Roman Abramovich
Roman Abramovich | |
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| Роман Абрамович | |
Abramovich in 2019 | |
| Governor of Chukotka | |
| In office 17 December 2000 – 3 July 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Aleksandr Nazarov |
| Succeeded by | Roman Kopin |
| Member of the State Duma from Chukotka constituency | |
| In office 10 January 2000 – 17 December 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Babichev |
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Yetylin |
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| Born | 24 October 1966 Saratov, Soviet Union |
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| Political party | Independent |
| Spouses | Olga Lysova
(m. 1987; div. 1990)Dasha Zhukova
(m. 2008; div. 2018) |
| Children | 7, including Arkadiy Abramovich |
| Education | Moscow State Law University Russian State University of Oil and Gas |
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Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich[a][b] (born 24 October 1966) is a Russian business oligarch and politician. He is the former owner of Chelsea, a Premier League football club in London, England, and is the primary owner of the private investment company Millhouse.[1] He has Russian, Portuguese and Israeli citizenship.
He was formerly Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug from 2000 to 2008. According to Forbes, Abramovich's net worth was US$14.5 billion in 2021,[2] making him the second-richest person in Israel.[3][4] Since then, his wealth decreased to $6.9 billion (in 2022) before rising again to $9.2 billion in 2023.[5] Abramovich enriched himself in the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, obtaining Russian state-owned assets at prices far below market value in Russia's controversial loans-for-shares privatization program. Abramovich is considered to have a good relationship with Russian president Vladimir Putin,[6] an allegation Abramovich has denied.[7]
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- ^ "Billionaires 2021". Forbes. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Roman Abramovich". forbes.com. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Roman Abramovich immigrates to Israel". Globes. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Roman Abramovich & family". Forbes. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ Conn, David (21 March 2022). "From poor orphan to billionaire oligarch: how Abramovich made his money". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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