Nailya Asker-zade

Nailya Asker-zade
Наиля Аскер-заде
Asker-zade in 2017
Born (1987-12-13) 13 December 1987
OccupationsJournalist, television presenter

Nailya Vagif kyzy Asker-zade[a] (born 13 December 1987 in Baku[1]) is a Russian journalist and television presenter of Azerbaijani descent. She works for the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK).[2]

In 2019, the Anti-Corruption Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, published an investigation into Asker-zade's finances, alleging her use of a US$60 million private jet and a US$62 million yacht. Asker-zade responded on Instagram by thanking the foundation for its "native advertising".[3]

The United Kingdom and Canada sanctioned Asker-zade for her work with the VGTRK after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]

Notes

  1. ^
    • Russian: Наиля Вагиф кызы Аскер-заде
    • Azerbaijani: Nailə Vaqif qızı Əsgərzadə

References

  1. ^ a b Solovyova, Ksenia (14 June 2019). Наиля Аскер-заде впервые рассказывает о себе: эксклюзив Tatler. Tatler (in Russian). Archived from the original on 28 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b van Brugen, Isabel (20 December 2022). "Who is Nailya Asker-zade? Pro-Putin TV presenter spotted with Elon Musk". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  3. ^ Pyatin, Aleksandr (12 February 2019). Телеведущая Наиля Аскер-заде отреагировала на расследование Навального. Forbes (in Russian). Archived from the original on 3 December 2019.