Rinat Akhmetov

Rinat Akhmetov
Рінат Ахметов
Akhmetov in 2008
Born (1966-09-21) 21 September 1966 (age 58)
OccupationBusinessman
Known forOwner, System Capital Management Group
Owner, Shakhtar Donetsk
Political partyOpposition Bloc
SpouseLilia Nikolayevna Smirnova
Children2

Rinat Leonidovych Akhmetov[a] (born 21 September 1966) is a Ukrainian billionaire and businessman.[1] He is the founder and president of international investment group System Capital Management (SCM), and is the wealthiest man in Ukraine.[2][3] Akhmetov is the owner and president of the Ukrainian football club FC Shakhtar Donetsk. As of June 2024, he was listed as the 785th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of US$4 billion.[4] Since 2014, the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation has provided 13 million food kits to the residents of Ukraine, and aid has reached more than 18 million people.[5]

SCM businesses, the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation, and Shakhtar Football Club have collectively provided $300 million (UAH 10.6 billion) to aid the country, its military, and civilians during nearly three years of war.

From 2006 to 2007 and 2007–2012, Akhmetov was a member of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (parliament) for the Party of Regions.[6][7][8]


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  1. ^ Kuzio, Taras (April 2005). "The Opposition's Road to Success". Journal of Democracy. 16 (2). The Johns Hopkins University Press: 124. doi:10.1353/jod.2005.0028. S2CID 144409734.
  2. ^ Eight Ukrainians make Forbes magazine's list of world billionaires, Kyiv Post (2 February 2015)
  3. ^ "Ukraine's richest oligarch launches lawsuit against Russia". Financial Times. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Rinat Akhmetov". Forbes. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  5. ^ Фонд Ріната Ахметова відправив 4,5 тисячі проднаборів для переселенців на Кіровоградщину
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  8. ^ "Interfax.com". Interfax. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

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