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In 2007, Akhmetov founded the [[Foundation for Effective Governance]]<ref>[http://www.feg.org.ua/en FEG website]</ref> to support economic development of Ukraine. On 6 December 2007, FEG was launched in Kiev with a goal to improve the standard of living of each Ukrainian citizen.<ref>[http://eng.for-ua.com/news/2006/02/23/140022.html "Rinat Akhmetov: I am not an oligarch, Ukrainian tycoon. I want Ukraine to become rich, no poor people"], [[for-ua.com]], 23 February 2006]</ref> Among the figures who addressed the opening of the foundation were [[List of Nobel Peace Prize laureates|Nobel Laureate]] [[Shimon Peres]] and Peruvian economist [[Hernando de Soto (economist)|Hernando de Soto]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.feg.org.ua/ru/news/foundation_press/6.html |title=Everyone Leave the Shade |publisher=Delovoy |date=2008-01-01}}</ref>


Akhmetov is involved with charities and philanthropies that are often humanitarian, and often to support causes that assist Ukrainian citizens. In 2005 he founded<ref>[http://www.fdu.org.ua/en/cat/48 Foundation for the Development of Ukraine website]</ref> the [[Foundation for the Development of Ukraine]] is stated to be "determined to eliminate the roots of social problems..." in Ukraine.<ref>[http://www.ukraine-observer.com/articles/227/973 The Observer's "Persons of the Year" 2006 by James Hydzik], ''The [[Ukraine Observer]]''</ref> The foundation donated nearly $900,000 to families of victims of gas explosion that tore through an apartment complex in [[Dnipropetrovsk]].<ref>[http://ostro.org/shownews_ks.php?id=42439&lang=en&lang=en "Rinat Akhmetov’s foundation is giving 4.4 million hryvnas to the families that lost their relatives when there was an explosion in Dniepropetrovsk"], ''[[Ostrov News]]'', 29 October 2007]</ref> It has been reported the organization is planning to spend $150 million to fulfill its programs,<ref>[http://www.unian.net/eng/online/104/2049552.html "Rinat Akhmetov’s charity foundation “Development of Ukraine” plans to spend $150 million to fulfill a variety of programs.] ''[[Unian]]'', 20 March 2008 "</ref> and that Akhmetov will be the foundation's president.
Akhmetov is involved with charities and philanthropies that are often humanitarian, and often to support causes that assist Ukrainian citizens. In 2005 he founded<ref>[http://www.fdu.org.ua/en/cat/48 Foundation for the Development of Ukraine website]</ref> the [[Foundation for the Development of Ukraine]] is stated to be "determined to eliminate the roots of social problems..." in Ukraine.<ref>[http://www.ukraine-observer.com/articles/227/973 The Observer's "Persons of the Year" 2006 by James Hydzik], ''The [[Ukraine Observer]]''</ref> The foundation donated nearly $900,000 to families of victims of gas explosion that tore through an apartment complex in [[Dnipropetrovsk]].<ref>[http://ostro.org/shownews_ks.php?id=42439&lang=en&lang=en "Rinat Akhmetov’s foundation is giving 4.4 million hryvnas to the families that lost their relatives when there was an explosion in Dniepropetrovsk"], ''[[Ostrov News]]'', 29 October 2007]</ref> It has been reported the organization is planning to spend $150 million to fulfill its programs,<ref>[http://www.unian.net/eng/online/104/2049552.html "Rinat Akhmetov’s charity foundation “Development of Ukraine” plans to spend $150 million to fulfill a variety of programs.] ''[[Unian]]'', 20 March 2008 "</ref> and that Akhmetov will be the foundation's president.

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In 2007, Akhmetov founded the [[Foundation for Effective Governance]]<ref>[http://www.feg.org.ua/en FEG website]</ref> to support economic development of Ukraine. On 6 December 2007, FEG was launched in Kiev with a goal to improve the standard of living of each Ukrainian citizen.<ref>[http://eng.for-ua.com/news/2006/02/23/140022.html "Rinat Akhmetov: I am not an oligarch, Ukrainian tycoon. I want Ukraine to become rich, no poor people"], [[for-ua.com]], 23 February 2006]</ref> Among the figures who addressed the opening of the foundation were [[List of Nobel Peace Prize laureates|Nobel Laureate]] [[Shimon Peres]] and Peruvian economist [[Hernando de Soto (economist)|Hernando de Soto]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.feg.org.ua/ru/news/foundation_press/6.html |title=Everyone Leave the Shade |publisher=Delovoy |date=2008-01-01}}</ref>


