Leonid Mikhelson
Moscow, Russia
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Kuybyshev Engineering and Construction Institute
Russia
gas, chemicals, Self Made
$27,300,000,000
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#32 Billionaires 2019
Leonid Mikhelson is the founder and chairman of natural gas producer Novatek. In 2017 he bought a 17% stake in petrochemical company Sibur from Kirill Shamalov, Putin's reported former son-in-law, increasing his stake to 48%. His partner in both Novatek and Sibur is Gennady Timchenko, a billionaire who is said to have close ties to President Vladimir Putin.
Mikhelson began his career as a foreman for a construction company building a gas pipeline in Russia's Tyumen region.An avid art collector, Mikhelson has sponsored museum exhibits in Russia and the U.S through a fund named after his daughter.
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