Vagit Alekperov

Vagit Alekperov
Vagit Alekperov
Vahid Ələkbərov
	Alekperov in 2013
Born	1 September 1950 (age 74); Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Azerbaijani
Citizenship	Russia
Alma mater	Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University , Master of Engineering
Occupation	Chairman of the supervisory board of Basic Element Company
Spouse	Larisa Victorovna Alekperova
Children	1
Awards	Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (2nd class); Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (3rd class); Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (4th class); Order of Friendship; Order of the Badge of Honour; Order Of The Madar Horseman (1st class); Order of the Crown (Commander); Shohrat Order; Order of Friendship (2nd class);

Vagit Yusufovich Alekperov (Azerbaijani: Vahid Yusifoviç Ələkbərov, Russian: Вагит Юсуфович Алекперов; born 1 September 1950) is an Azerbaijani oligarch. He was the President of the oil company Lukoil from 1993 until 2022.^[1]^[2] As of September 2024, according to Forbes billionaires list by Forbes magazine, Alekperov has an estimated net worth of US$27.6 billion, making him the 3rd wealthiest person in Russia and the fifty-ninth in the world.^[3] Alekperov previously owned a 36.8% stake in football club Spartak Moscow.^[4] Fellow former Spartak owner Leonid Fedun is Alekperov's close associate. Alekperov also owned superyacht builder Heesen Yachts until 2022.^[5]

As part of the international governmental responses to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have imposed sanctions against Alekperov.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

^ "Vagit Yu. Alekperov, President of OAO LUKOIL". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
^ "Russia's Lukoil Says Longtime CEO Alekperov Resigns". The Moscow Times. 21 April 2022.
^ "Vagit Alekperov". Forbes. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
^ Burgen, Stephen (26 February 2022). "Could sanctions leave oligarchs' super yachts high and dry in Spain?". The Observer.
^ "Heesen Yachts is weer 100% Nederlands na verkoop aandelen". schuttevaer.nl (in Dutch). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
^ "Australia goes further than others with personal sanctions, adds Nabiullina, Lisin and Alekperov to list". interfax.com. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "U.K. Hits More Russian Billionaires in Latest Sanctions Salvo". Bloomberg.com. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Canada blacklists 40 Russian individuals - PM's press service". TASS. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
^ "New Zealand sanctions 75 individuals and 2 Russian companies".

[1] "Vagit Yu. Alekperov, President of OAO LUKOIL". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.

[resigns-2] "Russia's Lukoil Says Longtime CEO Alekperov Resigns". The Moscow Times. 21 April 2022.

[3] "Vagit Alekperov". Forbes. Retrieved 6 August 2024.

[4] Burgen, Stephen (26 February 2022). "Could sanctions leave oligarchs' super yachts high and dry in Spain?". The Observer.

[5] "Heesen Yachts is weer 100% Nederlands na verkoop aandelen". schuttevaer.nl (in Dutch). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

[:0-6] "Australia goes further than others with personal sanctions, adds Nabiullina, Lisin and Alekperov to list". interfax.com. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[:1-7] "U.K. Hits More Russian Billionaires in Latest Sanctions Salvo". Bloomberg.com. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[:2-8] "Canada blacklists 40 Russian individuals - PM's press service". TASS. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

[9] "New Zealand sanctions 75 individuals and 2 Russian companies".

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