In 2008 Akhmetov donated $29 million to charity, making him the #1 in a list of top ten businessmen who donated for charity in 2009.<ref>[http://zik.com.ua/en/news/2009/12/15/208730 Petro Pysarchuk (Lviv) among top 10 philanthropists of Ukraine], Z I K (December 15, 2009)]</ref>
In 2008 Akhmetov donated $29 million to charity, making him the #1 in a list of top ten businessmen who donated for charity in 2009.<ref>[http://zik.com.ua/en/news/2009/12/15/208730 Petro Pysarchuk (Lviv) among top 10 philanthropists of Ukraine], Z I K (December 15, 2009)]</ref>

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Rinat Leonidovych Akhmetov
Рінат Леонідович Ахметов
File:Rinat Akhmetov.jpg
Born (1966-09-21) 21 September 1966 (age 57)
Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityUkraine Ukraine
OccupationBusinessman
Political partyParty of Regions
SpouseLiliya Nikolayevna Smirnova
ChildrenAlmir Akhmetov (1997)
Damir Akhmetov (1988)

Rinat Leonidovych Akhmetov (Ukrainian: Рінат Леонідович Ахметов, Russian: Ринат Леонидович Ахметов, Tatar: Ренат Леонид улы Әхмәтов; born on 21 September 1966) is a Ukrainian business oligarch,[1] founder and president of SCM Holdings, as well the President of the Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk.

Since the 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election Akhmetov is a member of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) for the Party of Regions.[2][3]

Biography

Early life

Akhmetov was born in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR to a Tatar[4] working-class family - his father was a coal-miner [2], and his mother was a shop assistant. Rinat Akhmetov has an older brother, Igor, who as well worked as a coal miner but had to resign due to professional disease.[5] Akhmetov is Bachelor of Arts / Science in economics at the Donetsk National University, he graduated in 2001.[3][6]

Private life

Akhmetov is married with two children.[2]

Business career

Akhmetov became the head of Donetsk City Bank and a specialist in the banking sector[citation needed]. In 1996 he became the president of the football team, FC Shakhtar [7] and has held this post since then. Akhmetov founded System Capital Management Group (SCM) in 2000, and it has grown to be one of Ukraine’s leading financial and industrial firms [8] with revenues of $8.151 billion dollars in 2009.[9] Since March 2004 Rinat Akhmetov has been president of SCM.

In 2004 Akhmetov and Viktor Pinchuk (the son-in-law of then-President Leonid Kuchma) acquired the steelfactory Kryvorizhstal for about $800 million from the state in a 2004 tender despite much higher bids made by foreign companies.[10] Later, in 2005, the first Tymoshenko Government reversed this sale, and held a nationally-televised repeat auction that netted a record-breaking $4.8 billion.[10]

In May 2009, Akhmetov's Metinvest purchased West-Virginia based United Coal Company for an estimated $1 billion.[11]

Ratings

Rinat Akhmetov has been number one in Korrespondent magazine annual Ukraine’s Top 50 richest people rating with the estimated wealth of:

  • 2006 - $ 11,8 billion[12]
  • 2007 - $ 15,6 billion [13]
  • 2008 - $ 31,1 billion [14]
  • 2009 - $ 9,6 billion[15]
  • 2010 - $ 17,8 billion[16]
  • 2011 - $ 25,6 billion [17]

Forbes' The World's Billionaires rating:

  • 2006 - No. 451 with a net-worth of $1.7 bil[18]
  • 2007 - No. 214 with $4.0 bil [19]
  • 2008 - No. 127 with $7.3 bil[20]
  • 2009 - No. 397 with $1.8 bil [21]
  • 2010 - No. 148 with $5.2 bil [22]
  • 2011 - No. 39 with $16 bil [23]

Philanthropy

Akhmetov is involved with charities and philanthropies that are often humanitarian, and often to support causes that assist Ukrainian citizens. In 2005 he founded[24] the Foundation for the Development of Ukraine is stated to be "determined to eliminate the roots of social problems..." in Ukraine.[25] The foundation donated nearly $900,000 to families of victims of gas explosion that tore through an apartment complex in Dnipropetrovsk.[26] It has been reported the organization is planning to spend $150 million to fulfill its programs,[27] and that Akhmetov will be the foundation's president.

In 2007, Akhmetov founded the Foundation for Effective Governance[28] to support economic development of Ukraine. On 6 December 2007, FEG was launched in Kiev with a goal to improve the standard of living of each Ukrainian citizen.[29] Among the figures who addressed the opening of the foundation were Nobel Laureate Shimon Peres and Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto.[30]

In 2008 Akhmetov donated $29 million to charity, making him the #1 in a list of top ten businessmen who donated for charity in 2009.[31]

