Dr Patokh Chodiev is an international businessman, author and philanthropist.

Born in Uzbekistan in 1953, Dr Chodiev attended the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) – widely acknowledged to be Russia’s leading educational establishment. He graduated magna cum laude in 1976 with a degree in international law and Japanese. He went on to earn a PhD in political science.

Dr Chodiev is a noted philanthropist, particularly in Russia and Central Asia, who has been working hard for the last 20 years to provide young people with access to education, knowledge and art.