Since 2015, Forbes has annually published a rating of the heirs of Russian billionaires. How is it composed? The fortune of billionaires is divided into all recognized children, excluding marital shares. And in this way the favorites of this impromptu "race" come to light. We will tell you how the fates of the richest Russian heirs develop.
Yusuf Alekperov, 30 years old
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Yusuf Alekperov
Potential inheritance: $ 18 billion
The son of Lukoil President Vagit Alekperov was born in 1990. He graduated from the Russian State University of Oil and Gas. Gubkin with a degree in development and operation of oil fields, and then received a second degree in economics and management. Thus, most likely Yusuf from childhood was preparing to become his father's successor. However, in 2018, he decided to go his own way - he left Lukoil and started producing the Plan B energy drink. Alekperov's startup turned out to be really successful: for the year, the net profit amounted to almost 3 million rubles. In 2019, the man founded Digital Technologies LLC, a company that develops software in the field of cryptographic information protection. In his personal life, Yusuf Alekperov is also doing well. He is married to a girl named Alicewhich runs the travel agency President Travel.
Victoria Mikhelson, 28 years old
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Potential inheritance: $ 10.1 billion
Victoria's father, Leonid Mikhelson, is in third place among the richest Russians, according to Forbes. He is engaged in entrepreneurship in the field of construction, is one of the main shareholders of OJSC NOVATEK and chairman of the board of directors of the SIBUR holding. But his daughter chose a different professional field: she graduated in the States (New York University), where she specialized in art history. The girl rarely appears at secular parties and does not give interviews to glossy publications, which does not prevent her from being included in various lists of the richest brides and heiresses every year. She is also known for her active participation in the activities of the charity foundations "Victoria" (founded by her father in 2003) and VAC (Victori- the Art of being Contemporary). She runs her art gallery in Samara,and a few years ago, Victoria Mikhelson also joined the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Now the girl lives in America.
Jahangir Makhmudov, 33 years old
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Potential inheritance: $ 9 billion
The only son of Iskandar Makhmudov, founder and head of the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC), graduated from London Business School with a degree in business administration, after which he improved his qualifications at the Hult International Business School. At the beginning of his career, Jahangir held the position of top manager at Aeroexpress, and then moved to work at Goldman Sachs bank. In 2012, he joined the family business, becoming an employee of the service of the director of mining operations at UMMC-Holding. At the end of last year, Jahangir Makhmudov went up for promotion and was appointed director of transformation of the company. According to the official website of UMMC, the heir is in charge of the department that implements the management system at the enterprises of the holding,"Allowing to hear and promptly implement the proposals of engineering and technical personnel and ordinary specialists of enterprises, which will increase their involvement in achieving target indicators." Not much is known about Jahangir's personal life: today he is married with a second marriage (to a 20-year-old student; according to other sources - top models). His ex-wife lives in Moscow with her 15-year-old son.
Dmitry Lisin, 29 years old
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Vladimir Lisin, father of Dmitry Lisin
Potential inheritance: $ 6.7 billion
The family of the successful Russian businessman Vladimir Lisin has three children - two sons and one daughter. According to Forbes, each of them could inherit about $ 6.7 billion. The billionaire's eldest son, Dmitry Lisin, is a graduate of the LSE and RANEPA, has worked in his father's companies since the mid-2000s, and is on the boards of directors of Freight One and First port company”, and also holds the post of Director of Strategic Planning“Adduko Management”. Despite such an impressive track record, he manages to avoid publicity (it is impossible to find a photo of a young man on the Internet). Acquaintances of the heir say that in personal communication he gives the impression of an "informal and open" person. They also add that Dmitry prefers modest business-class cars and drives himself,"Devoid of a weakness for show-off and is immersed in business by 99%." According to experts, it is to him that his father will one day transfer control of his huge empire.
Maria Kozitsyna, 19 years old
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Potential inheritance: $ 6.3 billion
Maria Kozitsyna is the only daughter of Andrey Kozitsyn, General Director of UMMC. She graduated from the Lomonosov school "Intek" in the Istra district of the Moscow region with a gold medal "For special achievements in education", after which she entered the paid department of the Higher School of Economics. According to the published student ratings, Maria is doing well in her studies and is showing great promise. The girl prefers not to flaunt her personal life and avoids the annoying attention of journalists - her personal pages on social networks are closed.
Ksenia Frank, 35 years old
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Potential inheritance: $ 5.8 billion
Ksenia became the second child in the family of billionaire Gennady Timchenko. She has an older sister and a younger brother with whom she will share her father's fortune - $ 17.3 billion. She graduated with honors from the University of Edinburgh, where she majored in philosophy and French, and the European Institute of Business Administration under the MBA program. At the moment, Ksenia invests in venture projects and supports the development of socially significant projects. Recent investments include the Eat Village project (FoodTech for the delivery of food from farmers). Ksenia also sponsored research in the field of breast cancer diagnostics by Biomarker (Arna project); together with the Skolkovo School of Management, established a grant to train young entrepreneurs from the regions of Russia in MBA;and also became the chairman of the supervisory board of the Elena and Gennady Timchenko Charitable Foundation. In 2013, she received the Order of Friendship for strengthening friendship and cooperation with Russia, as well as developing scientific and cultural ties and active charitable activities. Today Ksenia lives in Russia with her husband and two children.
Alexander Vekselberg, 32 years old
CardAlexander Vekselberg (left)
Potential inheritance: $ 5.5 billion
According to Forbes, the son of the owner of Renova Group is a US citizen by birth. He graduated from Yale University, lives in New York and has no plans to move to Russia. And in general, this makes no sense for a young heir, because he has already managed to earn a name for himself in American entrepreneurship. It is known that Alexander Vekselberg is involved in venture capital investments in Columbus Nova, owns Algar Ferrari car dealerships in Philadelphia and Stewart's Classics in Denver, and also sits on the board of directors of RSE Markets, which manages the Rally Rd startup. He has an older sister who lives with her husband in Russia. Nothing is known about Alexander's personal life.
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