Alekperov Vagit Yusufovich

Alekperov Vagit Yusufovich

Ownership of Lukoil shares

In January 2012, Vagit Alekperov bought shares of the company for 165 million rubles. As a result of transactions, Alekperov's share in the authorized capital increased to 1.893% from 1.882%. He bought 57,000 shares of the company on January 18 and 35,000 shares on January 19. The volume of transactions amounted to 102.555 million and 62.972 million rubles, respectively.

Education

1974: Azizbekov Azerbaijan Institute of Oil and Chemistry (specialty: mining engineer in technology and complex mechanization of oil and gas field development)

Career

• 1979 - Senior Engineer of the Oil Field N 2 of NGDU Fedorovskneft, PO Surgutneftegas, Glavtyumenneftegaz, Ministry of Oil Industry of the USSR, Surgut, Tyumen Region. Member of the CPSU.
• 1979-1980 - Head of the oil field N 2 of NGDU Fedorovskneft.
• 1980-1981 - Head of the Central Engineering and Technological Service of NGDU Kholmogorneft, PO Surgutneftegas, pos. Noyabrsk, Purovsky District, Tyumen Region.
• 1981-1983 - Chief Engineer, Deputy Head of NGDU "Lyantorneft" PO "Surgutneftegas," pos. Lyantor, Surgut district, Tyumen region.
• 1983-1985 - Head of NGDU "Povkhneft" PO "Surgutneftegas," pos. Kogalym, Surgut district, Tyumen region.
• 1985-1987 - First Deputy General Director of Bashneft PO for Western Siberia of the USSR Ministry of Oil Industry, Kogalym.
• 1987-1990 - General Director of Glavtyumenneftegaz, Kogalymneftegaz Kogalym.
• 1990-1991 - Deputy Minister of Oil and Gas Industry of the USSR.
• 1991-1992 - First Deputy Minister of Oil and Gas Industry of the USSR
• 1992-1993 - President of the LUKOIL oil concern.
• Since 1993 - President of OAO LUKOIL.
• Since 2007 - founder of the Fund for Regional Social Programs "Our Future."
• Since 2010 - Member of the Council of the Skolkovo Foundation.

Biography

2021

Creation of a $0.5 billion fund to invest in promising projects

In early June 2021, the largest shareholders of Lukoil created a fund with a starting volume of $0.5 billion to invest in promising projects. Vagit Alekperov, president and co-owner of Lukoil, spoke about this in an interview with TASS. Read more here.

Fortune - $24.9 billion

On April 6, 2021, Forbes magazine published an annual ranking of the richest people on the planet. Vagit Alekperov's fortune was estimated at $24.9 billion, he entered the top five leaders in the rating. Read more here.

2022: Resignation from the board of directors and from the post of head of Lukoil due to US sanctions

On April 21, 2022, Vagit Alekperov left the board of directors of Lukoil and the post of head of the company after falling under US sanctions.

2023

Offer to buy Yandex

Vladimir Potanin and Vagit Alekperov sent Yandex N. V. An offer to acquire a controlling stake in Yandex. This was reported on May 19, 2023 by Bloomberg, citing its sources. According to them, Russian billionaires are ready to pay 560-600 billion rubles for the purchase of the company. Read more here.

Fortune - $24.7 billion

According to the results of 2023, Vagit Alekperov's fortune amounted to $24.7 billion, which is $9.29 billion more than a year earlier.

2024: Net worth - $28.6 billion

Vagit Alekperov's fortune as of March 2024 amounted to $28.6 billion.

Real estate

In June 2022, the Spanish company Squircle Capital severed ties with Russian businessman Vagit Alekperov, the newspaper elEconomista writes.

Alekperov's company and Squircle Capital have established a fund with a capital of $350 million. Through him, the businessman owned the most luxurious apartment building in Barcelona, ​ ​ on Franceska Masia Square - real estate is sold for more than €8 million - and a shopping and office complex in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.

Now the company has transferred the assets to the billionaire's family office. After the breakup, the Spanish company lost 15% of its portfolio.

Marital status

Married, one child.

Links

• Profile Forbes.ru