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| Born | Rinat Leonidovych Akhmetov Рінат Леонідович Ахметов 21 September 1966 Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Residence | Ukraine |
| Nationality |  Ukraine |
| Occupation | Owner of System Capital Management Group |
| Net worth | US$3.4 billion (January 2017) |
| Spouse(s) | Liliya Nikolayevna Smirnova |
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Rinat Leonidovych Akhmetov (Ukrainian: Ріна́т Леоні́дович Ахме́тов [rʲiˈnɑt ɫɛɔˈnʲidɔ̝vɨ̞t͡ʃ ɑxˈmɛtɔu̯], Russian: Рина́т Леони́дович Ахме́тов [rʲɪˈnat lʲɪɐˈnʲidəvʲɪtɕ ɐxˈmʲɛtəf], Tatar: Ринат Леонид улы Әхмәтов; Rinat Leonid uly Akhmetov; born on 21 September 1966) is a Ukrainian businessman and oligarch. He is the founder and President of System Capital Management (SCM), and is ranked among the wealthiest men in Ukraine. As of February 2015, he was listed as the 216th richest man in the world with an estimated net worth of US 6.5 billion. There have been claims Akhmetov has been involved in organized crime. Akhmetov is also the owner and President of the Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk. In 2006–2007 and 2007–2012 Akhmetov was a member of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (parliament) for the Party of Regions. During the 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine, some pro-Ukrainian activists accused Akhmetov of being a financial backer of the separatist militants in Donetsk. Akhmetov himself has issued statements supporting a united Ukraine and provided workers to clear separatist barricades and accompany police on patrol. Akhmetov also made numerous statements, since March 2014, appealing for integrity of Ukraine and finding peaceful solutions of the crisis.
Russian oligarch and businessman Rinat Leonidovych Akhmetov has an estimated net worth of $2.7 billion as of April 2016, according to Forbes.
Akhmetov is considered as the richest person in the Ukraine. As of March 2013, Forbes listed him as world’s 47th richest man. Apart from being the founder and President of System Capital Management (SCM), Rinat Akhmetov is also the president and owner of Shakhtar Donetsk, a Ukrainian football club. He also owns the most expensive penthouse property in One Hyde Park.
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