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
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 businessman. He was the President of the oil company Lukoil from 1993 until 2022.^[1]^[2] As of August 2024, according to Forbes billionaires list by Forbes magazine, Alekperov has an estimated net worth of US$28.6 billion, making him the 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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