Beckforth Services Limited was established on October 22, 1997 in the British Isles of Man, co-founded by Rakestone Limited and Reenstone Limited. On December 4, 1997, the two companies transferred shares of Beckforth Services Limited to Ilham Aliyev, a member of parliament, also first vice president of SOCAR and his wife Mehriban Aliyeva. Ilham Aliyev and Mehriban Aliyeva bought a 975-square-meter property called The Mansion on the Heath, located at 40 Hampstead Lane, London, on March 11, 1998, through Beckforth Services Limited for 17 million pounds ($ 25 million). According to Pandora papers, the mansion is the first London property owned by Azerbaijan's ruling family. The president's eldest daughter, Leyla Aliyeva, bought shares of Beckforth Services Limited from her parents on June 22, 2010. Leyla Aliyeva gave the address of this mansion as the legal address in the documents of Beckforth Services Limited in 2012-2014. In addition, when the president's another daughter, Arzu Aliyeva, founded Alpina Limited in London in 2006, she gave the address of the mansion to the business registry office as her own address.
https://www.azadliq.org/a/27072820.html
https://www.occrp.org/en/corruptistan/azerbaijan/2015/06/15/the-mansion-on-the-heath.en.html
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05990963/officers
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Ashraf Kamilov, a former official of the Ministry of Taxes of Azerbaijan, owner of Synergy Group, General Director of AtaHolding LLC, a member of the Board of Directors of AtaBank, founded Hiniz Trade & Investment Ltd in the Virgin Islands in November 2008.
https://www.datocapital.vg/companies/Hiniz-Trade-%26-Investment-Ltd.html
On 29 September 2009, Ashraf Kamilov purchased an office building at 56-60 Conduit Street in London on behalf of Hiniz Trade & Investment Ltd for £ 35,544,000. Three weeks later, Ashraf Kamilov transferred the shares of Hiniz Trade & Investment Ltd to Arzu Aliyeva, the daughter of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
In 2013, Arzu Aliyeva transferred the shares of Hiniz Trade & Investment Ltd to her grandfather Arif Pashayev.
On 23 August 2018, The Crown Estate purchased an office building at 56-60 Conduit Street from Hiniz Trade & Investment Ltd for £ 66.5 million.
The property deal between the ruling family of Azerbaijan and the Queen of Great Britain released in October 2021 in Pandora papers, caused a scandal in the UK.
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Holborn Links properties in London (127 to 136 (odd) High Holborn, 17 to 35 (odd) Southampton Row, 1 to 29 (odd) and 6 to 20 (odd) Sicilian Avenue, 1 to 6 Vernon Place, 1 to 4A and 43 to 47 Bloomsbury Square, 1 to 8 and 13 to 23 Southampton Place, 16, 18, 20 and 21 Barter Street, London) was purchased by Perez International Inc. from Holborn Links Limited for 208.6 million pounds on June 2, 2014. Perez International Inc. is owned by Ashraf Kamilov, CEO of Ata Holding LLC.
Holborn Links properties were sold on September 20, 2016 by Perez International Inc. Holborn Links properties are currently owned by Lab Holborn Estates Limited, established in 2018 on Guersney Island.
https://www.ft.com/content/f84a7e83-02ed-4f46-9b46-d68120a6140f
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Another property owned by Azerbaijan's ruling family near Hyde Park in London is known as a house overlooking the Speaker's Corner. The five-storey mansion is divided into 7 apartments, all of which belong to the ruling family. The total market value of 7 apartments is $ 33 million. All the apartments are owned by members of the ruling family through offshore companies registered in the British Virgin Islands.
These companies are:
1) 129-130 PARK LANE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
2) AARON & CIAN HOLDINGS LIMITED
3) BRIDGEWATER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
4) CHARLTON INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED
5) HARROW VENTURES LIMITED
6) KNIGHTSBRIDGE CONSULTANCY LIMITED
7) MOONLIGHT INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
The name of Leyla Aliyeva, the eldest daughter of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, is among the names of the directors of 129-130 Park Lane Management Limited, which manages these properties. She was appointed to this position in August 2008, and in 2014 she was replaced by Hafiz Pashayev's son, Mir Jamal Pashayev, director of the family's investment company Pasha Holding and Pasha Bank.
