Roman Abramovich

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Roman Abramovich

Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich (Russian: Роман Аркадьевич Абрамович; born 24 October 1966) is a Russian-Israeli billionaire businessman and the main owner of private investment company 'Millhouse Capital'. He is often referred to as one of Russia's Jewish oligarchs. According to Forbes magazine, as of 3 August 2007 he had a net worth of $18.7 billion,[1] and according to Russian Finance magazine, as of January 2007, his fortune was 551.0 billion rubles.[2] He was considered to be the richest Jewish person currently living within the United Kingdom in 2003.[3]

In Russia, Abramovich was prominent as the Governor of Chukotka, an autonomous okrug situated in the Russian Far East, a post to which he was elected in 2000.

He is well-known outside Russia as the former owner of Chelsea Football Club, an FA Premier League football team, and for his wider involvement in European football. Despite his high profile around the world, Abramovich makes virtually no public statements about his activities.

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  1. The World's Billionaires. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.}}
  2. Finance magazine 2007 (January 2007). Rating of Russian Billionaires (Russian). FinansMag.ru. Retrieved on 2007-06-03.
  3. Top Jewish earners | www.somethingjewish.co.uk