Suleimanov Mikhail Iliasovich (7 April 1939, Tbilisi) — jeweler.

Mikhail Suleimanov was the son of Ilya Suleimanov (1910, Salmas, Iran — 1975, Tbilisi) and Roza Suleimanova (née Tsotsolashvili) (1911, Akhaltsikhe, Georgia).

In 1958–1959, he worked as a fabric painter in the Georgian Theatrical Society and in the Tbilisi production art workshop. In 1959, he graduated from the Tbilisi school for working youth. In 1960–1963, he served in the Soviet Army.

In 1967, he graduated from the Tbilisi technical school of Soviet trade, receiving the qualification of a mechanical technician for refrigeration installations. In 1967, he worked as a electroplater at the “Soyuztorgreklama” production combine in Tbilisi. In 1967–1968, he was a salesman in a Tbilobuvtorg store. In 1968–1969, he worked as a mechanic at the Tbilisi combine “Gruztorgmontazh.”

In 1969–1975, he worked as a laborer and jeweler at the Tbilisi jewelry factory. In 1975, he moved to Riga. Until 1978, he worked as a jeweler at the production association “Dailrade.” From 1978, he worked as a jeweler at the production association “Elektrons.”

In his first marriage to Nora Dzhanashvili (1939, Tbilisi) (dissolved in 1970), a son, Ernest Suleimanov (1967, Tbilisi), was born. In 1974, his first wife, together with their son, emigrated from Tbilisi to Israel.

In his second marriage to Shlima Suleimanova (née Leinzson) (1947, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odessa region), children were born: Elina Suleimanova (1976, Riga) and Ilya Suleimanov (1976, Riga).

In 1980, Mikhail Suleimanov received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of his wife’s cousin, Inna Goltsband (née Sokolovskaya) (1949, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odessa region).

Family:

Nora Dzhanashvili (1939, Tbilisi) — first wife
Ernest Suleimanov (1967, Tbilisi) — son
Shlima Suleimanova (née Leinzson) (1947, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odessa region) — second wife
Elina Suleimanova (1976, Riga) — daughter
Ilya Suleimanov (1976, Riga) — son
Ilya Suleimanov (1910–1975) — father
Roza Suleimanova (née Tsotsolashvili) (1911) — mother
Moisey Suleimanov (1931, Tbilisi) — brother
Raisa Drachinskaya (née Suleimanova) (1934, Tbilisi) — sister
Inna Goltsband (née Sokolovskaya) (1949, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi) — wife’s cousin