Roman Abramovich

The 19 years in which Roman Abramovich has owned Chelsea have seen the west London club become the talk of the British press. He was previously married to Irina Malandina.

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Now a dual Israeli citizen with a net worth estimated at more.

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He was formerly Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug from 2000 to 2008. Roman Abramovich was born on October 24 1966 in Saratov Russian SFSR USSR now Russia as Roman Arkadievich Abramovich. Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has announced that he is handing stewardship of the club to trustees of its charitable foundation.

Roman Abramovich owns stakes in steel giant Evraz Norilsk Nickel and the UKs Chelsea soccer team. Roman Abramovich has confirmed in a statement that he has handed over the stewardship of the side to the clubs foundation. Mr Abramovich who made his fortune in oil and gas in the 1990s became owner of the companies that control Chelsea in 2003 and is reportedly close to.

He lost his parents at a young age and made his money during the years following the fall of the Soviet Union when he invested in oil companies that had been privatized. Abramovich is a former Russian provincial governor and ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and became a steel and metals magnate. Until recent days its largely been for the impact the 55-year-old.

Michael ReganFIFA via Getty Images. The Russian owner has faced criticism for his involvement with Chelsea. As pressure mounts to punish oligarchs for Russian.

Abramovich 55 grew up in the Soviet Union in a Jewish family with roots in Lithuania. He has been married to Dasha Zhukova since 2008. He is a producer known for An Officer and a Spy 2019 Dream Team 1997 and Match of the Day 2 2004.

He owns the worlds second-largest yacht 533. They have two children. Roman Abramovich has led Chelsea to two UEFA Champions League titles since purchasing the club in 2003.

Abramovich is the primary owner of the private investment company Millhouse LLC and is best known outside Russia as the owner of Chelsea FC a Premier League football club.

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