Roman Abramovich
Russian businessman, oligarch and politician (born 1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich (Russian: Роман Аркадьевич Абрамович, pronounced [rɐˈman ɐrˈkadʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ɐbrɐˈmovʲɪtɕ]; born 24 October 1966)[1] is a Russian 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.[2] He has Russian, Israeli and Portuguese citizenship.[3][4]
Roman Abramovich | |
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Роман Абрамович | |
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 | Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich (1966-10-24) 24 October 1966 (age 57) Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (present-day Saratov, Russia) |
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Political party | Independent |
Spouses | Olga Lysova
(m. 1987; div. 1990)Irina Malandina
(m. 1991; div. 2007) |
Children | 7, including Arkadiy Abramovich |
Education | Moscow State Law University Russian State University of Oil and Gas |
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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.[5] making him the second-richest person in Israel,[6][7] Since then, his wealth decreased to $6.9 billion (in 2022), and recovered up to $9.2 billion in 2023.[8] 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 privatisation program. Abramovich is considered to have a good relationship with Russian president Vladimir Putin,[9] an allegation Abramovich has denied.[10]