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Banker’s wife who spent £16m at Harrods loses Supreme Court fight

The wife of a jailed Azerbaijani banker risks the confiscation of £22m of assets

Zamira Hajiyeva spent £16m in famous London department store Harrods over a decade
Zamira Hajiyeva spent £16m in famous London department store Harrods over a decade Photo: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Getty Images

The wife of a jailed Azerbaijani banker has lost a fight against an order asking her to explain the sources of her wealth.

Zamira Hajiyeva — who spent £16m in famous London department store Harrods over a decade — has had her application to appeal the unexplained wealth order (UWO) rejected by the UK’s Supreme Court.

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