". Azernews.Az. 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  15. ^ "Abstract azeri art to be showcased at the Saatchi gallery (PHOTO)". Trend.Az. 2015-03-10. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  16. ^ "Presentation of "The Last One" held in Cannes". Azernews.Az. 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
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