Birthday

1966-10-24

Place of Birth

Saratov, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]

Biography

Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich (born 24 October 1966) is a Russian oligarch, businessman, philanthropist and politician. He is best known outside Russia as the former owner of Chelsea, a Premier League football club in London, England, and is the primary owner of the private investment company Millhouse LLC. 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, making him the second-richest person in Israel, the eleventh-richest in Russia and the richest person in Portugal. 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. Besides Russian, he also holds Israeli and Portuguese citizenship. Abramovich was one of seven oligarchs sanctioned by the UK government over the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, including asset freezes and travel bans. On 28 March 2022, it was reported that Abramovich had suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning on 3 or 4 March when he was involved in peace negotiations between the two parties. ... Source: Article "Roman Abramovich" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.