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Vladimir Potanin | |
|---|---|
Владимир Потанин | |
 Potanin in 2021 | |
| First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia | |
| In office 14 August 1996 – 17 March 1997 Served alongside Viktor Ilyushin and Alexey Bolshakov | |
| President | Boris Yeltsin |
| Prime Minister | Viktor Chernomyrdin |
| Preceded by | Oleg Lobov |
| Succeeded by | Anatoly Chubais Boris Nemtsov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vladimir Olegovich Potanin 3 January 1961 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Citizenship | Russian |
| Spouses | Natalia Potanina
(m. 1983; div. 2014)Yekaterina Potanina
(m. 2014) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Institute of International Relations
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| Occupation | Founder and Chairman of Interros |
| Awards | |
| Website | Interros website |
Vladimir Olegovich Potanin (Russian: Владимир Олегович Потанин; born 3 January 1961) is a Russian oligarch.[1] He acquired his wealth notably through the controversial loans-for-shares program in Russia in the early to mid-1990s.[2][3][4]
As of 2025, he is one of the wealthiest in Russia and the 72th richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$26.8 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.[5] In the 2025 Forbes ranked him with an estimated net worth of US$23.7 billion.[6] As per Forbes list of The Richest People In The World, dated 8 MARCH 2024, Vladimir Potanin ranked #85 with a net worth of $23.7 Billion.[7]
His long-term business partner was Russian-Israeli oligarch Mikhail Prokhorov until they decided to split in 2007. Subsequently, they put their mutual assets in a holding company, Folletina Trading, until their asset division was agreed upon.[8]
In January 2018, Potanin appeared on the US Treasury's "Putin list" of 210 individuals closely associated with Russian president Vladimir Putin.[9][10] In June 2022, the UK has imposed sanction on Potanin for being one of the major oligarchs in "President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle."[11][12][13][14]
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- ^ "From oligarchy to philanthropy". Financial Times. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ Wilson, Tom (24 March 2022). "Oligarchs, power and profits: the history of BP in Russia". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Schimpfössl, Elisabeth (2018). "A Short Story of Enrichment". Rich Russians: From Oligarchs to Bourgeoisie. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oso/9780190677763.003.0002. ISBN 978-0-19-067776-3.
- ^ "Bloomberg Billionaires Index". Bloomberg.
- ^ "20 богатейших российских бизнесменов в глобальном рейтинге Forbes". Forbes.ru (in Russian). 4 April 2025.
- ^ "The Richest People In The World". Forbes.
- ^ "Potanin sued Prokhorov over office". The Moscow Times. 5 May 2009.
- ^ Sheena McKenzie; Nicole Gaouette; Donna Borak. "Full list of Russian oligarchs released by US". CNN. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Russia's elite dismiss U.S. list as 'telephone book' of the wealthy". Reuters. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "UK imposes sanctions on Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin". Financial Times. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ James, William (29 June 2022). "Britain sanctions Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin". Reuters. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ Hart, Robert. "U.K. Sanctions Mining Magnate Vladimir Potanin—Russia's Wealthiest Oligarch". Forbes. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "UK Sanctions Russia's Richest Man, Mining Tycoon Potanin". Bloomberg.com. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.