Alisher Usmanov

Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov (Uzbek: Alisher Burxonovich Usmonov, Russian: Алишер Бурханович Усманов; born 9 September 1953) is a Russian-Uzbek billionaire. Usmanov is the 149th richest person in the world according to Forbes, with a net worth of $16.8 billion, largely due to his stake in USM Holdings, in which Usmanov holds less than 50%.

Usmanov was a successful entrepreneur in the Soviet Union in the 1980s but made substantial wealth after the collapse of the Soviet Union primarily through investments in metal and mining operations as well as large early investments in technology companies such as Facebook, Twitter, VK, and Alibaba Group.