

Samvel Karapetyan, founder and president of the Tashir Group, ranks second in the 'Kings of Russian Real Estate — 2026' list published by Forbes.ru. The group's rental income is estimated at $700 million, and the company's portfolio includes retail spaces, office premises, warehouses, and hotels with 892 rooms. Among the group's largest properties are the Rio shopping and entertainment center and the Novotel Moscow City hotel. In December 2025, the technical opening of the Avenue Sever shopping center with an area of 135,000 square meters took place near the 'Seligerskaya' metro station in Moscow. Tashir Group, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Moscow, operates in commercial real estate, residential construction, energy, banking, and medical technology. By the end of 2025, the holding's total revenue increased by 7% to 278 billion rubles. Samvel Karapetyan, a well-known philanthropist, faces allegations of tax crimes in Armenia and is under house arrest. Amid criticism of the authorities towards the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Karapetyan founded the political party 'Strong Armenia,' which intends to participate in parliamentary elections.