Gennadiy Bogolyubov
Gennadiy Bogolyubov | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961 or 1962 (age 61–62)[1] Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, USSR |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Citizenship | Ukraine, UK, Israel and Cyprus |
| Known for | Privat Group |
Gennadiy (Zvi Hirsch) Bogolyubov[2][3] (born 1961/1962) is a London-based Cypriot-Ukrainian billionaire businessman, and controls Privat Group, along with Ihor Kolomoyskyi and Oleksiy Martynov.
Early life
Gennadiy Bogolyubov is a native of Dnipro.[1]
Career
In 2010, Bogolyubov was reported as being the third richest Ukrainian, having a net worth of $5.429 billion.[1]
He has interests in ferroalloys, petrochemicals, and finance, and owns the largest manganese miner in Australia, Consolidated Minerals.[1]
In April 2015, it was reported that he had settled out of court with his rabbi, Yonah Pruss, who had sought over £20 million, over "two major London property deals".[4]
Bogolyubov and fellow Ukrainian billionaire Igor Kolomoisky are being sued by another Ukrainian billionaire Viktor Pinchuk in the largest damages claim before London's High Court, for about US$2 billion.[4][5]
Philanthropy
Bogolyubov has established the Bogolyubov Foundation, "a charitable organisation rooted in authentic Torah values".[6] An educational centre for Jewish history has been opened in 2014 in a hall excavated under Jerusalem's Muslim Quarter, among mainly Mamluk remains connected by underground spaces to the Western Wall tunnel. The excavation and refurbishing of the underground area has been financed by Zvi Hirsch (Gennady) Bogolyubov, who has spent ca. $20 million out of his estimated wealth of $10 billion to excavate this site and four others nearby.[2][3]
Personal life
Bogolyubov is married with four children.[1][failed verification] He resides on Belgrave Square in Belgravia, London, England.[4]
It was reported in The Guardian that Bogolyubov had acquired Cypriot citizenship in 2016 through a "Golden visa" scheme, "as a result of him having made substantial investments in the country (via certain companies) and being fully compliant with the legal requirements at the time".[7]
In November 2017 Bogolyubov officially declared that he was a citizen of Ukraine, Great Britain, Israel and Cyprus. He also noted that he lives in Geneva, Switzerland.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "#3 Richest: Gennady Bogolyubov, 48". kyivpost. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ a b Eisenbud, Daniel K. (1 June 2014). "14th century grand hall discovered underneath the Kotel Tunnels". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Educational Centre in Grand Hall of Temple Mount Tunnels". Report from Jerusalem #61. London: The Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society (AIAS). 23 July 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Armitage, Jim (21 April 2015). "Oligarch Bogolyubov settles property dispute with his rabbi". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ Armitage, Jim (13 March 2015). "Oligarchs at war: Claims of murder among Ukrainian billionaires in High Court case". The Independent. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "The Bogolyubov Foundation website". bogolyubovfoundation. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ Pegg, David (17 September 2017). "The billionaires investing in Cyprus in exchange for EU passports". the Guardian. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Bogolyubov confirmed that he has 4 citizenship, Ukrayinska Pravda (9 November 2017)