Roman Abramovich | |
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| Роман Абрамович | |
.png) Abramovich in 2021 | |
| 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 |
| Owner of Chelsea Football Club | |
| In office June 2003 – 20 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Bates |
| Succeeded by | Todd Boehly, Hansjörg Wyss and Mark Walter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 October 1966 Saratov, Soviet Union |
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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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Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich (Russian: Роман Аркадьевич Абрамович, IPA: [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 is sanctioned by the US, EU, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Ukraine.[3] He has Russian, Israeli and Portuguese citizenship.[4][5]
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.[6] making him the second-richest person in Israel,[7][8] Since then, his wealth decreased to $6.9 billion (in 2022), and recovered up to $9.2 billion in 2023.[9] 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,[10] an allegation Abramovich has denied.[11]
- ^ Smith, David (24 December 2006). "Roman Abramovich interview: Inside the hidden world of Roman's empire". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Abramovich says he will sell Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Australia joins the UK and US in sanctioning key Russian oligarchs".
- ^ "Roman Abramovich: Rabbi investigated over Portuguese citizenship". BBC News. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ Curado, Paulo (18 December 2021). "Roman Abramovich é cidadão português desde Abril". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "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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