Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva

Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva Лола Каримова-Тилляева
Karimova-Tillyaeva in 2019
Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan to UNESCO
In office 2007–2018[1]
Personal details
Born	Lola Islamovna Karimova (1978-07-03) 3 July 1978 (age 45) Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Spouse	Timur Tillyaev
Children	3
Parent(s)	Islam Karimov Tatyana Karimova
Relatives	Gulnara Karimova (sister)
Alma mater	University of World Economy and Diplomacy
Website	www.lolakarimova.com

Lola Islamovna Karimova-Tillyaeva (born July 3, 1978) is an Uzbek diplomat and daughter of Islam Karimov the former President of Uzbekistan and his wife, Tatyana Akbarovna Karimova. In 2012 she and her husband made it into Bilan magazine's list of Switzerland's 300 richest residents. Her older sister is business mogul Gulnara Karimova. She is also the founder of the perfume brand, The Harmonist Maison de Parfum.

Early life and education

Lola Islamovna Karimova-Tillyaeva was born July 3, 1978 to Islam Karimov and his wife, Tatyana Akbarovna Karimova. When she eleven years of age her father became the President of Uzbekistan. Her older sister is Gulnara Karimova, an Uzbek diplomat and business mogul. Karimova-Tillyaeva earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in International Law from the University of World Economy and Diplomacy in Tashkent, and later received a doctorate degree in Psychology from Tashkent State University.^[2]

Career

In January 2008, Karimova-Tillyaeva was appointed as Uzbekistan's Permanent Delegate to UNESCO.^[1] She held the position for a decade until 2018.^[1]

In 2011, the Tillyaev family launched a complaint against Bilan, after it included them onto the list of Switzerland's 300 richest residents and reported that the Karimova sisters’ combined fortune totalled $1 billion.^[3][4]

Karimova-Tillyaeva owns property in Switzerland and in 2012 made Bilan magazine's list of Switzerland's 300 richest residents.^[5]

In an interview with the BBC published in September 2013, Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva said she was surprised to see the 2011 figures published by Bilan regarding her wealth. She said that the figures suggested by the press were "far from reality".^[6]In her interview with the BBC, Karimova-Tillyaeva said that her husband has a share in a trade and transport company and that he has never been involved in public tenders, been associated with national resource industries like gas or cotton, and does not enjoy tax exemptions or monopoly status.

In an annual list of Switzerland's wealthiest residents published by Bilan in November 2013, the assets of Timur Tillyaev and Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva were estimated between 100 and 200 million dollars. The same figures were mentioned by Bilan in 2014 as well.

In 2017, the European Investigative Collaborations and Mediapart revealed that Karimova-Tillyaeva had more than 127 million euros in offshore bank accounts in Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates.^[7]

Personal life

Karimova-Tillyaeva is married to businessman Timur Tillyaev and they have three children: two daughters and a son (Mariam, Safia and Umar).^{[citation needed]}

In July 2013, various media outlets reported that Karimova-Tillyaeva had purchased a home in Beverly Hills.^[8]

In an interview with the BBC Uzbek Service in 2013, Karimova-Tillyaeva stated that she had not been in contact with her sister Gulnara for 12 years and that "There are no family or friendly relations between us...We are completely different people."^[9][10]

Charity

She heads two charitable organizations in Uzbekistan, which help orphaned children and children with disabilities. The You are not Alone Foundation was established by Karimova-Tillyaeva in 2002 to provide assistance to orphanages and children left without parental care in Uzbekistan. Two years later, Karimova-Tillyaeva founded the National Centre for the Social Adaptation of Children, a charitable organization which provides medical and educational assistance to children with disabilities.^[11][6]

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