Politics

Akhmetov played an important role in the 2004 presidential election as a sponsor of Viktor Yanukovych, who was the prime minister at the time. Yanukovych was initially declared the winner, however, the legitimacy of the election was questioned by many Ukrainians, international organizations, and foreign governments following allegations of electoral fraud. In Akhmetov's native Donetsk Oblast, turnout of 98.5% was reportedly claimed; up more than 40% from the first round.[32][33][33] In some districts, turnout was recorded to be more than 100% then the previous ballot, with one district reported by observers to have recorded a 127% turnout.[32][33] Many other alleged irregularities were reported, including ballot-stuffing, intimidation at voting booths and huge numbers of new voters appearing on the electoral rolls—in Donetsk alone, half a million more voters were registered for the runoff election. This was later officially confirmed by the Ukrainian Supreme Court, making the widespread falsification of results a well documented event.[32][33]

Akhmetov was elected as a member of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) during the 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election for the Party of Regions.[2][3][34] But only appeared in the Verkhovna Rada building during his inauguration.[34] Nevertheless his vote was registered.[34] Voting for other deputies is prohibited by law.[34]

FC Shakhtar

On 11 October 1996[35] Rinat Akhmetov, who had been investing heavily both in players and in training complexes for for FC Shakhtar,[36] was appointed club president. Under command of Rinat Akhmetov, FC Shakhtar have twice won Ukrainian Champions titles, Domestic Cup 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004 and Super-Cup 2005.[35] In 1999 Shakhtar Footbal Academy for youth was open.

See also

References

  1. ^ Kuzio, Taras (2005). "The Opposition's Road to Success". Journal of Democracy. 16 (2). The Johns Hopkins University Press: 124. doi:10.1353/jod.2005.0028. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. ^ a b c d Forbes.com, 3 May 2008, The World's Billionaires - #127 Rinat Akhmetov
  3. ^ a b c The World's Billionaires - #214 Rinat Akhmetov, Forbes.com (August 3, 2007)
  4. ^ Ukraine:birth of a modern nation by Serhy Yekelchyk, Oxford University Press, USA, 2007, ISBN 9780195305463 (page 204)
  5. ^ http://www.fdu.org.ua/en/news/84
  6. ^ http://file.liga.net/person/3.html
  7. ^ Goal.com "Shakhtar Aim To Bounce Back", 13 December 2007
  8. ^ "Europe-Special report-Responsible business in Ukraine – From orange revolution to black economy", By Toby Webb, Ethical Corporation, 11 December 2007]
  9. ^ SCM Article
  10. ^ a b Monopolies thrive as toothless state bows to moguls, Kyiv Post (March 18, 2010)
  11. ^ Financial Times: Ukraine oligarch buy US coal group
  12. ^ http://files.korrespondent.net/projects/top50/2006
  13. ^ http://files.korrespondent.net/projects/top50/2007
  14. ^ http://files.korrespondent.net/projects/top50/2008
  15. ^ http://files.korrespondent.net/projects/top50/2009
  16. ^ http://files.korrespondent.net/projects/top50/2010
  17. ^ http://files.korrespondent.net/projects/top50/2011/1227619
  18. ^ http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/JIRK.html
  19. ^ http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/10/07billionaires_Rinat-Akhmetov_JIRK.html
  20. ^ http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_Rinat-Akhmetov_JIRK.html
  21. ^ http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/10/billionaires-2009-richest-people_Rinat-Akhmetov_JIRK.html
  22. ^ http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/10/billionaires-2010_Rinat-Akhmetov_JIRK.html
  23. ^ http://www.forbes.com/profile/rinat-akhmetov
  24. ^ Foundation for the Development of Ukraine website
  25. ^ The Observer's "Persons of the Year" 2006 by James Hydzik, The Ukraine Observer
  26. ^ "Rinat Akhmetov’s foundation is giving 4.4 million hryvnas to the families that lost their relatives when there was an explosion in Dniepropetrovsk", Ostrov News, 29 October 2007]
  27. ^ "Rinat Akhmetov’s charity foundation “Development of Ukraine” plans to spend $150 million to fulfill a variety of programs. Unian, 20 March 2008 "
  28. ^ FEG website
  29. ^ "Rinat Akhmetov: I am not an oligarch, Ukrainian tycoon. I want Ukraine to become rich, no poor people", for-ua.com, 23 February 2006]
  30. ^ "Everyone Leave the Shade". Delovoy. 2008-01-01.
  31. ^ Petro Pysarchuk (Lviv) among top 10 philanthropists of Ukraine, Z I K (December 15, 2009)]
  32. ^ a b c Anders Åslund and Michael McFaul (January 2006). Revolution in Orange: The Origins of Ukraine's Democratic Breakthrough, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, ISBN 0-87003-221-6
  33. ^ a b c d Virtual Politics - Faking Democracy in the Post-Soviet World, Andrew Wilson, Yale University Press, 2005, ISBN 0-300-09545-7
  34. ^ a b c d Template:Uk icon Янукович отримав контрольний пакет у парламенті, Ukrayinska Pravda (February 2, 2011)
  35. ^ a b http://shakhtar.com/en/club/history/?p=7
  36. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2009/apr/30/shakhtar-donetsk-dynamo-kyiv-uefa-cup

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