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06029061/officers
https://www.azadliq.org/a/leyla-aliyeva-london-mulk/27726197.html
https://www.azadliq.org/a/london-korrupsiya/27722067.html
https://www.occrp.org/en/corruptistan/azerbaijan/2015/06/28/the-speakers-corner.en.html
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With its semicircular entrance and neatly dressed gatekeepers, the building at 199 Knightsbridge in London is a residential building made entirely of glass, polished marble and spotless walls. Apartments 521 and 522 (penthouse) on the top floor of this building, which is advertised as an enclave of private apartments in central London, belong to the daughters of the President of Azerbaijan Leyla and Arzu Aliyeva.
Penthouse No. 521, which covers 101 square meters is owned by Capper Marketing Inc., registered in the British Virgin Islands, one of the most secret areas in the world. It was purchased on behalf of this offshore firm on 17 November 2006 for £ 19.1 million. Penthouse No. 522 was purchased on March 1, 2017 on behalf of Gesoro Limited, a family-owned company registered in the British Virgin Islands. The ruling family paid 13.75 million pounds for a second apartment.
The 199 Knightsbridge building overlooking Hyde Park is divided into 205 apartments. The construction of the residential complex was completed in 2005 and put on the market at prices ranging from 750 thousand to 19 million pounds. Today, the prices of these apartments are higher. The building is located near the Harrods store, which is considered an "expensive shopping Mecca" and is often visited by eastern oligarchs. The building has its own website.
The video on this site is about an "exceptional world" created for "a small group of savvy." The building also has a business center with a 20-meter swimming pool, a therapeutic kinesis spa for residents and a 12-seat council room.
At the 199 Knightsbridge apartment complex, 19-year-old Arzu Aliyeva bought three more apartments (apartments G24, 224, 323) for $ 9.7 million in 2006 on behalf of Strahan Holding & Finance Corp., registered in the Virgin Islands. In 2013, Arzu Aliyeva transferred the three apartments to her grandfather Arif Pashayev. In 2017, the market value of the three apartments was estimated at 10.6 million pounds. Thus, in the residential complex The Knightsbridge in London, the ruling family has 2 penthouses + 3 additional apartments.
https://www.azadliq.org/a/leyla-aliyeva-london-mulk/27726197.html
https://www.occrp.org/en/panamapapers/azerbaijan-first-familys-london-private-enclave/
https://www.datocapital.vg/companies/Strahan-Holding-%26-Finance-Corp.html
https://www.datocapital.vg/companies/Capper-Marketing-Inc.html
https://eservices.landregistry.gov.uk/eservices/FindAProperty/view/DetailedEnquiryInit.do
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On February 25, 2013, the ruling family bought a mansion in south London, 40 km from the center, for £ 4.45 million. Transaction was carried out on behalf of Marcin International S.A. registered in the British Virgin Islands.
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On 10 March 2015 Anar Alizade, cousin of the head of Azerbaijan State Oil Company (shortly SOCAR) purchased a property (title number: NGL493590) for £13.5 million. It is located in 6 Templewood Avenue, London.
On 20 June 2016 Anar Alizade applied Camden Council for a new single storey side extension with terrace.
In the 'Anonymous Azerbaijan' report published by the UK-based Global Witness organization in December 2013, it has been stated that Anar Nusrat oglu Aliyev (currently known as Anar Alizade) had had a stake in "at least 48 highly profitable deals" with SOCAR.
https://www.globalwitness.org/en/archive/azerbaijan-anonymous/
In 2020 Singapore-based Union Grand Energy PTE Ltd., owned by Anar Alizade had an asset of $799.7 million and a total capital of $677 million.
In 2020 Singapore-based RSR Holding PTE Ltd., owned by Anar Alizade had an asset of 194.4 million dollars, and a total capital of 77.7 million dollars.
On 5 May 2015 Anar Alizade established Dessus Petroholding Limited, Montee Energy Trading (UK) Limited, Solein Energy (UK) Limited in London through his company Gagnant Global Holding Limited incorporated in the Isle of Man.
Link for virtual tour: https://bit.ly/3FRPDXM
On 9 April 2019 Anar Alizade, cousin of the head of Azerbaijan State Oil Company (shortly SOCAR) purchased a property (title number: NGL707824) for £11.5 million . It is located in 25 Bracknell Gardens, London.
