Rinat Akhmetov

Rinat Akhmetov
Рінат Ахметов
Akhmetov in 2008
Born (1966-09-21) 21 September 1966 (age 58)
OccupationBusinessman
Known forOwner, System Capital Management Group
Owner, Shakhtar Donetsk
Political partyOpposition Bloc
SpouseLilia Nikolayevna Smirnova
Children2

Rinat Leonidovych Akhmetov[a] (born 21 September 1966) is a Ukrainian billionaire and businessman.[1] He is the founder and president of System Capital Management (SCM), and is the wealthiest man in Ukraine.[2][3] As of June 2024, he was listed as the 785th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of US$4 billion.[4] Since 2014, his Foundation has provided 13 million food kits to the residents of Ukraine, and aid has reached more than 18 million people.[5]

Akhmetov is the owner and president of the Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk. From 2006 to 2007 and 2007–2012, Akhmetov was a member of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (parliament) for the Party of Regions.[6][7][8]


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  1. ^ Kuzio, Taras (April 2005). "The Opposition's Road to Success". Journal of Democracy. 16 (2). The Johns Hopkins University Press: 124. doi:10.1353/jod.2005.0028. S2CID 144409734.
  2. ^ Eight Ukrainians make Forbes magazine's list of world billionaires, Kyiv Post (2 February 2015)
  3. ^ "Ukraine's richest oligarch launches lawsuit against Russia". Financial Times. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Rinat Akhmetov". Forbes. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  5. ^ Фонд Ріната Ахметова відправив 4,5 тисячі проднаборів для переселенців на Кіровоградщину
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  8. ^ "Interfax.com". Interfax. Retrieved 2 April 2019.