Roman Abramovich

Roman Abramovich
Роман Абрамович
Abramovich in 2021
Governor of Chukotka
In office
17 December 2000 – 3 July 2008
Preceded byAleksandr Nazarov
Succeeded byRoman Kopin
Member of the State Duma from Chukotka constituency
In office
10 January 2000 – 17 December 2000
Preceded byVladimir Babichev
Succeeded byVladimir Yetylin
Personal details
Born
Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich

(1966-10-24) 24 October 1966 (age 57)
Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
(present-day Saratov, Russia)
Citizenship
  • Russia
  • Israel
  • Portugal
Political partyIndependent
Spouses
Olga Lysova
(m. 1987; div. 1990)
Irina Malandina
(m. 1991; div. 2007)
(m. 2008; div. 2018)
Children7, including Arkadiy Abramovich
EducationMoscow State Law University
Russian State University of Oil and Gas
Occupation
  • Businessman
  • politician
Known for
Awards

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]

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]

  1. ^ Smith, David (24 December 2006). "Roman Abramovich interview: Inside the hidden world of Roman's empire". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Abramovich says he will sell Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Roman Abramovich: Rabbi investigated over Portuguese citizenship". BBC News. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. ^ Curado, Paulo (18 December 2021). "Roman Abramovich é cidadão português desde Abril". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Billionaires 2021". Forbes. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Roman Abramovich". forbes.com. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Roman Abramovich immigrates to Israel". Globes. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Roman Abramovich & family". Forbes. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  9. ^ Conn, David (21 March 2022). "From poor orphan to billionaire oligarch: how Abramovich made his money". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 March 2022. The court judgment also noted that Abramovich had "good relations" with Vladimir Putin...
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC_2022-03-10 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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