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Mikhail Prokhorov
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Russian entrepreneur and politician (born 1965)
Key facts
- Born
- Mikhail Dmitrievich Prokhorov , ( 1965-05-03 ) 3 May 1965 (age 61) , Moscow , Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
- Citizenship
- Russia, Israel
- Alma mater
- Moscow Finance Institute
- Occupations
- Businessman, Politician
- Known for
- Owner of the ONEXIM Group and the Brooklyn Nets (2010–2019)
- Height
- 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
- Political party
- CPSU (1988–91), Right Cause (2011), Civic Platform (2012–15)
- Awards
- Order of Friendship Legion of Honour (Chevalier)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mikhail
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Israel
- Place of birth
- Moscow
- Sibling
- Irina Prokhorova
- Employer
- Nornickel
- Political party
- Right Cause
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Award
- Order of Friendship
- Field of work
- politics
- Sport
- Biathlon
- Military rank
- Sergeant
- Official website
- mdprokhorov.ru
- Image
- Mikhail Prokhorov IF 09-2013 (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Mikhail Prokhorov
- date of birth
- 1965-05-03
- owner of
- Barclays Center
- net worth
- 9800000000
- candidacy in election
- 2012 Russian presidential election
- social media followers
- 397456
- subject has role
- billionaire
- P10632
- Mikhail Prokhorov
- significant person
- Alla Pugacheva
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Encyclopedic overview
Mikhail Dmitrievich Prokhorov (Russian: Михаил Дмитриевич Прохоров; born 3 May 1965) is a Russian-Israeli oligarch and politician. He formerly owned the Brooklyn Nets.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Prokhorov obtained Russian state-owned metals assets at prices far below market value in Russia's controversial loans-for-shares privatization program. His company, Norilsk Nickel, became the world's largest producer of nickel and palladium. He is the former chairman of Polyus Gold, Russia's largest gold producer, and the former President of Onexim Group. As of December 1, 2021, Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimates his wealth at US$14.0 billion and has named him the 148th richest person in the world, while Forbes Magazine lists his wealth at US$11.5 billion and the 193rd richest person in the world.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mikhail Prokhorov” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.