Ildar Saidov

Position Unknown - Major General

Unit: Unknown

Cargo ID: #1450

English Name: Ildar Muratovich Saidov

Russian Name: Саидов Ильдар Муратович

Education: Odessa Higher Artillery Command School; Russian Customs Academy

Until September 2010, he held various positions in the Tatarstan customs, from November 2011 to September 2014 he was the head of the customs post Sea Port Kavkaz of the Krasnodar customs, from September 2014 to February 2015 - First Deputy Head of the Krasnodar Customs. Since February 2015 - First Deputy Head of the Southern Operational Customs. By order of the Federal Customs Service of Russia dated June 9, 2017 (No. 1729-K), Ildar was appointed to the position of head of the Astrakhan customs office.

Date of Birth: July 12, 1969 (age: 55 years)

Place of Birth: Naberezhnye Chelny, Republic of Tatarstan

Date of Death: September 14, 2024

Place of Death: Unspecified

Previously Deployed: Ukraine (2014)

Awards: Under Investigation

In 2022, the major general was found guilty of facilitating smuggling. According to the investigation, Ildar Saidov illegally authorized the departure of a ship that had been seized in an administrative case and also, in exchange for a bribe, assisted in the unimpeded clearance of goods for a company. For his actions, the court sentenced him to seven years in a high-security penal colony and imposed a fine exceeding 10,000,000 rubles.

According to the Investigative Committee, in 2020, Saidov received 2.1 million rubles from a representative of LLC "San Light-Astrakhan," Jivanshir Mamedov, through intermediaries—head of the Astrakhan Customs Post, Maxim Gorbatov, and the first deputy head of Astrakhan Customs, Oleg Galichkin.

In 2018, while the court was reviewing an administrative case concerning the violation of customs procedures by the ship repair company "Alliance-Shipping," Saidov exceeded his official powers, according to the cited report. Acting in the interests of the owner of the seized vessel "Genrikh Gasanov," he authorized its departure from the port to Iran.

According to Ildar Saidov's wife, they never believed in his guilt and consider that he was framed. While in prison, the former high-ranking customs officer decided to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense and go to Ukraine.