Background and career
Mubariz Mansimov (Azerbaijani: Mübariz Mənsimov, legally Mubariz Gurbanoghlu; born March 22, 1968) is an Azerbaijani businessperson who is the founder of Palmali Group of Companies, a shipping company, as well of the Azerbaijani football club Khazar Lankaran. He became a naturalized Turkish citizen in 2006. He has invested heavily in Turkey and once owned Yalikavak Marina, previously named Palmarina Yalikavak.
Mansimov was born in Masallı, Azerbaijan in 1968, to a working-class family. He graduated from the Naval Academy in Baku. He was also a former sailor and he still owns some antique weapons consisting of more than 400 pieces, which are displayed in his offices in Istanbul.
Mansimov's Palmali Group of Companies comprises television channel "Palhaber" and radio "PAL FM" & PAL STATION. As of 2009 he owned the nationally successful Azerbaijani football club Khazar Lankaran, which made important contributions to the local region. Also he has a milk company named PALSUD. Mansimov became a naturalized Turkish citizen in 2006. He has invested heavily in Turkey and once owned Yalikavak Marina, previously named Palmarina Yalikavak.
He is also known to be a fan of Beşiktaş.
Sources
Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