Interestingly, Anar Alizade has long denied any kinship with the head of SOCAR in the local and international media. For example, after the publication of the "Anonymous Azerbaijan" report by Global Witness in December 2013, Anar Alizade changed his surname from "Aliyev" to "Alizade". He explained that the resemblance between his surname and the surname of the ruling family of Azerbaijan created confusion in the business world. Anar Alizade said in an interview with Business Time magazine that while carrying the surname "Aliyev", he was asked many questions about his relationship with certain people.
In response to allegations in the Global Witness's report, Anar Alizade denied kinship with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and SOCAR's CEO Rovnag Abdullayev in a statement posted on the website of his Singapore-registered Union Grand Energy PTE Ltd on 19 December 2013.
“I have family relationship neither with His Excellency the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan nor with SOCAR’s President Mr. Rovnag Abdullayev.”
In 2014 he also gave an interview to “Business time” journal. He said: “As I have already mentioned in my Personal Statement I have no family relations with any powerful representatives of the Nakhchivani clan referred to by Global Witness. Taking this opportunity, I would like to stress again that I have no close family relations with any of the referred persons or anyone else who holds high Government position in Azerbaijan.”
In November 2014, Azerbaijani journalist Eynulla Fetullayev asked this question from Anar Alizade: “There is some controversial information about you in the local Azerbaijani information resources. Some claim that you are a relative of SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev and all your achievements were possible due to his great support, others contend that you are a talented and successful young businessman supported by SOCAR. As far as we understood, Global Witness emphasizes on the first issue of family relations. Could you please clarify this?”
In response to Fetullayev's question, Anar Alizade once again denied his relationship with Rovnag Abdullayev: "I have no intention to return to this issue again. I have addressed this issue in my personal statement and the follow up interview to Business Time. This organization (Global Witness) simply was not able to demonstrate my family relations with any powerful officials, and for these reasons, they now raise questions on ‘any other forms of family relations. In addition, I have no kinship with any former or current senior SOCAR officials. I believe that the discussion of my family members is beyond ethics and it should be treated as serious interference in my private life. In response to your question, I can confirm that it is true that I am a young and successful businessman and a reliable partner for SOCAR."
Anar Alizade presented a document dated 3 November 2014 issued by the Nakhchivan Ministry of Justice to Eynulla Fatullayev to prove that he was not related to senior SOCAR's officials. The document states that Anar Alizade was not related to any high-ranking officials of the Republic of Azerbaijan, who were born in Nakhchivan and have family roots there.
In his response to the article published in L’Espresso magazine in 2017, he said: “1. I have no parental link with the family of HE the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and/or with any other high official and/or politically exposed persons in Azerbaijan; 2. My family roots come from a different region of Azerbaijan and not from the same of those top officials referred in the Article.”
https://www.anaralizade.com/lespresso-magazine/
To deny his kinship with SOCAR’s CEO, he also gained the falsified documents issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan. He presented that document to both L’Espresso magazine and the Swiss court. In that document it has been claimed that Anar Alizade has no kinship with the President of Azerbaijan and other high-ranking officials.
Anar Alizade is the cousin of Rovnag Abdullayev who is the head of SOCAR. Rovnag Abdullayev's mother Aliyeva Gultaj Badal gizi and Anar Alizade's father Aliyev Nusrat Badal oglu are siblings.
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Chairman of the Azerbaijan Democracy and Welfare Party, Professor Gubad Ibadoglu and Chairman of the National Council, Professor Jamil Hasanli expressed their political position on the London properties belonging to the family of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, disclosed in Pandora papers, and sharply criticized the misappropriation of national treasures.
Pandora papers released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists on October 3, 2021, revealed that the ruling family of Azerbaijan owned properties worth USD 700 million in London. This website is based on Pandora papers to inform the Azerbaijani public. In an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica on October 7, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said, "I was informed, and its maybe 5 percent is truth. The rest is exaggeration." However, this study shows that the information in the Pandora papers about the ruling family of Azerbaijan is 100% truth.
https://www.azadliq.org/a/ilham-eliyev-pandora-senedleri/31506930.html
Chairman of the Azerbaijan Democracy and Welfare Party, Professor Gubad Ibadoglu and Chairman of the National Council, Professor Jamil Hasanli expressed their political position on the London properties belonging to the family of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, disclosed in Pandora papers, and sharply criticized the misappropriation of national treasures.
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